Virgin Mary with Three hands

The miraculous image of Panagia Tricherousa was a family heirloom of St. John of Damascene who was a strong supporter of the Holy Icons and with his writings defeated the sect of iconoclasm and was slandered by Leo III to the caliph of Damascus, However, according to tradition, St. John begged the Virgin Mary and the severed hand was miraculously restored and has since been depicted as a tribute.