Icon of the dormition of Mother of God

Title: Icon of the dormition of Mother of God
Description: This is a digital reproduction of an icon depicting the dormition of Mother of God, held in St. Nicholas Church, Beit Jala, a short distance from Bethlehem. The icon is painted in the Jerusalem Style of the late 19th and early 20th century and is located at the church iconostasis, 1st row, 10th icon to the right side of the main icon of the Crucifixion. The size is 37 X 28 cm. The Greek inscription reads: "The Dormition of the Theotokos".
Identifier: pb_sn_ico_7272836
Subject: Bethlehem; Palestine; St. Nicholas Icons collection; Beit Jala; devotional objects; icons; Orthodox Bethlehem; saints
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Creator: Unknown
Contributor: Faten Nastas Mitwasi; Jabra Mitwasi
Type: Egg tempera on wooden panel
Source: St.Nicholas Church, Beit Jala
Language: Greek
Spatial Coverage: 31.716105626668842/ 35.189589871
Rights Holder: Faten Nastas Mitwasi and Jabra Mitwasi.
Date (approximate): c.1850