(Greek: “all-holy”) In Eastern Christianity: 1. Mary as the Mother of God. 2. A breastplate icon worn by a bishop of the Orthodox Church on feast-days.
Round or oval image of Christ or the Virgin Mary, richly decorated, worn on the chest by Bishops. Means the All-Holy.
Panagia (Greek: Παναγία, All-holy), also Panayia or Panaghia, is one of the titles of Mary, the mother of Jesus, used especially in Orthodox Christianity.