Theotokos Icon Types

Major iconographic types of the Virgin Mary: Hodegetria ('She Who Shows the Way', pointing to Christ), Eleusa/Glykophilousa ('Tenderness', cheeks touching), Platytera ('More Spacious than the Heavens', Christ in her womb, hands raised in prayer), Orans (praying with raised hands). Famous miracle-working icons: Iveron, Kazan, Vladimir, Tinos Megalochari.