2014年11月20日星期四

Celebration in honor of the Mother of God "All the Afflicted"





"All the Afflicted and Obidimo Mediatrix ..." - the name of the icon of the Virgin, venerated in the Russian Orthodox Church of the miraculous. Known in different lists. The icon depicts the Virgin in the glow of a mandorla, surrounded by people mired ailments and afflictions, and angels to commit deeds on her behalf.

Precise dimensional list with the miraculous icon of the church on Skorbjashchenskoj Ordinka (last quarter of the XVIII century)
Date of occurrence: 1688


The holy icon of the Virgin "All the Afflicted" was known since 1688, when from it, in the reign of the kings of John A. and Peter I, 'miracle sister of the patriarch Job, Euphemia, who lived in Moscow in Ordynka and suffer long incurable disease. Once awaken early in the morning, it long and hard to call for help of the Savior and the Mother of God. After the prayer, aching heard a voice: "Euphemia! In the church of the Transfiguration is the image of My called "All the Afflicted". Call for yourself this way the priest, and pray: and you get healed from his disease. "Came to himself, the patient learned from relatives that did in the temple of the Transfiguration on Ordynka in Moscow is the icon of Our Lady "All the Afflicted". She raised this icon to my house and was healed. This miraculous healing was accomplished on October 24 and therefore the festival icon set on October 24 (November 6, new style).
In 1711, the Grand Duchess Natalia, out of reverence to the icon "All the Afflicted" done with her list, took her to St. Petersburg and placed in the home church of the Resurrection, at the former palace of the princess. In this palace was arranged almshouse with a special area for the reception of infants, which is the first of its kind, to the base of the educational buildings in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
According to another legend, a palace church Natalia Alekseevny in the reign of Empress Elizabeth miraculous icon of the Mother of God "All the Afflicted" was moved from Moscow, then put in a new temple on the highest command erected in honor of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow". In this temple to worship the icon of the Mother of God with reverence believers flock from different places, in great number, it came for prayer almost all the special royal family, starting with the Empress Catherine II.


Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" (with groshikami)

became famous in 1888 in St. Petersburg, when during a terrible thunderstorm, lightning struck the chapel, but finding in it the holy icon of the Heavenly Queen remained unharmed; clinging to her only small copper coins (groshiki) lying in front of the icon. At the site of the chapel in 1898, the church was built.
Commemorated on July 23

ALL Afflicted with Archangel Raphael and Saint. Basil Icon 1700-1750 gg.


The icon of the Virgin of All the Afflicted 1713


Icon of All the Afflicted in complex compositions icons found reflection geocentric system of the universe Ptolemeya.nachalo astronomer of the 18th century


Temple of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" (Savior Transfiguration) on Bolshaya Ordynka 1883


The first mention of the church of st. Barlaam Khutynsky "in Ordyntsy" refer to the 70-th years. XVI century. In the XIV century. here was the road leading to the Golden Horde. In addition, the "Golden Horde" called Russian captives redeemed from Mongol invaders. There is speculation that the area where the temple stands, was given to them to build houses. In the 1683-1685 biennium. in place of the wooden temple was built of stone of the Transfiguration. In 1688 took place the glorification stores therein Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow", especially who honored personages of the reigning house. Often before her as before Iverskoj pray non-Orthodox people.

modern look
by Camille Corot paintings

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