File:Oranta-Kyiv.jpg

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Summary

Orans of Kiev

Title

Orans of Kiev

Object type

mosaic

Description

English: Its height is 6 m. Circa 2 mln of tesserae were used in a mosaic set. It is one biggest monumental examples of Old Rus art. “Orans” in Greek means “praying”. This image is one of the main iconographic types of the portrayal of the Virgin Mary that presents her image with her hands raised in prayer. The Virgin Orans is called “the Unbreakable Wall”. From ancient times it is believed that as long as the image of the Virgin Orans is in St. Sophia so long the city of Kyiv and all Rus stand.

Date

11^th century

Collection

Saint Sophia Cathedral

	Native name	Софійський собор
	Parent institution	Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
	Location	Kyiv , Ukraine
	Coordinates	50° 27′ 10″ N, 30° 30′ 52″ E
	Established	1011
	Authority file	: Q830054 VIAF: 305092061 UNESCO: 527-001 GND: 4276605-9

References

Google Arts & Culture asset ID: ZwHmjIymnSeDvQ

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current	11:01, 12 January 2015	3,131 × 4,324 (6.55 MB)	Andrew J.Kurbiko	зз
	04:12, 23 March 2012	317 × 478 (275 KB)	Alex Tora	== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information \|Description=Oranta Eastern Orthodox icon (with METER THEOU "Mother of God") monograms \|Source= Ukrainian Wikipedia \|Date=12-th century \|Author={{unknown}} \|Permission= not needed \|other_versions= yes }} == {{int:l...
	04:09, 23 March 2012	400 × 539 (337 KB)	Alex Tora	== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information \|Description=Oranta Eastern Orthodox icon (with METER THEOU "Mother of God") monograms \|Source= Ukrainian Wikipedia \|Date=12-th century \|Author={{unknown}} \|Permission= not needed \|other_versions= yes }} == {{int:l...
	09:32, 1 January 2008	424 × 616 (125 KB)	Ans-mo	{{Information \|Description=Oranta Eastern Orthodox icon \|Source= Ukrainian Wikipedia, http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F:Oranta.jpg \|Date=12-th century \|Author=unknown \|Permission= not needed \|other_v