Feodorovskaya Mother of God. Icon of the Holy Mother of God Feodorovskaya. In museum expositions

08.12.2021

Gallery of icons.

Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God. Gallery of icons.

And the day before, the inhabitants of the city saw how some warrior in rich clothes, very similar to the holy great martyr Theodore Stratilat, in whose honor a cathedral was built in Kostroma, passed through the city with an icon in his hands. Therefore, the revealed icon was called Feodorovskaya.

"Feodorovskaya" Icon of the Mother of God. Feodorovsky Cathedral of the Mother of God-Christmas Bobrenev Monastery.

Among the people who came to venerate the found icon were people from Gorodets, devastated by the Tatars, who immediately recognized that the found icon was the one that had stood in the Gorodets chapel for several years.

The ancient Feodorovskaya icon of the 18th century, donated to the Bobrenev Monastery by His Eminence Metropolitan Yuvenaly.

The election of Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov to the kingdom in 1613 is connected with the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God. The Kostroma clergy with the Feodorovsky image went out to meet the Moscow embassy, which was going to ask the young Mikhail Romanov for the kingdom, and all together they went to the Ipatiev Monastery, where young Mikhail lived with his mother, the old woman Marfa. The old woman handed over her son to the patronage of the Mother of God in front of Her Feodorovskaya icon.

Since then, the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos has become especially revered by the imperial House of Romanov, and all foreign princesses who were married by Russian emperors and grand dukes received the patronymic Feodorovna after baptism.

Twice the Kostroma Cathedral survived the fire, and both times the icon was unharmed. After these fires, Prince Vasily decided to build a special temple for the icon - the Assumption Cathedral with a chapel in the name of the Great Martyr Theodore Stratilates. The altar was turned not to the east, but to the north - to the place where the icon was found. The Theodorovskaya icon stayed in this cathedral, which became a cathedral in 1835, until 1929. After all sorts of transfers from church to church, associated with "historical changes" in the country, on August 18, 1991, the icon was transferred to the Epiphany Cathedral of the Kostroma diocese, where it remains to this day.

Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God. Church of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian in Kolomna.

More about the Feodorovskaya Icon

One of the most ancient Russian miraculous icons of the Mother of God, preserved to this day. It was created, probably, in 1239 by order of the great Prince of Vladimir Yaroslav Vsevolodovich (in baptism - Theodore) for the wedding of his son Alexander Nevsky. It is a list-replica of the miraculous Vladimir icon. A distinctive feature of the Feodorovskaya icon is the naked left leg of the Infant Christ, sitting on the right hand of the Mother of God; on the back is a half-length image of Paraskeva-Pyatnitsa.

In the second half of the 13th century, the Feodorovskaya icon was especially revered by the Kostroma prince Vasily Yaroslavich. The legend of the Feodorovskaya icon arose under the influence of the legend of the Vladimir Mother of God, it combines folk traditions and memories of the events of Russian history.

In 1613, thanks to the Feodorovskaya icon, Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov was “begged” for the kingdom; the icon became a widely revered all-Russian shrine.

A number of revered lists of the 17th-19th centuries are known. The ancient Feodorovskaya icon was repeatedly updated and restored; the original painting on the faces of the Mother of God and Christ is badly worn. The icon was kept in Kostroma: first in the Assumption Cathedral, during the years of Soviet power - in the Church of the Resurrection on Debre, now in the Epiphany-Anastasia Cathedral. With the Feodorovskaya icon, religious processions were made annually: on the day of the Holy Trinity - to the Ipatiev Monastery, on August 16 - to the Church of the Savior-Zaprudnenskaya to the place where the icon was "acquired".

Celebration - March 14 (27) in memory of the end of the Troubles in 1612 and August 16 (29) in memory of the appearance of the icon.

Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God.

The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God for three centuries was the patroness of the Royal House of Romanov, the sovereign Intercessor of the Russian state. It is this icon that personifies the end of the Time of Troubles and the beginning of the restoration of the Russian state after many years of humiliation and disorder.

According to legend, the Feodorovskaya icon was painted by the holy Evangelist Luke and is close in iconography to the Vladimir one, but unlike the latter, the left leg of the Christ Child on the icon is naked to the knee.

The Feodorovskaya Icon received its name from Grand Duke Yaroslav Vsevolodovich, father of Saint Alexander Nevsky, who bore the name Theodore in honor of Saint Theodore Stratilates in holy baptism. According to legend, it was acquired by his elder brother, Saint George (Yuri) Vsevolodovich, in a dilapidated wooden chapel near the ancient city of Gorodets - later the Gorodetsky Feodorovsky Monastery was built on that site.

It was in this image of the Mother of God that Grand Duke Yaroslav Vsevolodovich in 1239 blessed his son, the right-believing Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky, to marry Princess Bryachislava of Polotsk. This is confirmed by the peculiarity of the Feodorovskaya icon: on its reverse side there is an image of the holy martyr Paraskeva, called Pyatnitsa, the heavenly patroness of the Polotsk princely house.

One of the most significant events in the history of our country is also associated with the name of the Feodorovskaya Icon. On February 21 (according to the old style), 1613, at the Zemsky Sobor in Moscow, Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov, the first Russian tsar from the boyar family of the Romanovs, was elected sovereign of all Russia. The 16-year-old youth was the son of Fyodor Nikitich, (monastic Filaret, the future Patriarch of Moscow), and Xenia Ivanovna (monastic Martha) Romanovs. On March 14, 1613, an embassy from the Zemsky Sobor arrived at the Ipatiev Monastery in the city of Kostroma to notify Mikhail Feodorovich and his mother, nun Martha, of their election to the throne. At the same time, the Feodorovskaya icon was brought to the monastery from the Assumption Cathedral in Kostroma. After much persuasion, the ambassadors of the Zemsky Sobor managed to convince the young Mikhail Romanov and his mother to accept the election to the throne. Nun Martha blessed her son with the Feodorovskaya icon for the kingdom with the words: “ Behold, to You, O Mother of God, Most Pure Mother of God, in Your Most Pure Hand, Lady, I commit my child, and if you wish, arrange for him useful and all Orthodox Christianity».

Since that time, the Feodorovskaya icon has become one of the main family relics of Russian sovereigns and their families. Since the end of the 18th century, German princesses, marrying Russian grand dukes and accepting Orthodoxy for this, according to tradition, in honor of the Feodorovskaya icon, received their patronymic Fedorovna. These include Maria Feodorovna (wife of Paul I), Alexandra Feodorovna (wife of Nicholas I), Maria Feodorovna (wife of Alexander III), Alexandra Feodorovna (wife of Nicholas II) and Elizabeth Feodorovna. This tradition dates back to the 17th century, when, in honor of the same icon, the “dissonant” patronymic of Tsarina Evdokia Lopukhina was changed from “Illarionovna” to “Fedorovna”, and when Tsar Ivan Alekseevich married Praskovya Saltykova, she not only changed her patronymic, but and changed the name of her father from Alexander to Fedor.

Many members of the royal family, including all Russian emperors, starting with Nicholas I, considered it their duty to visit Kostroma - the "cradle of the Romanov dynasty" - and bow to the miraculous Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God. The patroness was especially revered under Tsar Nicholas, and his whole family prayed before her. In Tsarskoe Selo (1909-1912), on the site chosen by the monarch himself, the Feodorovsky Sovereign Cathedral was built in honor of the shrine. At the site of the death of the holy martyrs, in the house of Ipatiev (Yekaterinburg), a list of the Theodore Icon of the Theotokos was discovered, which belonged to the martyr Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.

Church history has preserved many miracles of updating icons. But with the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, the opposite miracle happened. Shortly before the abdication of the martyr Tsar Nicholas II, the image darkened and became almost black.

The celebration in memory of the miraculous discovery of the icon has been known since the 13th century and had a local character. However, since 1620, which is associated with the return of Patriarch Filaret, the royal father, from captivity, this holiday is fixed on March 14 and immediately becomes very solemn and significant in the royal family.

Under the first Romanovs, the date of the celebration, which fell on the days of Great Lent, was strictly observed and was transferred to other days only in exceptional cases. The celebration of the icon was distinguished by a splendor atypical for Lenten services and was equated with the feast of the Annunciation. It was performed in the Assumption Cathedral, dressed in white robes, served the all-night vigil and the liturgy of John Chrysostom. From the second half of the 18th century, the holiday began to be moved to the next Sunday, which already reduced its status. In the modern liturgical charter, the celebration of the icon is performed according to the usual Lenten rite.

Twice the Kostroma Cathedral survived the fire, and both times the icon was unharmed. During the second fire, the inhabitants of Kostroma could observe a miraculous phenomenon. When the flame of fire destroyed the temple, the face of the Mother of God was seen above the flame in the air. After these fires, Prince Vasily decided to build a special temple for the Icon of Our Lady Theodorovskaya - the Assumption Cathedral with a side chapel in the name of the Great Martyr Theodore Stratilates. The altar was turned not to the east, but to the north - to the place where the icon was found. The Theodore Icon stayed in this cathedral until 1929.

The genuine Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, fortunately, has not been lost, which was confirmed, surprisingly, by the expedition of the People's Commissariat of Education in 1919. She never left the church walls, prayer never stopped before her. In the recent history of the Russian Orthodox Church, this case can rightfully be called unique. During the years of persecution against the Church, after the closure and destruction of the Assumption Cathedral, it was first kept in the Church of St. John Chrysostom, and then in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on Debre. On August 18, 1991, the icon was transferred to the cathedral Epiphany-Anastasia Cathedral Kostroma diocese.

The icon was repeatedly decorated with precious salaries. At the beginning of the 19th century, at the expense of the inhabitants of Kostroma, a new gold setting was made for the icon, in which precious stones were placed from the previous one. Later, a golden riza weighing about 10 kg was made for the icon. She decorated the icon until 1922, when the riza was requisitioned as part of a campaign to confiscate church valuables. In 1948, Patriarch Alexy I wished to decorate the icon with a new precious robe, worthy of the spiritual greatness of the shrine. Fundraising took several years, and in the spring of 1955, Moscow craftsmen made a silver-gilded setting for the icon. In 2003, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II gave his blessing for the development of the project and the production of an exact copy of the lost precious riza (1891), and the Kostroma diocese began collecting donations.

In 1869 in Church of St. Nicholas in Klenniki Moscow honorary citizen Anna Vasilievna Levina donated a list from the ancient Kostroma icon of the Theodore Mother of God. St. Righteous Alexy (Mechev) greatly honored this image, he used to perform a prayer service before him every Wednesday after Vespers with the reading of the canon. Once, on the eve of the events of 1917, during the service of such a prayer service, tears fell from the eyes of the Queen of Heaven. St. rights. Alexis was shocked by this.

The Monk Ambrose of Optina blessed women who are expecting a child to resort to prayer before the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. And now women who carry a child in their womb pray before this image of the Mother of God, ask Her help in a safe resolution from the burden, and the girls pray for happiness in marriage.

Troparion, voice 4:
By the coming of Your honest icon, the Mother of God, / the God-protected city of Kostroma, rejoiced today, / like ancient Israel to the covenant of the Covenant, / flows to the image of Your face / and our God incarnated from You, / yes, by Your Mother’s intercession to Him / ever intercede to all, / under shade of your shelter to those who run, / peace and great mercy.

Kontakion, tone 8:
Giving gratitude to Thee, Thy servants, the Theotokos, about all, / Thou hast done good to our city, / From the depths of our souls we cry out to You and have mercy on us: / Do not stop, Mistress, / Maternal to Your Son and our God with prayers / give all the good and saving to all, / by faith and love crying out to Ty: / rejoice, Virgin, praise of Christians.

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The Theodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God is a miraculous icon of the Mother of God revered in the Russian Church, kept in the Epiphany Cathedral in the city of Kostroma. Tradition ascribes its authorship to the Evangelist Luke, the iconography is similar to the Vladimir icon. It is revered as one of the shrines of the Romanov dynasty, since legend connects it with the calling in 1613 to the kingdom of the founder of the dynasty, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. Researchers, based on the identity of the iconography of the Feodorovskaya icon with the Vladimir one, consider it to be a list from the glorified ancient shrine and put forward three versions of its origin: the icon was painted in 1164 by order of Andrei Bogolyubsky for the Gorodetsky monastery; the icon was painted by order of Prince Yaroslav Vsevolodovich in 1239 as a gift for the wedding of his son Alexander Nevsky; The icon was commissioned by Yaroslav Vsevolodovich in 1218-1220 in connection with the return of his wife Theodosia to him.
Director: Natalya Sergeeva

FEODOROVSKAYA ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of Godfor three centuries she was the patroness of the Royal House of Romanovs, the sovereign Intercessor of the Russian state. It is this icon that personifies the end of the Time of Troubles and the beginning of the restoration of the Russian state after many years of humiliation and disorder.

According to legend, the Feodorovskaya icon was painted by the holy Evangelist Luke and is close in iconography to the Vladimir one, but unlike the latter, the left leg of the Infant Christ is naked to the knee.

It was in this image of the Mother of God that Grand Duke Yaroslav Vsevolodovich in 1239 blessed his son, the right-believing Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky, to marry Princess Bryachislava of Polotsk. This is confirmed by the peculiarity of the Feodorovskaya icon: on its reverse side there is an image of the holy martyr Paraskeva, called Pyatnitsa - the heavenly patroness of the Polotsk princely house.

One of the most significant events in the history of our country is also associated with the name of the Feodorovskaya Icon. On February 21 (according to the old style), 1613, at the Zemsky Sobor in Moscow, Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov, the first Russian tsar from the boyar family of the Romanovs, was elected sovereign of all Russia. The 16-year-old youth was the son of Fyodor Nikitich, (monastic Filaret, the future Patriarch of Moscow), and Xenia Ivanovna (monastic Martha) Romanovs. On March 14, 1613, an embassy from the Zemsky Sobor arrived at the Ipatiev Monastery in the city of Kostroma to notify Mikhail Feodorovich and his mother, nun Martha, of their election to the throne. At the same time, the Feodorovskaya icon was brought to the monastery from the Assumption Cathedral in Kostroma. After much persuasion, the ambassadors of the Zemsky Sobor managed to convince the young Mikhail Romanov and his mother to accept the election to the throne. Nun Martha blessed her son with the Feodorovskaya Iconto the kingdom with the words: Behold, to You, O Mother of God, Most Pure Mother of God, in Your Most Pure Hand, Lady, I commit my child, and if you wish, arrange for him useful and all Orthodox Christianity».

Since that time, the Feodorovskaya icon has become one of the main family relics of Russian sovereigns and their families. Since the end of the 18th century, German princesses, marrying Russian grand dukes and accepting Orthodoxy for this, according to tradition, in honor of the Feodorovskaya icon, received their patronymic Feodorovna. These include Maria Feodorovna (wife of Paul I), Alexandra Feodorovna (wife of Nicholas I), Maria Feodorovna (wife of Alexander III), Alexandra Feodorovna (wife of Nicholas II) and Elizabeth Feodorovna. This tradition dates back to the 17th century, when, in honor of the same icon, the “dissonant” patronymic of Tsarina Evdokia Lopukhina was changed from “Illarionovna” to “Fedorovna”, and when Tsar Ivan Alekseevich married Praskovya Saltykova, they not only changed the patronymic, but also changed the name her father from Alexander to Fedor.

Many members of the royal family, including all Russian emperors, starting with Nicholas I, considered it their duty to visit Kostroma - the "cradle of the Romanov dynasty" - and bow to the miraculous Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God. The patroness was especially revered under Tsar Nicholas, and his whole family prayed before her. In Tsarskoe Selo (1909-1912), on the site chosen by the monarch himself, the Feodorovsky Sovereign Cathedral was built in honor of the shrine. At the site of the death of the holy martyrs, in the house of Ipatiev (Yekaterinburg), a list of the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God was discovered, which belonged to the martyr Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.

The celebration in memory of the miraculous acquisition of the icon has been known since the 13th century and had a local character. However, starting from 1620, which is associated with the return of Patriarch Filaret, the royal father, from captivity, this holiday is fixed on March 14 and immediately becomes very solemn and significant in the royal family.

Under the first Romanovs, the date of the celebration, which fell on the days of Great Lent, was strictly observed and was transferred to other days only in exceptional cases. The celebration of the icon was distinguished by a splendor atypical for Great Lenten services and was equated with the feast of the Annunciation. It was performed in the Assumption Cathedral, dressed in white robes, served the all-night vigil and the liturgy of John Chrysostom. From the second half of the 18th century, the holiday began to be moved to the next Sunday, which already reduced its status. In the modern liturgical charter, the celebration of the icon is performed according to the usual Lenten rite.

Twice the Kostroma Cathedral survived the fire, and both times the icon was unharmed.During the second fire, the inhabitants of Kostroma could observe a miraculous phenomenon. When the flame of fire destroyed the temple, the face of the Mother of God was seen above the flame in the air.After these fires, Prince Vasily decided to build a special temple for the Icon of Our Lady Theodorovskaya - the Assumption Cathedral with a side chapel in the name of the Great Martyr Theodore Stratilates. The altar was turned not to the east, but to the north - to the place where the icon was found. The Theodore Icon stayed in this cathedral until 1929.

The genuine Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, fortunately, has not been lost, which was confirmed, surprisingly, by the expedition of the People's Commissariat of Education in 1919. She never left the church walls, prayer never stopped before her. In the recent history of the Russian Orthodox Church, this case can rightfully be called unique. During the years of persecution against the Church, after the closure and destruction of the Assumption Cathedral, it was first kept in the Church of St. John Chrysostom, and then in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on Debre.On August 18, 1991, the icon was transferred to the cathedral Epiphany- Anastasiin Cathedral Kostroma diocese.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before the icon of Her "Feodorovskaya":
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, the only hope for us sinners! We resort to You and pray to You, as if you had great boldness before the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, who was born of You according to the flesh. Do not despise our tears, do not disdain our sighs, do not reject our sorrows, do not disgrace our hope in Thee, but with Thy motherly prayers implore the Lord God, may He grant us, sinful and unworthy, to be freed from sins and passions of the soul and body, die to the world and let Him alone live all the days of our life. O Most Holy Lady Theotokos, travel and protect and guard them, deliver the captives from captivity, free those who suffer from troubles, comfort those who are in sorrow, sorrow and adversity, alleviate poverty and all bodily malice and grant everyone everything necessary for the stomach, piety and temporary life. Save, Mistress, all countries and cities and this city, even if this miraculous and holy icon of Yours is given as a comfort and protection, deliver me from famine, destruction, coward, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners, internecine strife and turn away all anger, rightly moved upon us. Grant us time for repentance and conversion, deliver us from sudden death and at the time of our exodus appear to us, appearing to the Virgin Mother of God, and deliver us from the airy ordeals of the princes of this age, vouchsafe the right hand at the terrible Judgment of Christ and make us heirs of eternal blessings, let us glorify forever the magnificent Name of Your Son and our God, with His Father without Beginning, and the Holy, and the Good, and His Life-Giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. A min.

Troparion, voice 4:
With the advent of Your honest icon, the Mother of God, the God-protected city of Kostroma, rejoiced today, like ancient Israel to the Kivot of the Covenant, flows to the image of Your face and our God incarnated from You, and by Your Maternal intercession to Him, ever intercede to all under the shade of Your shelter, peace and great mercy .

Kontakion, tone 8:
Giving thanks to Thy servants, the Theotokos, about everyone, in the image you have done good to our city, from the depths of our souls we cry out to You, and have mercy on us: do not stop, Mistress, Maternal to Your Son and our God, with prayers, give all that is good and saving to everyone with faith and love crying Ty: Rejoice, Virgo, praise of Christians.

The Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God is one of the most famous and revered icons of the Theotokos. Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God: Svyatsy - Orthodox online store. The history of Russia is connected with it, starting from the time of Alexander Nevsky. Many icons of the Mother of God, according to legend, are credited with the authorship of the Evangelist Luke.

He was the first artist whose handwritten images were blessed by the Virgin Mary herself during her earthly life. The historical significance of the Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God also indicates how it helps Orthodox believers.

"Feodorovskaya" is one of the most famous and revered icons of the Theotokos

The appearance in Russia of the icon of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God dates back to the 12th century. This image became a favorite icon of Alexander Nevsky. He never parted with her: he went to battle with her, received a blessing for marriage in this image of the Virgin and died with her too.

It is known that on the reverse side of the list was depicted the patroness of weddings and marriages - Saint Paraskeva Pyatnitskaya. This means that the icon of the Mother of God "Feodorovskaya" is important for Christians who want to get married, in which it helps.

The icon has meaning for Christians who want to get married

According to the testimonies of believers and the spiritual priesthood, the “Feodorovskaya” Mother of God patronizes childbearing, facilitates childbirth, which helps heartfelt prayer and an akathist to this image. In worldly affairs, she brings peace. Helps improve family life. Contributes to the successful resolution of problems. Strengthens health, heals diseases.

To whom will I call, Lady, to whom will I resort in my sorrow; to whom I will bring my tears and sighs, if not to You, the Queen of Heaven and earth: who will cast me out of the mire of sins and iniquities, if not You, O Mother of the Belly, Intercessor and Refuge of the human race. Hear my groaning, console me and have mercy in my sorrow, protect me in troubles and misfortunes, deliver me from bitterness and sorrow, and all sorts of ailments and diseases, from enemies visible and invisible, die the enmity of those who torment me, may I be delivered from slander and human malice ; so free me from your own flesh of vile customs. Cover me under the shade of Your mercy, may I find peace and joy and cleansing from sins. I entrust myself to your motherly intercession; wake me Mati and hope, cover, and help, and intercession, joy and consolation, and an ambulance in everything Helper. Oh wonderful mistress! Everyone flows to You, without Your almighty help does not depart; for this sake, and I am unworthy of you, I resort to you, so that I will be delivered from sudden and fierce death, gnashing of teeth and eternal torment. I will receive the Kingdom of Heaven and I will be honored with You in the tenderness of the heart of the river: Rejoice, Mother of God, Our zealous Intercessor and Intercessor, forever and ever. Amen.

The missing icon and its return

Immediately after the death of Prince Alexander Nevsky, the icon disappears for a whole year. And Alexander's brother, Prince Vasily Yaroslavovich, or else he was called Vasily Kostroma, finds her while hunting on a tree. The return of the icon of the Mother of God "Feodorovskaya" took place with the participation of the great martyr Theodore Stratilat, who died long ago.

The icon disappeared for a whole year

While the icon was not given into the hands of the prince, the inhabitants of the city told that they saw some kind of warrior solemnly walking with the icon through the city. This warrior was Theodore Stratilat, in his honor the icon "Feodorovskaya" was named, marching in Kostroma.

Prince Vasily informed the clergy about this miraculous phenomenon, returning together to the place indicated by the prince, the miraculous copy of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God was discovered. This amazing manifestation of the icon once again confirmed that it is a spiritualized and animated object of faith, requiring a reverent attitude and deep reverence.

Legends about the appearance of the icon

The legendary stories of the “Feodorovskaya” Icon of the Mother of God are inextricably linked with Kostroma. It is recognized as one of the most revered shrines not only of the Kostroma region, but of the entire Christian world. Every educated Christian should know where the “Feodorovskaya” Icon of the Mother of God is located in Kostroma.

For more than 500 years, the image has not left the Kostroma lands

For more than 500 years, the image has not left the Kostroma lands, and is located in the female Epiphany Anastasia Monastery, which is also called the Feodorovsky Monastery. The largest and oldest spiritual monastery located within the city. Its history dates back to the 15th century.

The list of the "Feodorovskaya" Icon of the Mother of God is located in another significant place for Russian history - the Holy Trinity Ipatiev Monastery, which is the spiritual cradle of the Romanov dynasty. The very first king of this dynasty was crowned king here. Before the Romanovs, this monastery belonged to the boyar family of the Godunovs.

Over time, Mikhail Romanov was blessed with the kingdom, in which the icon of the Theotokos "Feodorovskaya" helped. Mikhail's mother, nun Martha, who, by the way, was forcibly tonsured a nun, for a long time did not agree to give a blessing to the kingdom of her only son, for troubled times reigned in the state. But she was humble, plucking up courage and standing before the icon in prayer, she entrusted her son into the hands of the Mother of God. After all, Michael was only 16 years old.

The meaning of the "Feodorovskaya" icon of the Mother of God

From that moment on, the icon of the Mother of God "Feodorovskaya" acquired a generic meaning and the status of a family shrine for the Romanov family. With the advent of Mikhail Fedorovich, the great unrest in the country came to an end, and the formation of the state began.

For more than 300 years, the icon has been passed down from generation to generation of the Romanov dynasty. Often, tsars married women of other faiths, and when they converted to Orthodoxy, they were given a patronymic in honor of the icon of the “Fedorovskaya” Mother of God.

For more than 300 years, the icon was passed from generation to generation of the Romanov dynasty.

In May 2018, where the “Feodorovskaya” Icon of the Mother of God is located in Moscow, many believers knew. For the first time, with the blessing of the Patriarch, the great shrine was brought from Kostroma for veneration to the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity of the Patriarchal Compound in Sviblovo. Everyone who wished could venerate and pray to the miraculous icon.

What can you ask for

In front of the icon of the Mother of God "Feodorovskaya" prayers were performed with requests for peace, pacification of enmity between countries, which helps reading the akathist, cathedral prayer. Each brought his prayer request to the Mother of God. She hears every soul.

In front of the icon of the Mother of God "Feodorovskaya" prayers were performed with requests for peace

In testimonies of help kept by the abbess of the Epiphany Anastasia Monastery, it is often written as follows: "I asked, prayed, and it was given to me." Fedorovskaya Mother of God patronizes motherhood. She is asked for the care and salvation of children.

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As you know, the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God was painted by St. Evangelist Luke. It remains a mystery that no one knows who brought it to Russia and at what time. It is the most important shrine in Russia.

It is called for the reason that it is named after St. Theodore Stratilates, who found it on a pine tree in a city called Gorodets. After a certain period, where they found it, the Gorodetsky Feodorovsky Monastery was founded.

During the entire stay of the miraculous image in the city, many miraculous events took place. One of these events - the face remained unharmed after the Kostroma Cathedral burned twice. It darkened until the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II.

Not everyone knows that the image has two sides. On the second side you can see the image of the martyr Paraskeva. There is an assumption that her face on the back of the icon is associated with the wife of St. Alexander Nevsky.

The meaning of the Feodorovskaya icon

Many kings, starting with Nicholas the First and members of their families, went to the miraculous image and prayed. She was a family icon of the Romanov family. Prince Alexander Nevsky took her on all his campaigns. In 1262 the prince died and a decision was made to return the saint to Kostroma. It is known that there is a copy of a genuine miraculous icon brought by the nun Martha.

The Theodore Icon of the Mother of God knew no time without prayers. The geography of the pilgrimage of the face is great - Solovki, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg. It was kept in the Assumption Cathedral until 1929. It was also kept in the church of St. John Chrysostom, and later in the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. In 1991, the shrine was transferred to the Epiphany - Anastasia Cathedral.

The authenticity of the image was confirmed by the expedition of the People's Commissariat of Education in 1919. Until 1922, it was decorated with a ten-kilogram golden chasuble. A new precious riza from a silver-gilded setting was made at the request of Alexei the First in 1955.

What helps the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God

Many talk about its miraculous influence. The Most Holy Theotokos is asked with prayers for:

the birth of a child;
easy childbirth;
happiness in marriage;
promotion of health;
help get rid of diseases.

The miraculous gift of the image of the Fedorov Mother of God to children:

There is a case when a married couple from the Nizhny Novgorod region could not have children for seven years. For a year they prayed before the image every day, they did not miss a day. A miracle happened. A boy was born.
The second case was with a woman who had a serious gynecological disease. Doctors were firmly convinced that it was impossible and dangerous for a woman to give birth. After reading the prayers after a while, she safely gave birth to a boy.
The third case was with a woman who lost her leg. Having come with difficulty to the miraculous image, she began to pray that she would help get rid of the disease. The woman reached home on her own, and a day later her leg did not bother her at all.

What do they pray to the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God

Everyone reads a prayer about what worries or worries him. The image helps not only in difficult childbirth, but also in the good upbringing of the child, which is important for future parents.

As you know, all miraculous requests are documented in the annals of temples. Prayer should not be treated like a spell. Remember that prayer is your appeal to God, the Mother of God or the Saint. You need to pray from a pure heart and sincerely.

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Do not pray in an ultimatum form. If you do not have enough spiritual experience, there are written prayers that will help you find the right words. You can also pray in your own words, because God is pleased with such an appeal.

Do not forget to ask for strength and help to endure life's trials, reason, wisdom and a bright mind.

This is how the very prayer to the image of the Virgin is pronounced:

“To whom I will call, Lady, to whom I will resort in my sorrow; to whom shall I bring my tears and sighs, if not to Thee, the Queen of Heaven and earth: who will uproot me from the mire G rekhs and iniquities, if not You, O Mother of the Belly, Intercessor and Refuge of the human race. Hear my groaning, console me and have mercy in my sorrow, protect me in troubles and misfortunes, deliver me from bitterness and sorrow, and all sorts of ailments and diseases, from enemies visible and invisible, die the enmity of those who torment me, may I be delivered from slander and human malice ; so free me from your own flesh of vile customs. Cover me under the shade of Your mercy, may I find peace and joy and cleansing from sins. I entrust myself to your motherly intercession; wake me Mati and hope, cover, and help, and intercession, joy and consolation, and an ambulance in everything Helper. Oh wonderful mistress! Everyone flows to You, without Your almighty help does not depart; for this sake, and I am unworthy of you, I resort to you, so that I will be delivered from sudden and fierce death, gnashing of teeth and eternal torment. I will receive the Kingdom of Heaven and I will be honored with You in the tenderness of the heart of the river: Rejoice, Mother of God, Our zealous Intercessor and Intercessor, forever and ever. Amen".

Where is the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God

This miraculous image is one of the oldest Russian icons that has survived to this day. On August 17, 1991, the location of the icon was changed. From the Resurrection Church, she was transferred to the Epiphany Cathedral in Kostroma.

And today you can see it there. The miraculous image was on display in Moscow at the Donskoy Stauropegial Monastery in 2013, after which it was taken to the Kaliningrad diocese.

The days of celebration are the twenty-seventh of March and the twenty-ninth of August. You can see the Temple of the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God at the address: Kiev, Manuilsky Street, 32. Address in Russia: Mosin Street, 27, Astrakhan.

Prayer of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God for the birth of a child

Married couples want to have a child, because their child will become a symbol of their love. But not everyone is able to give birth to a baby. The holy face really works wonders and a child is needed. First you need to cleanse your mind and soul, strengthen your faith, get rid of addictions. It is necessary to pray every day.

Prayer to the Mother of God for the gift of children

“Oh, the All-Merciful, Good and True Defender of ours, the Lady Theotokos, who knew the happiness of Motherhood, in which the unrest, hopes, anxieties and sorrows of all earthly mothers received, do not leave with Your prayers those who fall to the holy and miraculous icon of Your servant (names) and ask Your Son and God of all barrenness has permission, help and goodness in childbirth, while the baby is their reliable cover and protection.
Look, Blessed Mother, on these servants of Yours, united by marriage and begging for Your help, may Your mercy be upon them, may they be fruitful and may they see the sons of their sons to the third and fourth generation and live to the desired old age and enter the Kingdom Heaven of Thy Son and our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom all glory, honor and worship is due with the Father and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen".

Before this image, girls are also asked for a successful marriage, an easy pregnancy, and health for the child. Ask the face of the Virgin for what you want and She will definitely help you.

God bless you!