God's ways are inscrutable, and only he knows how, how to make itself wonderful message to send to people in trouble hope and consolation in sorrow.This occurs in different ways: through a meeting with the wise and good men, reading spiritual books or visions.
first mention of icon
Temple of the Mother of God "Reigning" in Chertanovo (Moscow) by today's standards quite "young", there is little more than a decade.He became famous thanks to the miraculous image, the phenomenon that the people can only be described as the grace of the Lord.In February 1917, a certain peasant, simple woman, but a devout named Evdokia Andrianova started having strange dreams.As if a voice told her that in the Moscow Kolomenskoye icon there.It is the size of a large, black.And people should give "red do," so that all could pray.Sleep is not quite the first woman guessed, though he felt a mystical significance.Temple of the Mother of God "Reigning" (in Chertanovo) while still, of course, did not exist.But from these dreams become the story in different ways to approach the events that lead to its construction.In the second vision Andrianova quirks well-majestic woman in which she learned the Virgin Mary.Mother of God was wearing a white church and repeated his instructions.Not daring to oppose the will of the Supreme, Evdokia went to Kolomenskoye and told about all the abbot.
Opening icons
priest began with Andrianova consider all the old images of the Virgin on the iconostasis.But none have been similar to the one she dreamed.Then out of the basement of the church I was brought there for a long time is covered with dust a large old icon.When she was put in order, and the father, and Eudokia, and guard the house of God stood in awe.Before them, in all its beauty and solemnity of Our Lady shone the image in the image of the Queen of Heaven.She sat on the heavenly throne in the royal robes, a crown, scepter and orb.Kneeling Mother holding the Infant, blessing the people.It is this image adorned the temple later Mother of God "Reigning" in Chertanovo.After all, it's the saw in prophetic dreams Evdokia!
Second Life icon
Hearing of the miraculous discovery immediately circled the neighborhood, not only in Moscow but also blew far beyond the region.In Kolomenskoye pulled pilgrims from all over Mother Russia, Advocate asking about their needs, finding support in afflictions and sorrows.During the Soviet era, as the historical value, the image was given to preserve the funds of the Moscow diocese, and then to the State Historical Museum.In the 90-ies., When the people turned back a person to Christ, the icon of the newly returned to Kolomenskoye.In the fall of 2001, it was built a wooden church of the Mother of God "Reigning" in Chertanovo.Currently erected near and constant, has a stone church.
Abode of Lord
residential districts located in the Southern District of Moscow.In the city came in 1960.On the street of the same name, named in December 1968, it is a temple Reigning Mother of God.The eastern facade of the church is decorated with wooden amazing in its beauty mosaics, fully replicates the sacred image.Every day there are conducted the liturgy and evening services.Icon "Reigning Mother of God" attracts the hearts of believers and suffering, and everyone can confess after evening prayers, take off the sins of, to consult with the priest.On Saturdays and Sundays on the needs of citizens are held holy rites of baptism (children from infant age and older and adults who wish to come into the fold of the Orthodox Christian Church).
