You have redeemed us from the Curse of the Law (Galatians 3:13)

            In the 14th century the Crucifixion had been painted on one of the two wood surfaces of the sacred Byzantine icon that was kept for many centuries within the Assumption (aka Dormition of Virgin Mary) Old Cathedral in Kalampaka, Greece. The Assumption was painted later, in 1527, on the icon's other wood surface by the famous Cretan artist Theophanēs Strelitzas Bathas. The icon had been stolen and then its two sides were severed by illicit dealers in two separate icons; in 1992 both sides were retrieved. They have ever since remained safely kept in Meteora, but local tradition has it that the Crucifixion is always brought back to the Assumption Old Cathedral in Kalampaka for worshipping during the Third Sunday of Lent (Veneration of the Holy Cross).

The icon measures 82 × 60 cm. There is an inscription written with imperial red ink on the icon's lower part, stating it was donated by Ioannis Katakouzēnos, his wife Theodōra and their children («Δέησις τοῦ δούλου τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Κατακουζηνοῦ καὶ Θεοδώρας τῆς Κατακουζηνῆς καὶ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῶν»).

The shot of the sacred icon pictorially accompanies the Apolytikion sung on the Third Sunday of Lent (on April 7 for 2024): ❝︎Lord, save Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting our rulers to prevail over adversaries, and protecting Your commonwealth by Your Cross.❞︎

Taken on: October 25, 2023

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