Among Russian Orthodox icons image of Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most important and revered.The people he has great respect and love.The power of faith in the icon is so great that every day she had to bow to the thousands of faithful and pilgrims suffering laity.
history icon
Icon of Kazan Mother of God celebrates the holiday twice a year: in the summer, July 21 (old style number is 8), and in November, 4 (or 22 October, again the old style).In the image has an interesting history, which largely lie the origins of its special popularity.In the mid-16th century, the Khanate of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible was attached to the Russian state.A huge amount for those times when people turned to the true faith.And 27 years after the event in the building known in the city of Kazan merchant surnamed leggings happen to the fire, which went all the blazing wooden buildings in the district.Fire literally transformed the city in ashes.But later the little daughter of a merchant in a dream three times was the Virgin Mary, saying that under the charred embers home a long time ago, during the time of the Tatar Khanate was hidden her image.At first, no one could believe that such a creed that people dubbed "icon of Kazan Mother of God," is exactly where points girl.However, it was a decade Matryona was destined to discover his people.It happened on July 8 because in Orthodoxy and is considered to this day a holiday.Icon looked so vividly, vividly, as if it was written only, and paint not yet had time to dry.The priest, a favorite across the Kazan about.Ermolai, carried the way through the city in procession and wrote it in honor of the sacred hymn-prayer.The image stayed in a local church, a decade later in its place opened a nunnery, and Matrona became abbess there.Since then, under the banner of the icon it makes a lot of glorious deeds and miracles.She helped the militia led by Minin and Pozharsky defend Moscow from troops false Dmitry.These things glorious event happened on October 22 (the second birthday of the image).Since then it became even more revered icon of the "Mother of God of Kazan."The value of its omnipotence and recognized Peter 1 who prayed fervently and tearfully Mediatrix on the eve of the Battle of Poltava.When St. Petersburg was built, one of the lists in the image of the king perevёz new capital.By the Kazan Mother of God for help and support more than once appealed to the church services Kutuzov.Russian soldiers during the Battle of Borodino felt as if her presence there.By the way, the first major victory over the French army had won just 22 October, as if the Holy Virgin had sent them a sign.In all future - whether glorious, tragic life of any era, first Russian and then Soviet state, the common people and the people, robbed of power, overtly and covertly worship the image, carried to him their hopes and tears.It is believed that the icon "Mother of God of Kazan" the importance and influence their spread throughout the eastern part of Russia.Together with the sacred image of the Virgin of Vladimir, Smolensk and Pochaev, it forms a sort of invisible holy cross, which overshadows the entire expanse of the Russian land and its people.
wonderful works of the Lord
Lists of the Kazan icon there are so many - more than other images of the Virgin.This indicates a special trust, which to her feed the people.It has primarily icon "Mother of God of Kazan" value patron and Consolazione.Before her prayers seriously ill - about their own health and their family members - the healing of their loved ones.On the way talk with the personal grief, family problems, misunderstandings with children.Asks her intercession before the face of the Lord.One of the lines in prayer and sounds: "you are covering your servants ..." During the Leningrad blockade to keep physically and mentally exhausted residents of the city through its streets, as far as the local priests forces carried Wonderful Lick.This event was of great importance that people acquire a faith in the future and hope to win and that will survive.And to this day is the icon of "Mother of God of Kazan" the value of the phenomenon, it recognizes the current main shrine of St. Petersburg.Anyway, the image is always in every church, small and large, urban and rural.And in many homes, lighting a candle in front of a home icon, people gently and kindly, with cleansing tears saying "grace, rejoice!»
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