In the Orthodox tradition this type of icon of the Mother of God is known as ‘Eleousa’, a Greek word meaning tenderness or lovingkindness. The Greek letters on either side of the figures are Greek abbreviations for ‘Mother of God’ and ‘Jesus Christ’.
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