The icon depicts the greatest of the Eastern Orthodox Church's feasts - the Resurrection of Jesus, called Pascha (Easter), surrounded by Twelve Principal Orthodox Feasts: 1. Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God 2. the Presentation of the Theotokos 3. the Annunciation, 4. the Nativity of Christ 5. the Baptism of Christ - also called Theophany or Epiphany, 6. the Transfiguration, 7. the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, 8. The Old Testament Trinity, 9. the Ascension of Christ, 10. the Exaltation of the Cross, 11. the Entry into Jerusalem, and 12. the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
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