Mandylion of Edessa
Another divinely wrought image of Christ.
Another divinely wrought image of Christ.
The Christ Pantocrator from St. Catherine's in the Sinai is considered one of the world's oldest images of Christ... Originally thought to be 13th Century, it has now been redated to the 5th or 6th Century. Next we have the image from Veronica's Veil...
BOTH have the strange strabismas effect on the eye... the left eye of both looks off to the left like a lazy eye. Both mouths are uncentered on the face and are positioned slightly to the right of the nose, with wry cant to it. The icon shows a shadowed area on the left cheek... as does the Veronica.
Does this perhaps mean this Christ icon was created from the Veronica and not the Shroud???