Our Lady of Kazan

The Mother of God of Kazan (Russian Казанская Богоматерь ) also called Kazanskaya, is an icon of Mary, the mother of Jesus. It is one in the Russian Orthodox Church to the sacred icons. The original of the icon was stolen from the early 20th century and has since disappeared; however, there are numerous copies.

Icon Type

The icon of Our Lady of Kazan 'represents the Virgin Mary as Theotokos is ( " Theotokos ").

Patronage and Commemoration

The Mother of God of Kazan is honored by the faithful as the patron saint of the city of Kazan.

Two Kazan Cathedrals, in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, the Mother of God of Kazan are dedicated to further numerous other Russian churches such as in Novaya Usman.

Anniversaries of Our Lady of Kazan in the Orthodox Church are July 21 and November 4. The latter is now also the "Day of the unity of the people ", a national holiday in Russia.

Legend

The image of Our Lady of Kazan is attributed by Orthodox Christians to Luke the Evangelist.

The icon had a checkered history. It is considered miraculous and has been used in several military conflicts as a lucky charm. According to tradition, the icon said to have been found by a little girl in the ruins of their burned-down house near Kazan after the conquest of the Tartars by troops of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century after her Lady appeared in a dream.

Copies

A copy of Our Lady of Kazan was given on August 28, 2004 from the Vatican to the Russian Orthodox Church; Pope John Paul II said here that " this holy icon as one of the symbols of the unity of the disciples of the only begotten Son of God " may apply.