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Icon nb 87
Size : 26 x 19 cm.
Linden board
Gilded halo. Egg tempera.
The liturgical name for this icon is "Christ Acheiropoietos", which means "a divinely wrought portrait, or not handmade". A significant Christian icon, its other names include "Not-made-by-hands" and the Holy Mandylion.
The story surrounds King Abgar, king of Edessa during the earthly life of Christ and who was seriously ill. The king knew of Christ’s healing power and sent his court servant/painter to seek out Christ and to bring Him to the king. The servant could not come near to Christ because of the crowds of people, but Christ knew that the king needed healing. Christ proceeded to press his face into a cloth, imprinting the cloth with His image and gave the cloth to the servant. The servant brought the cloth to his king and King Abgar was thus healed.
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