Icon of the Burning Bush of Mother of God

Mother of God Burning Bush is depicted in the form of an octagonal star, consisting of two sharp quadrangles with concave ends. One of them red, resembling fire, which announced the bush seen by Moses; another green, indicating the natural color of the bush, which it retained, enveloped in a fiery flame. In the middle of the octagonal star, as if in a bush, is depicted the Most Pure Mothe of God with the Eternal Child. At the corners of the red quadrangle are depicted a man, a lion, a calf and an eagle, symbolizing the four evangelists. In the hands of the Blessed Virgin there is a ladder, with the upper end leaning against Her shoulder. The staircase means that through the Mother of God the Son of God descended to earth, raising all those who believe in Him to Heaven.