Tag Archives: Wonderworking Icon

Surety of Sinners Icon

Posted on March 19, 2011 by iconreader

The Surety of Sinners (Споручница грешных) Icon of the Theotokos is a Russian image which was revealed as wonder-working during the middle of the 19th century. It gets it name from the inscription found on the icon: “I am the … Continue reading →

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Miraculous Icon of Tsar Nicholas in St. Petersburg

Posted on February 17, 2011 by iconreader

Believers have gathered today (Feb 17) at an Orthodox fair in the former imperial capital of Saint Petersburg to venerate a miracle-working icon of Russia’s last Tsar, Nicholas II The Royal-Martyr was shot by the Bolsheviks after the 1917 revolution … Continue reading →

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Theotokos of Kolzetshan Icon is Found

Posted on February 11, 2011 by iconreader

A wonderworking icon of the Mother of God stolen from Helsinki’s Uspenski Cathedral, the city’s biggest Orthodox church, in June of last year was recovered on Tuesday. The icon is associated with Saint John of Kronstadt. In the early 20th … Continue reading →

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Theotokos Icon of Unexpected Joy

Posted on January 25, 2011 by iconreader

In the writings of St. Dimitri of Rostov there is an instructive narrative about a certain sinner who unexpectedly experienced the joy of repentance before an icon of the Mother of God. This event became so beloved of the Russian … Continue reading →

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The Kiev Caves Icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos

Posted on August 28, 2010 by iconreader

The Mother of God herself entrusted the Icon of the Dormition to four Byzantine architects, who in 1073 brought the icon to Sts. Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves. Continue reading →

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The Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God

Posted on August 5, 2010 by iconreader

That Icons draw us into the heavenly realm is miraculous enough; yet because of the faithlessness of people throughout history, God has continued to work miracles through material objects, including Holy Images. This is just one story about one miracle, performed through one single Icon: the Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God. Continue reading →

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