On November 4, the Orthodox Church celebrates the FeastKazan Icon of the Mother of God.
The feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is celebrated twice a year: July 21 - in memory of the appearance of the icon Holy Mother of God in Kazan - and on November 4, in gratitude for the deliverance of Moscow and all of Russia from the invasion of the Poles in 1612.
The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most revered in Russia. Of the many icons of the Mother of God revered in the Russian Orthodox Church, none is common in so many lists as Kazanskaya.
history of the holiday
The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God has a very interesting story. It was found in 1579 by a nine-year-old girl in the ashes of a terrible fire that destroyed part of the city of Kazan.
The fire in Kazan started in the house of the merchant Onuchin. After the fire of the merchant's daughter Matrona, the Mother of God appeared in a dream and revealed to her that under the ruins of their house there was her miraculous image, buried in the ground.
It still remains a mystery how the shrine fell under the ruins. It is believed that it was buried by secret confessors of Christianity during the Tatar rule.
At first, they did not pay attention to the words of the girl, but when the dream repeated itself three times, they began to dig and found an icon of amazing beauty on the ashes. The holy image, despite the fire, looked as if it had just been painted.
The image was solemnly transferred to the parish church of Nikola Tulsky, the rector of which was then a pious priest, the future Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Hermogenes.
The future saint, who died at the hands of the Poles for his fidelity to Orthodoxy and canonized, and compiled a detailed account of the miracles of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.
The fact that the icon was miraculous became clear immediately, since already during the procession, the sight returned to two Kazan blind. These miracles were the first in a long list of cases of grace-filled help.
At the place where the icon was found, a convent was later founded, where Matrona and her mother took monastic vows.
So by the time when they came to Russia difficult times, the icon of the Kazan Mother of God was no longer just known, but also very revered.
At the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, a series of tragic circumstances took place in Russia, and this era went down in history under the name of the Time of Troubles. This era of the deep crisis of the Muscovite state, caused by the suppression royal dynasty Rurikovich.
The dynastic crisis soon developed into a national-state one. The united Russian state collapsed, numerous impostors appeared. Widespread robbery, robbery, theft, wholesale drunkenness hit the country.
At the call of His Holiness Patriarch Hermogenes, the Russian people stood up to defend their homeland. A list of the miraculous icon of the Most Holy Theotokos - Kazan was sent from Kazan to the Nizhny Novgorod people's militia, which was headed by Prince Dmitry Pozharsky and Kuzma Minin.
The militia, having learned about the miracles performed from the icon, took it with them and constantly prayed before it, asking for help. They liberated Kitai-Gorod on October 22 (November 4, according to the new style), and two days later they took the Kremlin. The next day, the Russian soldiers went to the Kremlin with a religious procession with a miraculous image in their hands.
How to celebrate
On this day, all people went to churches, where they prayed for their homeland, for their loved ones and relatives, so that there would be peace and tranquility in families.
After the liturgy, all believers went to the procession - with icons in their hands they walked around cities and villages, villages, which symbolized the protection of the settlement from trouble. Today they are limited to walking along the main streets or just around the church.
Young girls who have not yet found a betrothed can try their luck at Kazanskaya and greet the suitors. According to legend, you need to go to a birch, find a leaf on the tree or near it, covered with frost on both sides, and look into it like in a mirror.
And it is also customary to play weddings at Kazanskaya. According to folk omens, the family created on this day will be happy, and family life- long.
In the old days, women believed that on this day the Mother of God helps them. There were many protective rites used by women on this day.
For example, a birch leaf gives beauty and protects against old age. To do this, early in the morning on a holiday, women went to a birch grove, where they looked for leaves covered with frost. Having torn off a leaf, they looked into it, as if into a mirror. It was believed that after that the face would be cleansed and rejuvenated, and throughout next year the woman will look beautiful.
Feast of Our Lady of Kazan: what not to do
The feast of the icon of the mother of God does not belong to the twelfth church holidays so it is not allowed to work. However, believers who revere this holy image know that on this day it is still better to go to church, pray, and not start urgent and important things or do laundry and clean up. It is even believed that hard work on this day does not give significant results.
In addition, on the day of honoring the Kazan Mother of God, it is not recommended to quarrel, cry, be sad or regret the past.
On this holiday, it is customary to invite guests, friends and relatives to the table to share food with them in a relaxed, relaxed atmosphere. Thanks to this, people are filled with joy and good mood.
Oh, Most Pure Lady of the Mother of God, Queen of heaven and earth, the highest angel and archangel and the most honest of all creatures, the pure Virgin Mary, the Good Helper of the world, and affirmation to all people, and deliverance in all needs! You are our intercessor and intercessor, you are protection for the offended, joy for the grieving, refuge for the orphan, guardian widows, glory to the virgins, weeping joy, visitation to the sick, healing to the weak, salvation to sinners. Have mercy on us, Mother of God, and fulfill our petition, for all the essence is possible for Your intercession: for glory befits You now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.
The Kazan icon of the Mother of God is one of the most beautiful and beloved icons of the Orthodox World. The Kazan icon is especially revered by the Orthodox people, for good reason, it is Kazan, it is customary to put it near cribs and it is this icon that most often blesses the young into family life.
The story of finding the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is wonderful, miracles of healing through prayers to the Holy Image are great. Kazan icon of the Mother of God - as a symbol of the prosperity of Russia and the special patronage of the Orthodox people, the Mother of God herself. Let's talk about Kazanskaya today.
HISTORY OF ACQUISITION
In the yard during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. Kazan is taken by the Russians. By the highest command of the king, in honor of great victory, laid (in 1552) the Annunciation Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In 1579, a powerful fire raged in Kazan. The fire has been extinguished for more than a week, and many citizens are left homeless. Some Muslims began to talk about the fact that this "Russian God" is angry because: "The faith of Christ has become a parable and a reproach." Distemper began to emerge in Kazan.
But God is merciful and He shows His mercy through the little girl Matryona, the daughter of the Kazan archer. In a dream, the Mother of God herself appears to Matryona. She demands from the girl to find Her image on the ashes of the burnt house. The girl tells her parents about the dream, but they do not believe her. The dream is repeated for several nights in a row and the parents decide to check the words of little Matryona.
And what a surprise it was when, in the place indicated in the dream, the parents find an icon, carefully wrapped in a sleeve of men's clothing, made of cherry cloth.
Despite the past fire, the icon looks as if it had just been painted, and the Face of the Virgin is clear and bright.
The miraculous icon is transferred to the church of St. Nicholas, and after the prayer service, with a procession, it is solemnly transferred to the Cathedral of the Annunciation.
During the procession, the first miracle occurs - before the eyes of ordinary citizens, two blind men see clearly: Joseph and Nikita. Yesterday's mockers of the Orthodox faith, today they run to the miraculous icon with pleas for help and admonition. The confusion has calmed down.
The good news also reaches Ivan the Terrible, and he, under the impression of the events that have taken place, orders the construction of the Kazan Cathedral and the founding of a convent.
INTERESTING FACT: Over time, it is in this monastery that Matryona and her mother are tonsured.
THE LIBERATION OF MOSCOW AND THE KAZAN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
Winter 1611. The Russian state is in decline. On the one hand, Russia is being "nibbled" by the Swedes, on the other, the Poles have captured Smolensk and Moscow.
At that time miraculous icon The Mother of God returns to the Kazan Cathedral of the Annunciation. On the way, in the city of Yaroslavl, the militia of Minin and Pozharsky meets the icon. The people's militia comes from Nizhny Novgorod in order to liberate Moscow.
Having learned about the miracles that occurred from this icon, the soldiers take Kazanskaya with them and earnestly pray to the Mother of God for help in liberating the Fatherland.
The Most Holy Theotokos showed great mercy, covering the army with Her Protection. FROM God's Help Russia is saved, and the Poles are put to flight.
On November 4, 1612 (according to the new style), the militias liberated Chinatown. Now on this day they celebrate the "Day of National Unity".
Also, every year on October 22 (November 4, according to a new style), in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, a celebration takes place in Moscow, with a procession.
LOSS OF THE KAZAN ICON
On the night of June 29, 1904, several robbers, led by V. A. Stoyan-Chaikin, steal the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God from the walls of the Kazan Cathedral, steal it along with a richly decorated riza.
Soon the robbers were found, but they had neither the robe nor the icon itself. According to Chaikin, they cut the precious riza and sold it, and they burned the holy icon in the oven. True or not, the long-term investigation did not establish, but in the 1960s, the Kazan icon appeared in the West, in a rich riza, very similar to the stolen one.
Alas, the icon turned out to be just a masterfully made list, but the riza, according to experts, looks like a genuine original. Orthodox Americans wanted to buy this icon, but they did not have enough money. Now (since 1982) this list is in the Vatican. Until now, there is one of the versions that the original Kazanskaya has been preserved and is abroad in private hands.
We do not know for certain the fate of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, but what is known for sure is that after its loss, many shocks befell Russia.
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PRAYERS
Troparion to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, tone 4
Zealous Intercessor, / Mother of the Lord Most High, / for all pray to Your Son, Christ our God, / and work for everyone to be saved, to those who run to Your sovereign protection. / Intercede for all of us, O Lady Queen and Mistress, / even in adversity and in sorrow, and in illness, burdened with many sins, / coming and praying to You with a tender soul and a contrite heart, / before Your most pure image with tears / and irrevocably having hope on Thee, / deliverance of all evils, / bestow on all useful / and save everything, Virgin Mother of God: / Thou art the Divine Protection of Your servant.
Kontakion of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, tone 8
Come, people, to this quiet and good haven, / an ambulance Helper, ready and warm salvation, the cover of the Virgin. / Let us hasten to prayer, and rush to repentance: / the Most Pure Mother of God exudes for us inexhaustible mercy, / anticipates help, and delivers from great misfortunes and evils, // Her well-behaved and God-fearing servants.
Prayer before the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
O Most Holy Lady Theotokos!
With fear, faith and love, falling down before Your honest icon, we pray to You: do not turn Your face away from those who resort to You, implore, Merciful Mother, Your Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ, may our country be peaceful, may the Church be established His holy Yes, he will keep it unshakable from unbelief, heresies and schism.
Not imams of other help, not imams of other hope, unless you, Most Pure Virgin: You are the All-Powerful Helper and Intercessor of Christians.
Deliver all those who pray to You with faith from the falls of sin, from libel evil people, from all temptations, sorrows, troubles and from vain death; Grant us the spirit of contrition, humility of heart, purity of thought, the correction of sinful lives and the remission of sins, so that we all thankfully sing of Your greatness, we will be made worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven and there with all the saints we will glorify the Most Honorable and Magnificent Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The value of which cannot be overestimated - a very strong image that defended the Russian land from foreign invaders. Before her, not only ordinary people prayed, but also princes, kings. There are legends about her miracles, but the younger generation does not always know not only about her features, but also a rather interesting story. So let's start with short excursion into the past.
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. Story
Who wrote this bright image and what is its general background is not known for certain. Accurate information began to reach us only from 1579. That year was very difficult for the Kazan land. The summer was dry and hot, from which a fire started near the church of Nikolai Tulsky. The flame quickly moved first to the Kremlin, and then to the houses ordinary people destroying part of the city. Muslims and pagans, of whom there were a great many in these Tatar lands, not so long ago recaptured by the Russian army under the command of Tsar Ivan the Terrible (1552), rejoiced and said that the Orthodox faith in these parts had come to an end. Indeed, many began to doubt and grumble. When the people nevertheless rebuilt, then one nine-year-old girl named Matrona had a vision in a dream in which the Mother of God herself came and indicated the place where the icon was buried. She ordered to tell the governors and the archbishop about this. But they just laughed at the girl. After the third repetition of the dream, the mother and daughter, and with them the rest of the people, went to look for the icon in the indicated place. Whoever dug, the icon was not found, but as soon as Matrona started work, the image was immediately found.
It was wrapped in a piece of cloth and looked like it had just been painted. This icon was immediately assigned to the church. the meaning of which was not yet known, as well as where it came from at all in that place, from the very first day it showed its miraculous power, healing many people. Among them, Joseph and Nikita were especially singled out - blind beggars who had not seen for years, but after praying at the image, they immediately received their sight.
Such a miraculous appearance of the holy image helped people to strengthen their faith and return to the true path again. At the place where the icon was found, Ivan the Terrible ordered to rebuild a monastery with a convent, in which the same Matrona (and later the abbess) became the first nun. Over time, the image was transferred to the icon of the Mother of God (her meaning) was immediately appreciated, because thanks to her, many miraculous healings not only physically, but also spiritually. Her fame grew day by day.
Later, not only physical and spiritual healings were associated with this icon, but also multiple victories over the enemies of the Russian land. Lists were made from it and sent to churches. But, as suddenly the icon appeared, it disappeared. It was stolen in 1904 and its whereabouts are still unknown.
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. Meaning
Since the original image has not survived to this day, or rather, it has been lost, it remains only to judge how and to whom it helps. As mentioned earlier, it is of particular importance in the healing of the blind. And this applies not only to the physically blind, but also to those who have lost the spiritual ability to see, lost along the way.
Besides, this image It is considered a guardian of the Russian land from foreign invaders. She is the Guidebook showing the right path. Also, the icon of the Kazan Mother of God is a wedding image, which is used to bless the young, protect their marriage. Prayer in front of this icon will help everyone who asks with all their hearts. Keeping it in your house, you protect it from troubles, and if you place the image near the crib, then no demons, evil spells and other otherworldly nature will touch the child. If you ask the image for help in difficult situation, then you will quickly find a way out of it.
The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is a miraculous icon of the Mother of God revered by Orthodox Christians. Read about all the details of its appearance in the article.
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God: history, miracles, prayers
July 21 - the day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
1579. White is merciless scorching sun, dust column on the roads of Kazan. Dust and ashes from a recent fire - a terrible fire blazed here a week ago. It began near the Church of St. Nicholas, spread to the Kazan Kremlin. For long hours the glow blazed, women lamented, children cried - well, how will it spread to houses, what will happen ?! And many chuckled maliciously - where was your God that the church burned down? It can be seen that all your priests are lying - it was blazing like that. And what do you say to that? And it’s true, many in those days doubted their faith – maybe it’s not pleasing to God that they turn to Christ from Islam? “The faith of Christ,” says the chronicler, “became a parable and a reproach”….
In that fire, many families were left homeless, but there was nothing to do, no one who had burned down would be returned, and it was necessary to build soon - by winter. The archer Daniil Onuchin was in a hurry with the construction, among other fire victims. Daniel had a daughter, Matrona. Her parental sorrows were less understandable - for children and a fire - quite funny - so much remains after - where the glass is beautiful, where the pebble is unprecedented. Only in the evening, when you go to bed, do you remember that after the fire everything is different, unusual.
One night, Matryosh woke up from the unseen - the Mother of God Herself, the Most Holy Theotokos, appeared to her in a dream. And not just appeared, but commanded to get Her icon from under the ground. She shone with a bright light - and the girl woke up. You have dreams and visions, everything seems to you, all your miracles are endless - the skeptic who reads these lines will say. And it will anticipate our story, because that is exactly how the nine-year-old Matryosha was answered by her family. “Dreams are sometimes from God, but visions are only for saints, so better dreams do not attach any importance, ”the parents said. And they were right. However, that dream was a vision, because it repeated itself a second time and on the third night. Then the parents decided to check the girl's words.
Matrona and her mother went to the place where, as the girl remembered from the dream, the icon was supposed to be. We started digging. Even deeper, still - is it really it! And for sure - the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. They cleared it of dust, earth .. But how did it get there? Apparently, a long time ago, secret confessors of Christianity in a non-Christian camp hid the icon of the Queen of Heaven in this way. The news of the miraculous finding of the icon swept faster than the fastest bird, and now the priests of the surrounding churches rush to this wondrous place, Archbishop Jeremiah reverently accepting the icon solemnly transfers it to the church of St. Nicholas, from where, after a prayer service, they transferred him with a procession to the Annunciation Cathedral - the first Orthodox church city of Kazan, erected by Ivan the Terrible. It immediately became clear that the icon was miraculous - already during the procession, two Kazan blind men gained sight. We even know their names: Joseph and Nikita.
And those who a few days ago mocked Orthodox faith, embarrassedly hurried to the icon - with requests - Queen of Heaven, help, reason, heal! 
These miracles are the first in a long list of miracles and healings. The story of finding the icon impressed Tsar Ivan the Terrible so much that he ordered the construction of the Kazan Cathedral and the founding of a convent. There, after some time, Matrona and her mother took monastic vows.
The image of the Kazan Blessed Virgin Mary by type refers to the icons of Hodegetria - the Guide, and indeed, she repeatedly pointed out the right path to many of our compatriots. So, with the Kazan icon, the militia moved to Moscow, freeing the city from the impostors of the Time of Troubles. In the besieged Kremlin, at that time, Archbishop Arseny of Elasson (later Archbishop of Suzdal; † 1626; April 13) arrived from Greece, seriously ill from shocks and experiences, was in captivity. At night, the cell of St. Arseny suddenly lit up with Divine light, he saw the Monk Sergius of Radonezh (Comm. 5 July and 25 September), who said: “Arseny, our prayers have been heard; through the intercession of the Mother of God, the judgment of God on the Fatherland is turned over to mercy; tomorrow Moscow will be in the hands of the besiegers and Russia will be saved.” The next day, Kitay-Gorod was liberated, and the Kremlin was liberated 2 days later.
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Kazan Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow - one of the most famous Moscow churches was erected in 1636. The icon-liberator was transferred there, and now the image is kept in the Cathedral of the Epiphany.
Before the Battle of Poltava, Peter the Great with his army prayed before the icon of the Kazan Mother of God (from the village of Kaplunovka). In 1812, the Kazan icon of the Mother of God overshadowed the Russian soldiers who repelled the French invasion. On the feast of the Kazan Icon on October 22, 1812, Russian detachments led by Miloradovich and Platov defeated Davout's rearguard. This was the first major defeat of the French after leaving Moscow, the enemy lost 7 thousand people. It snowed that day, very coldy, and the army of the conqueror of Europe began to melt.
The icon showed the way not only to statesmen and squads - according to a good tradition, it is with this icon that young parents bless young parents for marriage, this image of the Mother of God, one of the most beloved in Russia, is accompanied by a long list of miracles.
Troparion to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, tone 4
Zealous intercessor, / Mother of the Lord Most High, / for all pray to Your Son, Christ our God, / and work for everyone to be saved, to those who run to Your sovereign cover. / Intercede for all of us, O Lady Queen and Mistress, / even in adversity and in sorrow, and in illness, burdened with many sins, / coming and praying to You with a tender soul and a contrite heart, / before Your most pure image with tears / and irrevocably having hope on Thee, / deliverance of all evils, / bestow on all useful / and save everything, Virgin Mother of God: / Thou art the Divine Protection of Your servant.
Kontakion of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, tone 8
Come, people, to this quiet and good haven, / an ambulance Helper, ready and warm salvation, the cover of the Virgin. / Let us hasten to prayer, and rush to repentance: / the Most Pure Mother of God exudes for us inexhaustible mercy, / anticipates help, and delivers from great misfortunes and evils, // Her well-behaved and God-fearing servants.
Prayer before the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
O Most Holy Lady Theotokos! With fear, faith and love, falling down before Your honest icon, we pray to You: do not turn Your face away from those who resort to You, implore, Merciful Mother, Your Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ, may our country be peaceful, may His holy church be established Yes, he will keep it unshakable from unbelief, heresies and schism. Not imams of other help, not imams of other hope, unless you, Most Pure Virgin: You are the All-Powerful Helper and Intercessor of Christians. Deliver all those who pray to You with faith from the falls of sin, from the slander of evil people, from all temptations, sorrows, troubles and from vain death; Grant us the spirit of contrition, humility of heart, purity of thought, the correction of sinful lives and the remission of sins, so that we all thankfully sing of Your greatness, we will be made worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven and there with all the saints we will glorify the Most Honorable and Magnificent Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
21 July. Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
This icon appeared in 1579 shortly after the capture of the Kazan kingdom from the Tatars by Ivan the Terrible. The Most Holy Theotokos revealed here her miraculous icon in order to more firmly establish in it the newly converted from the inhabitants there; those who did not believe should no longer be disposed towards the Christian faith. She herself appeared in a dream to a pious girl named Matrona, the daughter of an archer who had been burned during a terrible fire in Kazan, ordered to announce to the archbishop and the mayor that they take Her icon from the ground, and at the same time indicated the very place. The girl told her mother about her dream, but she explained it as an ordinary childhood dream. The dream repeated itself twice more.
The third time miraculous power The matron was thrown out of the window into the courtyard, where she also saw an icon on which such formidable rays emanated from the face of the Mother of God that she was afraid of being burned by them, and a voice came from the icon: “If you do not fulfill my command, then I will appear in another place, and you will die." After this, the mother and daughter went to Archbishop Jeremiah and the mayor, but they did not believe them. Then on the 8th of July, in deep distress, both of them, in the presence of the people, went to the indicated place. Mother and the people began to dig the earth, the icons were not found.
But as soon as Matrona herself began to dig, the icon was found. It was wrapped in a piece of cloth and shone with a wonderful light, as if it were brand new, just painted. It is believed that the icon was buried even before the conquest of Kazan, by one of the Christians who hid their faith from the haters of the faith, the Mohammedans. The rumor about the appearance of the icon spread throughout the city, many people flocked, and the archbishop, in the presence of the mayors, with a procession of the cross transferred the icon to the nearest church of St. Nicholas, and from there to the Annunciation Cathedral. As the icon traveled to the temple, many sick people, especially the blind, were healed.
It can be thought that this primary purpose of blindness served as a sign that the holy icon appeared to enlighten with spiritual light those darkened by the blindness of Mohammedan false teaching. The list from the icon was sent to Moscow, and Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich ordered the construction of a church and a convent on the site of the appearance of the icon. The first nun and then the abbess in the monastery was the maiden Matrona. In 1768, Empress Catherine II, listening to the liturgy in the monastery, adorned the crown of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God with a diamond crown.
November 4th. Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
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In 1611, in the winter, St. the miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was sent back to Kazan, but on the way there, in Yaroslavl, she was met by a militia from Nizhny Novgorod, gathered by Minin, over whom Prince Pozharsky took command and who, having learned about the miracles performed from the icon in Moscow, took her with him and constantly prayed before her, asking the zealous Heavenly Intercessor of the Christian race to send down help to them. The Most Holy Theotokos showed Her mercy, took under Her Protection the faithful sons of the fatherland, and with Her help Russia was saved from her enemies. The militia, which arrived in Moscow with Prince Pozharsky, met many insurmountable human strength obstacles, namely: it was necessary to take the city, which was well fortified and stubbornly defended by the Poles, to beat off the fresh, numerous Polish army that had approached Moscow, to pacify the self-will and violence of the Russian detachments, who met the militia who arrived with almost hatred and showed them only enmity and treason. In addition, the lack of food in the devastated area and the lack of weapons produced a strong decline in courage in the arriving army. And many of the faithful sons of the fatherland, losing the last spark of hope, exclaimed in deep sorrow: “Forgive me, freedom of the fatherland! Forgive me, holy Kremlin! We have done everything for your release; but it is clear that it is not pleasing to God to bless our weapons with victory!”
Deciding on the last attempt to liberate the dear fatherland from enemies, but not hoping for own forces, all the army and people turned with prayer to the Lord and His Most Pure Mother, establishing for this a special solemn prayer and strictly observing a three-day fast. God heard the prayerful cry of those who care about the fatherland and the inviolability of the Orthodox Church and showed them His mercy. St. Sergius appeared in a dream to the ailing Archbishop Arseny of Elasson, who was in heavy captivity by the Poles, in the Moscow Kremlin occupied by them, who came to Russia with the Greek Metropolitan Jeremiah, and who came to Russia with the Greek Metropolitan Jeremiah and announced that, through the prayers of the Mother of God and the great miracle workers of Moscow, Peter, Alexy, Jonah and Philip The Lord, on the very next day, will overthrow the enemies and return the saved Russia to her sons, and to assure the fulfillment of his words, he granted healing to Arseny. Encouraged by the good news, the Russian soldiers called on the help of the Queen of Heaven and courageously approached Moscow and - on October 22, 1612, they liberated Kitai-Gorod, and two days later they took the Kremlin itself. The Poles fled. The next day, on Sunday, the Russian army and all the inhabitants of Moscow, in gratitude for their deliverance from enemies, made a solemn procession to the Place of the Skull, carrying the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, sacred banners and other Moscow shrines. This spiritual procession was met from the Kremlin by Archbishop Arseny with a miraculous Vladimir Icon Mother of God, preserved by him in captivity. Seeing this icon, the soldiers and the people knelt down and with tears of joy kissed holy image his intercessor.
In memory of such a miraculous deliverance of Moscow from the Poles, by the permission of Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich and the blessing of his father, the Metropolitan, later Patriarch Filaret, the Church was established annually on October 22 to celebrate in Moscow the celebration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God with a procession. First, the procession was made to the Church of the Presentation of the Mother of God, on Lubyanka, where the house of Prince Pozharsky was located, and after the construction of a new church, in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, built at the expense of Prince Pozharsky (which is now the Kazan Cathedral, on Resurrection Square), the procession is already taking place in the cathedral. The miraculous icon, which was with him in the ranks of the army, was also transferred there by Prince Pozharsky himself.
Tobolsk Icon of the Mother of God
This miraculous icon is located in Tobolsk in the cathedral. She appeared in 1661. This year, on July 8, in Tobolsk, in the Znamensky Monastery, on the day of the celebration of the Kazan icon, at matins, when Hierodeacon Ioanniky read the legend about the appearance of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in Kazan and reached the place where it is said that the archbishop of Kazan had not previously believed the appearance of the icon, then in front of all the people he prayed to the Most Pure Lady for the forgiveness of his sin, he suddenly fell unconscious on the floor along with the lectern.
When he came to his senses, he immediately demanded a confessor and revealed to him the following: “On June 21st, after Matins, I came to my cell and fell asleep. Suddenly I see - a saint comes to me in full vestments, similar to John Chrysostom; I took him for Metropolitan Philip. The saint said to me: “Get up and tell the archimandrite, the governor and all the people that not far from the Three Saints Church in the city they build a church in the name of the Kazan Mother of God, they would build it in three days, and on the fourth they would consecrate and bring into it the image of the Mother of God of Kazan - that the very one that now stands in the porch of this Three Saints Church in a closet, facing the wall. Tell this image to be celebrated in the city. For your sins, I was angry with you, you speak foul language and fill the air with your foul language like a stench: this is a stench to both God and people; but our Lady, with all the saints, prayed to her Son Christ our God for your city and for all the people, so that He would turn away His righteous wrath. But when I got up from sleep, I was amazed, but I didn’t say anything to anyone. A little later, when I was in my cell and began to write irmos: Embellished with divine glory, the same saint suddenly came to me and graciously said to me: “Why didn’t you tell what was said to you from the Most Holy Theotokos through me, Her minister? ' and disappeared. Out of fear, I fell to the ground, glorified God, but I was afraid to speak about the vision "so that confusion would not come out among the people, and out of fear that they would not believe me. A few days later, during my sleep, the saint again appeared to me and said with anger: “Why didn’t you say what was commanded to you? Because of your neglect, the wrath of God is coming on your city for your sins. Your bread is rotting, and the water is drowning - get up soon and tell the archimandrite, the governor and all the people; If you don't, you will soon lose your life. If the townspeople obey, then the mercy of God will be on your city and its environs; if they do not listen, then it will be hard for your city: your cattle will die, the water will scatter your houses from the rains, and you will all disappear like worms, and the image of the Mother of God will be glorified in another place.
But I didn’t tell anyone about this third phenomenon either, and on July 6, when, after evening singing, I came to my cell, went to bed, I fell into a light sleep and heard - in the monastery a wonderful ringing of two bells and the singing of extraordinary voices: Let us glorify Thee, the Immaculate Mother of our God. One of the singers said to me: "Because you did not say what you were commanded, tomorrow you will be punished before all the people." And when in the morning I began to read about the appearance of the miraculous image of the Mother of God in Kazan, I saw that the saint who had appeared to me before came from the porch and blesses the people on both sides; having come to the meal, also blessing the people, he came up to me and said: “You are reading this and why don’t you believe it yourself? That image was in the ground, and this one stands in the porch facing the wall; why didn't you tell about it?" And he, shaking his hand at me, said: "From now on, be decrepit until the divine work is done." Having said this, he became invisible, and I fell to the ground from fear, and now I am telling you. The people, having learned about the miraculous phenomena, with tears glorified the mercy of the Most Holy Theotokos, and all with zeal with the Procession of the Cross carried the icon to the place where it was ordered to build the Church, and the church was built in three days and consecrated on the fourth. Before the construction of the church, the Narrator notes, there were torrential rains and water came in rivers, as if in spring time, and when they began to build the church, there was a bucket; breads and vegetables have recovered since then.
Kaplunovskaya-Kazan icon. This icon is located in the village of Kaplunovka, Kharkov diocese. Appeared in 1689 as follows. The priest of this village, distinguished by a particularly pious life, Ioann Umanov, appeared in a dream to a certain, adorned with gray-haired old man, and told him that icon painters with icons would soon come to him from Moscow and that he would acquire from the oldest of them in years from a bunch of icons for himself the eighth account, the Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. “From her you will receive grace and mercy,” added the elder. The priest did so, but before that he strictly fasted. Soon a new vision followed in a dream to the priest Umanov: the Most Holy Theotokos Herself appeared and ordered the icon to be placed in the church. The priest announced his vision to the people and triumphantly transferred the icon to the church, and from that time miracles began to happen from the icon. The icon was called Kaplunovskaya. In 1709, when Emperor Peter the Great was at war with the Swedish king Charles XII, he summoned a priest with the Kaplunov icon to his army in Kharkov and ordered him to carry it in front of the regiments, and he himself prayed with tears to the Queen of Heaven for help. Meanwhile, King Charles, having stopped with his army near Kaplunovka, placed himself with the traitor Hetman Mazepa in the house of the priest John. Then some of his violent warriors wanted to burn the church. They surrounded it with straw and firewood, but no matter how hard they tried to set it on fire, neither firewood nor straw caught fire. Having learned about such a miracle and also about the fact that St. the icon is in the Russian camp, Karl said to Mazepa: "If they could not light the church even without the icon, then where it is, it will not be reliable for us." So indeed it happened. The Battle of Poltava gave Great Peter the victory over Charles. There is a miraculous Kaplunovskaya icon in the Kozeevka settlement, 80 miles from Kharkov.
Nizhnelomovskaya-Kazan icon. This icon appeared in 1643 at a spring two versts from the city of Nizhniy Loma in the Penza province. At the site of her appearance, a chapel was first erected, and then a church and a monastery.
Karpovskaya-Kazan icon. This icon is located in the Kursk Zibichensky Monastery. It was brought here in 1725 from the Karpov desert.
Katashinsky-Kazan icon. This icon appeared in 1622 in a grove near the village of Bely Kolodez, Chernihiv province, to the local priest and placed by him in the village church. In 1692, a monastery was built here, called Katashinsky.
Ascension-Kazan icon. She is in Voznesensky convent in Moscow, in the Kremlin. For the first time she became famous in 1689. Twice it was in danger of burning, but miraculously it was preserved. This year, after a prayer before this icon, they forgot to extinguish the candle, the candle fell, and the lectern on which the icon lay was burnt from it, and the icon itself, despite the fact that it was written on the canvas, remained completely unharmed. Another time, when in 1701, on June 19, there was a fire in the Moscow Kremlin and the royal palace and the Ascension Monastery burned down, the icon miraculously survived. When they took out the utensils and icons from the cathedral monastery church, they did not take it out, but meanwhile it turned out to be together with other icons taken out; when, after the end of the fire, they began to bring things into the cathedral, they saw that the icon was already in its place, although no one had brought it. And there were many miraculous healings from this icon.
Pavlovsk-Kazan icon. This icon is located in the village of Pavlovsky, Moscow province, Zvenigorod district. She appeared on a tree, near the village, where a chapel was built in memory of the apparition; inside the chapel is a well, popularly called holy. The first miracle from the icon was the following. One of the peasants of the village of Pavlovsky fell into a cruel illness from an intemperate life. At this time, the Most Holy Theotokos appeared in a dream to another pious peasant and ordered him to tell the sick man to pray to Her for healing and go to wash in the holy well. Then he would have abandoned his intemperate life, otherwise he might perish. The patient with great effort went to the well, washed himself and - completely recovered.
Irkutsk-Kazan icon. It is located in Irkutsk in the Epiphany Cathedral and became famous for many miracles. Every year in April or May, after the sowing of spring grain, they carry it with a procession through the neighboring rural peasant fields to consecrate the crops. This religious procession has long been established on the occasion of frequent crop failures in the surrounding villages of the city of Irkutsk.
Kargopol-Kazan icon. This miraculous icon is located in Kargopol, Olonets diocese, in the Church of the Ascension. It became famous in 1714. The icon was in the house of the pious widow Marfa Ponomareva, who once, while praying before the icon, saw that a tear was flowing from the right eye of the Most Holy Theotokos, and in fear informed the priest about it. The icon was transferred to the church, and here twice in a short time, in the sight of everyone, streams of tears appeared from the eyes of the Mother of God, which was reported to the then Metropolitan of Novgorod Job.
Yaroslavl-Kazan icon. This icon is located in Yaroslavl in the convent of Kazan. The story of her glorification is as follows. In 1588, on July 2, a certain pious man named Gerasim, while he was in Kazan, had a miraculous vision of the Mother of God Herself, and after he wished to acquire Her icon for himself, he heard a voice in a dream indicating where and what icon to buy, and then go to the city of Romanov and tell the inhabitants there to build a temple in the name of the icon. Gerasim found the icon and only took it in his hands, as right hand him, who had been sick for a long time, was healed. A temple was built in Romanov, and the icon stood there until 1604, when Romanov was taken by the Lithuanians. At this time, one of them took a miraculous icon from the church and took it with him to Yaroslavl. Here the Theotokos Herself appeared to a certain deacon Eleazar and commanded that a temple be erected in her honor. The temple was erected, and then a monastery with it. The inhabitants of Romanov wanted to return the miraculous icon to themselves, but the citizens of Yaroslavl asked Tsar Vasily Ioannovich to leave it in their city, and the tsar, on the advice of Patriarch Hermogenes, approved the desire of the latter by a letter on his behalf, but with the fact that they made an exact list with the miraculous icons for Romanov. And the miraculous icon itself is carried every year from Yaroslavl to Romanov.
Kazan, located in the Moscow Simonov Monastery. This icon was donated to the monastery by those who received it for a blessing from Bishop Tikhon of Voronezh. On the sides are depicted St. Tikhon, the angel of the saint, and Martha, the angel of the saint's sister Martha. For the first time she became famous for the healing of the girl - the wanderer Natalia, who three times appeared in a dream with an icon, but she did not know where to find it. Finally, Hieroschemamonk Alexy of the Simonov Monastery appeared to her in a dream with the image itself and said that the icon was in the monastery in the cathedral church on the right side. The icon was found and the sick woman, after praying before it, was healed. Subsequently, in honor of her and for her, a special chapel was arranged at the cathedral monastery church. There were many miracles from the icon.
Kazanskaya, located in the Vyshenskaya desert. This icon in 1812 was brought from Moscow to the Tambov Ascension Monastery by nun Miropia, who, on the occasion of the ruin of the capital, moved there. The pious old woman three times in reality heard a voice from the icon commanding her to be transferred to the Vyshenskaya hermitage, and after her death, according to her will, the icon was transferred. In addition to many healings from the icon, the Vyshensky monks sometimes saw a bright light pouring from it throughout the church at night.
Kazanskaya, located in the Vysochinskiy Kazan Monastery. So the monastery is named after the icon, and the icon is named after the village of Vysochino, where it became famous for miracles. The icon appeared at the beginning of the 18th century, during the reign of Emperor Peter I. The village of Vysochino did not exist then, but there was a government pine forest. On the bank of the swampy river Mzha, which flowed among the forest and was surrounded by swamps, a watchman and his family lived in a hut. It was to this watchman that the icon appeared, standing on a swampy hummock. Light rays emanated from the icon. The watchman took it with reverence and prayer and placed it in his hut with icons on the shelf. Here the icon soon marked itself with a sun-like radiance emanating from it and at the same time healing the blind and lame old man, the watchman's father. Then they took the icon to the nearest church in the village of Artyukhovka, but the icon returned three times to the watchman's hut. The people, having learned about the revealed icon, began to come in multitudes to worship her, and many received healing and consolation. Then the centurion Vysochin, to whom the emperor for merit during Poltava battle he donated land with a forest - a forest, where a miraculous icon stood in the watchman's hut, built a village here, which was named after his last name, Vysochino, and from the village of Artyukhovka moved here the church, where the miraculous icon was delivered. Subsequently, a monastery was built here. And in the monastery there were many miracles from the icon.
Kazan, located in the Tambov Cathedral. This icon is richly decorated. Her first miracle was in 1695 on December 6th during all-night vigil tears that wet the veil and lectern.
Kazanskaya, located in the Temnikovsky Transfiguration Cathedral. She was in the pantry among the unusable utensils. The icon appeared three times to a lady who suffered from pain in her legs and promised healing if she found it. The patient demanded to be taken to the Temnikovsky Cathedral. As soon as she saw the icon in the pantry, she immediately felt relieved and, after prayer, was completely healed.
Kazan, located in the city of Vyazniki. There is a young woman in the cathedral church. This icon marked itself with miracles at the beginning of the 17th century.
Kazan, located in Suzdal. It stands in the parish Church of the Resurrection. This icon, as a result of the appearance of the Mother of God Herself, was painted by one pious monk of the Shartom Nikolaev Monastery, Joachim, who lived in the 17th century. The monk lived near the Kazan Church in a hut, where he was buried.
“Miraculous Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos. Their history and images”, compiled by Archpriest I. Bukharev. Moscow, Caravel, 1994. Published according to the edition: Miraculous Icons of the Most Holy Theotokos (Their History and Images). Compiled by Archpriest I. Bukharev. Moscow, Tipo-Lithography G.I. Prostakov, Balchug, village of Simonov Monastery. 1901
Traditionally, November 4 in Russia celebrates the Day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The holiday, which has a long history, is dedicated to the day of the liberation of Moscow from the Poles in 1916. It is believed that it was the miraculous icon that helped the militia led by Prince Pozharsky overcome a lot of difficulties and defeat the enemy.
In the old days, this holiday was classified as a state holiday and enjoyed a special love of the people. Today, the feast of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is widely celebrated by Orthodox citizens of the country. In 1993, on this day, the restored Kazan Cathedral, destroyed by the Soviet authorities in 1936, was opened on Red Square. The icon-liberator is kept in it.
The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most revered icons; it has a long list of miracles and healings. First magic power appreciated by two blind men who were entrusted with carrying the icon to the temple. Immediately after completing the assigned work, they received their sight.
Let the Kazan icon
Bless you today
Will close the troubles on barriers,
Protects from all diseases!
I wish you warmth on this day
In the soul of calm and peace,
To happy life was
And only joy brought!
Let Mother of God Protects you
Saves from troubles, worries.
Good, love and peace promises
And keep the faith in your heart!
Let the icons bright face
Your whole family will be illuminated,
Enemies and ailments are not allowed into the house
And it helps all of you in life!
On the Day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, I sincerely wish peace and prosperity, health to the whole family and prosperity, bright hopes and good thoughts, strong faith and incredible strength. May the Kazan icon always protect from life's disasters and enemies, may the Mother of God never let you fall and droop in soul.
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Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Let him help and find the answer to everything.
Let him protect with his grace,
Bring love and joy to your home!
Let the Kazan icon
Protects from misfortune
May the Mother of God help
Faith in the heart, let it ignite.
Know that miracles are possible
Always pray sincerely
Heaven will always help
Bring desires to life.
Today we honor the Kazan icon.
May the Mother of God keep you.
And now the ringing of bells
Let the soul thunder from happiness.
I also wish you peace of mind
And faith is strong, sincere, great.
Let the world surround with its beauty
And the Mother of God will always be with you.
Let the Kazan icon bring
Good luck, joy in fate!
May everyone who asks for a miracle,
Suddenly a miracle will be experienced!
Let the icon keep everyone from troubles,
And gives everyone magical salvation,
The icon creates the impossible,
And there is no explanation for the miracles!
May the Kazan icon
Protects you from harm.
Peace and happiness will be at home
And there is light in the soul of hope.
May the Mother of God help
Heal from all ailments.
Don't worry about problems
And love is all around.
There are special holidays in the world,
Which bring only grace.
They are revered by adults and children.
They are patronized by the Mother of God.
It is not in vain that people pray to her.
She will always help anyone who is waiting.
Icon of the Mother of God of Kazan
May joy and peace come to the house!
