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The Pelagonitissa (also known as "The Virgin with the Playing Child") is a type of depiction of the 
Pelagonitissa is often seen as a variant of the
The Pelagonitissa (also known as "The Virgin with the Playing Child") is a type of depiction of the Virgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...
(often in icon
An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". The most ...
s) in which the Virgin holds an infant Jesus in an abrupt movement, his head back and grabbing onto her.
Pelagonitissa was developed in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries in the Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
, particularly in Macedonia. The name ''Pelagonitissa'' refers to the city of Bitola
Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of the Medžitlija-Níki ...
, previously known as ''Pelagonia
Pelagonia ( mk, Пелагонија, Pelagonija; el, Πελαγονíα, Pelagonía) is a geographical region of Macedonia named after the ancient kingdom. Ancient Pelagonia roughly corresponded to the present-day municipalities of Bitola, Pri ...
''.
Pelagonitissa is often seen as a variant of the Eleusa icon
The Eleusa (or ''Eleousa''; el, Ἐλεούσα – ''tenderness'' or ''showing mercy'') is a type of depiction of the Virgin Mary in icons in which the Christ Child is nestled against her cheek. In the Western Church the type is often known as ...
in which the infant Jesus rests. One of the best-known examples is in the Church of St. George, Staro Nagoričane
The Church of St. George ( mk, Црква "Св. Великомаченик Георгиј", or simply Црква "Свети Ѓорѓи" / ; sr, Црква "Светог Ђорђа" / ) is a Macedonian Orthodox Church, Macedonian Orthodox churc ...
, restored by the Serbian king Milutin Milutin ( sr, Милутин) is a Serbian masculine given name of Slavic origin. The name may refer to:
*Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia (1253–1321), king of Serbia
*Milutin Bojić (1892–1917), poet
*Milutin Ivković (1906–1943), football ...
in the 13th century.
See also
* List of Theotokos of St. Theodore icons *Marian devotions
Marian devotions are external pious practices directed to the person of Mary, mother of God, by members of certain Christian traditions. They are performed in Catholicism, High Church Lutheranism, Anglo-Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Orien ...
* Marian art
References
External links
* Eastern Orthodox icons of the Virgin Mary Byzantine culture Virgin Mary in art {{Christianity-stub