Handmade Wooden Greek Orthodox Icon “Panagia Tricherousa (The Three-Handed Theotokos)” 27.8×19.6cm – Byzantine Hodegetria Icon from Mount Athos

“Panagia Tricherousa” is a Hodegetria-type icon of the Mother of God holding Christ and pointing to Him as the only Way, yet distinguished by a third hand depicted below, recalling the miracle by which the Theotokos healed the severed right hand of Saint John of Damascus, who had written in defense of the holy icons and was punished by having his hand cut off. After fervent prayer before the icon, Saint John’s hand was miraculously restored, and in gratitude he offered a silver replica of his hand and attached it to the icon; over time this third hand became part of the icon itself, giving it the title “Three-Handed” and making it a powerful symbol of the Virgin’s protection over those who labor for the faith and dedicate their work to God.​ This 27.8×19.6cm handmade wooden icon, crafted in the Athonite tradition of the Tricherousa, is perfect as a focal point in a home prayer corner, chapel, or priest’s or theologian’s office, and makes a unique, blessed gift for clergy, iconographers, artists, doctors, and all who use their hands in service, as a constant reminder that the Mother of God, the Three‑Handed Theotokos, guards, guides, and heals those who entrust their life and work to her intercession.