Panagia Gerontissa.

Handmade lithographic image of the Virgin Mary Gerontissa surrounded by Saints and angels, with gold leaf on the halo and on the fillet finish of the image. In the Holy Monastery of Pantokratoros of Mount Athos, the Holy icon “Virgin Gerontissa” is kept, which received this name from a miracle that occurred during the preparation for the death of an old Orthodox abbot.

The story about Panagia Gerontissa is as follows. To a sick pious abbot God revealed the day of his death. He willed before his death to communicate the Immaculate Mysteries. So he asked the vicar hieromonk to hurry up in time to receive communion. However, he delayed and the Elder risked dying without receiving communion. Then it was heard from the icon of the Virginan angry voice asking the hieromonk why he was late and did not comply with the Elder’s request. As was natural, the hieromonk complied and, trembling with fear, did his work. Since then this icon was called “Our Lady of the Elder”, because she supported the plea of ​​the Elder.