Virgin Tenderness Emotion, Seraphim Diveyevskaya icon of the Mother of God

This sacred icon is preserved in the Holy Trinity-Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery where it occupies the central place. It is interesting that it served as an inspiration for the well-known ascetic and wonder-worker Saint Seraphim. This particular Tenderness icon of the Mother of God is quite rare within Orthodoxy because it shows the Virgin without the infant Jesus. The reason lies in the fact that it depicts Mary at the moment of the Annunciation.