Virgin Mary Bethlehem - Image in wood with indelible metal frame - Mount Athos

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Explore Virgin Mary Bethlehem - Image in wood with indelible metal frame - Mount Athos from Christianity Art. Listed under Wall reliefs. Materials: Gold, Wood, Canvas. Image painted on canvas on wood, framed with oval indelible metal frame. The image is accompanied by a free support base. Virgin Mary Bethlehem There is no historical evidence of the origins of this miraculous image that adorns the Basilica of Christ Births in Bethlehem, placed in a pilgrimage, on the right side of the south entrance of the Saint Cave of Birth. It is supposed to come from Russia, a gift from the Empress of the Russian Catherine, where according to tradition, she gave away her Tsar garments and jewels in order to "dress" her image with them.