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Today, the Orthodox Church celebrates the day of the Image Not Made by Hands of Our Lord Jesus Christ. According to tradition, Abgar, the king of Edessa, who was suffering from an illness, was healed after the Lord, wiping His face with a cloth, miraculously imprinted His image on it. Later, when Edessa was besieged by enemies, a procession carrying this sacred image turned them back. Thus

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