The icon of the Mother of God "Quick-Hearing and Quick-Responding".

Handmade. Wood, canvas, gesso, patina, varnish.

The icon is 21 * 18 cm in size. 

About the icon: 

The icon of the Mother of God "Quick-Hearing and Quick-Responding" is located in an early Byzantine church in the capital of Cyprus.

The church is located in the old city, behind the Venetian walls, near the Famagusta Gate.

The church was supposedly built in the 5th century.

The icon depicts two Holy Virgins with babies, one of whom is called "Quick-Hearing" and the other "Quick-Answering".

Believers come to the icon with their troubles and sorrows, and it is believed that she miraculously supports the suffering.

They pray to the Mother of God for spiritual insight, for various infirmities, for oncological diseases, for help in childbirth and breastfeeding, for children, and also for help in various situations.

It is believed that the Mother of God miraculously supports the suffering, listening attentively to everyone for many centuries.