The icon of the Theotokos Eleovrytisa is kept in the Vatopaidi Monastery. The name of this icon is associated with the miracle it performed. Once, when the position of the docheiar (the administrator responsible for the day-to-day running of the monastery) was held by the venerable Gennadius, the monastery began to run out of oil. With a view to economy, Gennadius began to distribute oil a little at a time, only for the needs of the church. The monastery cook complained to the abbot; the latter, relying on the help of Our Lady, ordered to distribute oil to the entire brethren as before. After some time, when the docheiar came to see if the oil was exhausted, he found that it had overflowed from the vessel onto the floor and reached the doors. Since then, this icon is also called "Docheiarissa."
The feast day of the icon of the Theotokos Eleovrytisa is celebrated on Bright Friday, when it is carried to the main temple of the monastery by a procession and placed on a special throne, to the left from iconostasis. Similarly, it returns to its place after the service on Thomas Sunday (Second Sunday of Easter).
The Mother of God is depicted holding the Infant Christ with Her left hand. Her right hand is raised at chest level in a gesture of blessing. Christ is depicted in full face, blessing with His right hand and holding a closed scroll in His left hand.
A silver setting covers the background, halos, and frame of the icon; it represents a complex intertwining of plant motifs. In the corners of the frame, figures of the Prophet Isaiah (in the upper left corner), St. John the Baptist (in the upper right corner), and Matthew the Apostle (in the lower right corner) are depicted. Unfortunately, the image of the lower left corner has not survived to our days. This setting was originally used for another icon and dates back to the 13th-14th century.
From the iconographic point of view, considering the positions of the figures of the Theotokos and Christ, as well as their gestures, the Eleovrytisa icon belongs to the established traditional type of Hodegetria.
In terms of its stylistic features, this icon is dated to the second half of the 14th century.
