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A Hodegetria (Greek: Ὁδηγήτρια literally: She who shows the Way; Russian: Одигитрия) or Virgin Hodegetria is an iconographic depiction of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) holding the Child Jesus at her side while pointing to Him as the source of salvation for mankind. In the Western Church this type of icon is sometimes called Our Lady of the Way.
