Andronikovskaya Icon of the Mother of God,

also known as Monemvasia and Greek, is the ancestral shrine of the Greek emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos, according to legend, one of those written by the apostle and evangelist Luke. The icon depicts the Mother of God shoulder-length, without the Child. On the right side of the neck of the Mother of God there is a bleeding wound, which, according to legend, appeared from a blow to the icon by a wicked and icon-hater. At the bottom of the icon was attached a case in which a Damascus steel knife with a bone handle was stored.

The icon was also accompanied by an embroidered Byzantine coat of arms (double-headed eagle) with a seal confirming the imperial affiliation of the image.