Veneration of the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Georgia during the plague of 1654 in Moscow

The article discusses the miracles of healing from the plague in Moscow in the middle of the XVII century, attributed to the Mother of God of Georgia. The circumstances of bringing icon to Moscow are analyzed, the sources talking about the most famous miracle that occurred from the shrine in the cit...

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Published in:Russian Journal of Church History
Main Author: O. V. Eseeva
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: Silicea-Poligraf LLC 2022
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973X-2022-82
https://doaj.org/article/2e1bd274780f4befaa5e3c83ecc8951b
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Summary:The article discusses the miracles of healing from the plague in Moscow in the middle of the XVII century, attributed to the Mother of God of Georgia. The circumstances of bringing icon to Moscow are analyzed, the sources talking about the most famous miracle that occurred from the shrine in the city are compared. The author assesses the significance of the miracles that occurred in Moscow stricken by the plague in the distribution of lists from the icon, including those famous as miraculous. The fate of the icon after returning from Moscow, its stay in the churches of Arkhangelsk and Kholmogor in fulfillment of the desire of believers to pray to the miraculous image is briefly analyzed.