Marian devotion
Icon of the Virgin Feodorovskaya
Kostroma, Russia
One of the most venerated icons in Russia, protector of the Romanov dynasty.
The icon of the Virgin Feodorovskaya is one of the most important of the Russian Orthodox Church. According to tradition, it was miraculously found in the forest near Gorodéts in the 12th century. The icon is a copy of the Virgin Hodigitria attributed to St. Luke.
The election of Miguel Románov
In 1613, when Patriarch Philaret sent delegations to choose a new zar, the Feodorovskaya icon was taken to Kostroma. Tradition tells that young Miguel Románov, the first future czar of the Románov dynasty, was praying before this icon when he received the news of his choice.
The protection icon of the Romanov
Since then, the icon was considered a protector of the Romanov dynasty. Each zar, at birth, received a copy of this icon. The original is venerated in the Cathedral of the Epiphany of Kostroma.
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