Marian Advocations of Russia
Russia is the land of icons: the Mother of God (Bogoroditsa) is venerated as a protector of the nation, cities and homes, where it presides the "beautiful corner" with a light on. From Kazan to Vladímir, from Smolensk to the Sovereign, its icons accompanied the history of the Russian people; and the Catholic cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Moscow preserves Latin Marian devotion. We gather your claims, a bridge of prayer for the unity of Christians.
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary of Moscow
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary of Moscow is the most important Latin Catholic cathedral in Russia and one of the country's largest neo-Gothic temples.
"Our Lady, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary of Moscow, pray for us.
Our Lady of Joy of All the Afflicted
The title "Our Lady Joy of All the Aflids" (in Russian, Vsej Skorbáshchij Rádost, "Joy of all who suffer") corresponds to an icon of the Mother of God very venerated in Russian Orthodox tradition.
"Our Lady Joy of All the Aflids, pray for us.
Our Lady of Bogolúbovo
The Bogoliúbskaya icon takes its name from the place of Bogoliúbovo, in the region of Vladímir, very close to the Prince Andréi Bogoliubski and the former main center of Vladímir- Suzdal.
"Our Lady of Bogoliúbovo, pray for us.
Our Lady Feodórovskaya
The Feodórovskaya icon is one of the most formerly venerated Marian images in the Russian sphere and is closely linked to the city of Kostroma and the Romanov house.
"Our Lady Feodórovskaya, pray for us.
Our Lady of Iveron of Moscow
The icon of Our Lady of Iveron of Moscow (Iverskaya) is a copy of the famous Portaitissa of the monastery of Iviron, on Mount Athos (Greece), one of the most venerated Marian icons of the Orthodox world.
"Our Lady of Iveron of Moscow, pray for us.
Our Lady of Kazan
The tradition places the finding of the icon of Our Lady of Kazan in 1579, in the city of Kazan, after a great fire.
"Our Lady of Kazan, pray for us.
Our Lady of Kursk- Root
According to the tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church, the icon of the Mother of God of the "Signo" of Kursk-Raiz (Kurskaya Korennáya) was found on September 8, 1295, the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, next to the root of a tree...
"Our Lady of Kursk- Root, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Three Hands
The advocation of Our Lady of the Three Hands (Troerúchitsa / Tricherusa) is born in the Byzantine and Orthodox sphere, linked to the figure of Saint John Damasceno.
"Our Lady of the Three Hands, pray for us.
Our Lady of Smolensk
According to tradition, the icon of the Mother of God of Smolensk would be of Byzantine origin and some pious stories link it even to the Evangelist Luke, as is the case with other great Marian icons of the Christian East; without...
"Our Lady of Smolensk, pray for us."
Our Lady of Tijvin
According to tradition, the icon of Our Lady of Tijvin (in Russian Tijvinskaya Bogoroditsa), type Hodigitria, appeared miraculously in 1383 on the waters of Lake Ladoga, in northern European Russia, and was transferred...
"Our Lady of Tijvin, pray for us."
Our Lady of Tolga
The icon of the Mother of God of Tolga is inseparable from the monastery of Tolga, founded in the region of Yaroslavl.
"Our Lady of Tolga, pray for us."
Our Lady of Vladímir
As for documented history, it is an icon of Byzantine origin, painted in Constantinople about 1130, within the style of the virgins of the Eleusa or "of the Ternure."
"Our Lady of Vladimir, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Inexhaustible Chalice
The icon of the Inexhaustible Chalice (Neupivayemaya Chasha) is associated in Russian tradition with the city of Serpujov and, in particular, with the Vysotsky monastery.
"Our Lady of the Inexhaustible Chalice, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Don
The Theotokos del Don (Donskáya) is one of the most venerated Marian icons in Russia and is historically associated with the Donskói monastery in Moscow, where it was especially honored.
"Our Lady of the Don, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Century of Novgorod
According to Russian Orthodox tradition, the icon of Our Lady of the Century of Novgorod (Znamenie) is linked to the siege of the city of Novgorod by the troops of Suzdal in the 12th century, when the icon was placed on the walls and,...
"Our Lady of the Century of Novgorod, pray for us.
Our Sovereign Lady
The iconography of Our Sovereign Lady (Derzhávnaya) belongs to the tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church and is linked to a very concrete historical event: the finding of a Marian icon in Kolomenkoye (then still...
"Our Sovereign Lady, pray for us."
Icon of the Mother of God of Yaroslavl
The icon of the Mother of God of Yaroslavl (Yaroslavskaya) is one of the most venerated Marian icons of central Russia and the first taumaturgical icon revealed under the protection of Prince Basil and the holy princes Theodore, David and Constantine of Yaroslavl. It is venerated in the Cathedral of the Sleep of Yaroslavl, jewel of the Russian Orthodox architecture of the 13th century.
"Icon of the Mother of God of Yaroslavl, pray for us.
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