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"Eleousa" redirects here. For other uses, see Eleousa (disambiguation).
The Eleusa (or Eleousa; Greek: Ἐλεούσα – tenderness or showing mercy) is a type of depiction of the Virgin Mary in icons in which the Christ Child is nestled against her cheek.[1] In the Western Church the type is often known as the Virgin of Tenderness.