Our Lady of the Sign/the Platytera icon

Why is one of the biggest and most central icons in many Orthodox churches this one? The answer lies in the ancient past! LINKS: The opening music is by our friend @RebeccaRovny:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JUqx2qRtzvk One of the modern icons used is by our friend Julia Hayes who actually teaches iconography online: https://www.ikonographics.net/ An article about this form of icon: https://iconreader.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/the-theotokos-of-the-sign-icon/ Our first video about Mary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS7JBF_M93I Our Lady of the Way icon: https://youtu.be/1byga3yx-YU?si=17EC7qHt4hUNXkXr An article about Mary as the ark of the covenant: https://saintandrewgoc.org/blog/2012/8/3/the-ever-virgin-mary-as-the-true-ark-of-the-covenant.html An article about the Kursk Root Icon, a famous example of this iconographic form: https://orthodoxwiki.org/Kursk_Root_icon Our friends at Orthodox Youth Ministries are amongst the friends that help keep this channel going. See their work here: https://www.theoym.org/ Your help is also highly important to this channel staying on the internet. Consider a monthly donation here: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/