Icon "Protection of the Holy Virgin" (Model 704) STL

The iconography of the Protection of the Holy Virgin originates from a 10th-century event at the Blachernae Church in Constantinople, where St. Andrew the Fool-for-Christ and his disciple Epiphanius beheld the Mother of God floating in the air, spreading her omophorion over the congregation. The feast was established in Kievan Rus in the 12th century through the efforts of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky. The icon depicts the Virgin Mary holding the veil, which symbolizes heavenly intercession and protection against visible and invisible adversaries. Believers pray before this image for peace, deliverance from calamities, and the safeguarding of their homes and homeland.

This digital 3D model is intended for producing relief carvings on CNC machines. The STL file format contains a meticulously detailed surface relief optimized for precision milling in wood, stone, or polymer materials.