Icon of Our Lady of Vladimir. Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God: photo. The history of the icon of the Vladimir Mother of God: the great defender of the Russian lands

The image of the Mother of God is especially revered by all Orthodox Christians. The Vladimir icon is notable for its special power: prayers before it more than once saved entire cities from inevitable death.

History of the icon

According to legend, the Vladimir icon was painted during the life of the Mother of God by the apostle and evangelist Luke. During the meal, the apostle had a wonderful vision of the future of the Christian people, and he, taking a board from the table, began to write the image of the Mother of God with the Infant Jesus in her arms. The Virgin Mary did not interfere with the apostle, for she saw that he was moved by the Will of the Lord.

Where is the holy image

For a long time, the Vladimir Icon was located in the holy city of Jerusalem. In the middle of the 12th century, the image was donated to Kievan Rus and kept in the Bogorodichny Monastery in the city of Vyshgorod. A little later, Andrei Bogolyubsky moved the icon to Vladimir, where it remained for a long time. At the moment, the miraculous image of the Vladimir Mother of God is located in Moscow, in the church of St. Nicholas.

Description of the icon

The Vladimir icon depicts the Mother of God with the baby Jesus in her arms. The look of the Mother of God is directed directly at the person praying standing in front of the icon, the face is serious and full of sorrow for the sins of this world.

The Mother of God firmly presses the Infant Jesus to her, and His gaze is directed upwards, at the Mother of God. Thus, the image shows the great love of the Lord for His Mother, which all believers should be equal to.

What helps the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God

The Vladimir image of the Mother of God saved Russia from invaders more than once. That is why the image is prayed for the well-being of the country, for salvation in difficult and dangerous life situations, as well as for the preservation of peace.

There are known cases of miraculous healings that occurred during a common prayer in front of the icon. Therefore, the Vladimir image of the Virgin Mary is prayed for healing from bodily and mental illnesses.

Prayers before the Vladimir Icon

“All-merciful Intercessor, Protector and Protector! We humbly pray to You, bowing before You in tears: expel, Mistress, death, trampling the souls of the faithful servants of the Lord, turn the enemies and deliver our land from all evil! O Lady, we hope in You, and our prayer flies to You, for we trust only in You and pray to save our lives and souls. Amen".

“Queen of Heaven, merciful Intercessor, I humbly pray to You: do not leave my cry unanswered, hear me, a sinful and unworthy servant of God, take trouble, sickness and infirmity away from me. May my soul not turn away from the Lord, and prayer to the Most High will send grace on my forehead. Be merciful, Mother of God, and send miraculous healing to my soul and body. Amen".

Days of veneration of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God - June 3, July 6 and September 8, according to the new style. At this time, any prayers to the Mother of God can completely change your life and destiny. We wish you peace of mind and strong faith in God. Be happy and don't forget to press the buttons and

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The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was painted by the Evangelist Luke on a board from the table at which the Savior ate with the Most Pure Mother and righteous Joseph. The Mother of God, seeing this image, said: “From now on, all generations will bless Me.

Until 450, this image of the Lady remained in Jerusalem, and then was transferred to Constantinople. In the first half of the 12th century, the Patriarch of Constantinople, Luke Chrysoverkh, sent the icon as a gift to Grand Duke Yuri Dolgoruky, who placed the icon in the Vyshgorod nunnery near Kiev, in the area that once belonged to the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duchess Olga. In 1155, Vyshgorod became the inheritance of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, son of Yuri Dolgoruky.

Deciding to move to his native Suzdal land, Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky took the icon with him. On the way, he constantly served prayers before her. The inhabitants of Vladimir-on-Klyazma greeted their prince with joy; from there the prince went further, to the city of Rostov. However, having driven no more than ten versts from Vladimir, the horses stood on the banks of the Klyazma and, despite urgings, did not want to go further. Struck, Prince Andrei fell before the icon and tearfully began to pray. And then the Mother of God appeared to him with a scroll in her hand and ordered to leave Her image in the city of Vladimir, and on the site of this Her appearance to build a monastery in honor of Her Nativity.

The prince placed the icon in Vladimir, and from that time - from 1160 - it received the name Vladimirskaya.

In 1395, Khan Tamerlane reached the Ryazan borders, took the city of Yelets and, heading towards Moscow, approached the banks of the Don. Grand Duke Vasily Dimitrievich went out with an army to Kolomna and stopped on the banks of the Oka. He prayed to the Hierarchs of Moscow and St. Sergius for the deliverance of the Fatherland and wrote to the Metropolitan of Moscow, St. Cyprian, so that the coming Dormition Fast would be dedicated to fervent prayers for mercy and repentance. Clergy were sent to Vladimir, where the glorified miraculous icon was located. After the liturgy and prayer service on the feast of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos, the clergy received the icon and carried it to Moscow with a procession of the cross. Countless people on both sides of the road, on their knees, prayed: "Mother of God, save the Russian land!" At the very hour when the inhabitants of Moscow met the icon on the Kuchkov field, Tamerlane was dozing in his tent. Suddenly he saw in a dream a great mountain, from the top of which saints with golden wands were walking towards him, and above them in a radiant radiance the Majestic Wife appeared. She ordered him to leave the borders of Russia. Waking up in awe, Tamerlane asked about the meaning of the vision. Those who knew answered that the radiant Wife is the Mother of God, the great Protector of Christians. Then Tamerlane ordered the regiments to go back. In memory of the miraculous deliverance of the Russian land from Tamerlane, on the Kuchkov field, where the icon was met, the Sretensky Monastery was built, and on August 26, an all-Russian celebration was established in honor of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.

The icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir moved to Moscow and was placed in the Kremlin Cathedral in honor of the Assumption of the Most Pure. Moscow owes its grace-filled power for deliverance from the raids of Khan Edigey in 1408, the Nogai prince Mazovsha in 1451, and Khan Sedi-Akhmet in 1459.
In 1480, the Khan of the Horde Akhmat moved to Moscow and reached the Ugra River in Kaluga. Grand Duke of Moscow John III was waiting on the other side of the river. Suddenly such a strong and unreasonable fear attacked the Tatars that Akhmat did not dare to go to the Russian army and turned back to the steppe. In memory of this event, a religious procession from the Assumption Cathedral to the Sretensky Monastery began to take place in Moscow every year. And the Ugra River has since been known as the Belt of the Virgin.

In 1521, the Kazan Khan Makhmet Giray led the Kazan and Nogai Tatars to Moscow. Metropolitan Varlaam and all the people fervently prayed before the face of Vladimirskaya. Grand Duke Vasily Ivanovich barely had time to gather an army to meet the Tatars at a distant frontier, on the Oka River. Restraining their onslaught, he slowly retreated to Moscow. On the very night of the siege, the nun of the Kremlin's Ascension Monastery saw the saints coming out through the locked doors of the Assumption Cathedral, carrying the miraculous Vladimirskaya in their hands. These were the holy metropolitans of Moscow Peter and Alexy, who lived two centuries earlier. And the nun also saw how the venerable hierarchs Varlaam of Khutyn and Sergius of Radonezh met the procession of the hierarchs at the Spasskaya Tower - and fell on their faces before the icon, praying to the Most Pure One not to leave the Assumption Cathedral and the people of Moscow. And then the Intercessor returned through the locked doors. The nun hastened to tell the townspeople about the vision. Muscovites gathered in the temple and began to pray fervently. And the Tatars again dreamed of "a great army, shining with armor," and they fled from the walls of the city.

So more than once our Fatherland was saved by the prayer of the people before the miraculous image of Vladimir. In memory of these deliverances, the celebration of the Vladimir Icon was established:
May 21 - in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of Khan Mahmet Giray in 1521;
June 23 - in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of Khan Akhmat in 1480;
August 26 - in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of Tamerlane in 1395.

The most important events of Russian church history took place before the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God: the election and installation of St. Jonah, Primate of the Autocephalous Russian Church in 1448, St. Job, the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' in 1589, and His Holiness Patriarch Tikhon in 1917. On the day of the celebration in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, His Holiness Patriarch Pimen of Moscow and All Rus' was enthroned on May 21/June 3, 1971.

In 1918, the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was seized from the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin for restoration, and in 1926 it was transferred to the State Historical Museum. In 1930 it was transferred to the State Tretyakov Gallery.

In September 1999, the image of the Most Pure One was transferred to the church-museum of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi at the State Tretyakov Gallery, where it is still located.

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"Our Wednesday online" — On July 6, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. This holiday was established in memory of the liberation of Moscow from Khan Akhmet in 1480.

Description of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos:

According to legend, the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was painted by the holy apostle and evangelist Luke during the life of the Mother of God on the board of the table at which the Holy Family had a meal. The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God remained in Jerusalem until 450. Under Theodosius the Younger, she was transferred to Constantinople. At the beginning of the 12th century, Patriarch Luke Chrysoverg sent a special list (copy) of it as a gift to the Grand Duke of Kyiv Yuri Dolgoruky.

The son of Yuri Dolgoruky, Andrei, later nicknamed Bogolyubsky, traveling from the south of Russia to the north to create a possession independent of Kyiv, took with him the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. After a short rest in the city of Vladimir, Prince Andrei continued his journey, but, having driven a few miles from the city, the horses carrying the icon suddenly stood up, and all attempts to force them to move were unsuccessful. The change of horses also did not lead to anything.

During fervent prayer, the Queen of Heaven Herself appeared to the prince and ordered to leave the Vladimir miraculous icon of the Mother of God in Vladimir, and to build a temple and a monastery in honor of Her Nativity in this place. To the general joy of the inhabitants of Vladimir, Prince Andrei returned to the city along with the miraculous icon. Since then, the icon of the Mother of God began to be called Vladimirskaya.

The Russian Orthodox Church has established a three-time celebration of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. Each of the days of the celebration is associated with the deliverance of the Russian people from enslavement by foreigners through prayers to the Most Holy Theotokos. September 8 according to the new style (August 26 according to the church calendar) - in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the invasion of Tamerlane in 1395. July 6 (June 23) - in memory of the deliverance of Russia from the Horde king Akhmat in 1480. June 3 (May 21) - in memory of the salvation of Moscow from the Crimean Khan Makhmet Giray in 1521.

In 1480, the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was transferred for permanent storage to Moscow in the Assumption Cathedral. In Vladimir, the exact, so-called "reserve" list from the icon, written by the Monk Andrei Rublev, remained. In 1918, the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin was closed, and the miraculous image was transferred to the State Tretyakov Gallery. On September 8, 1999, the miraculous icon was transferred from the Tretyakov Gallery to the church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, connected to the museum by a small corridor.
Before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Vladimir" they pray for deliverance from the invasion of foreigners, for instruction in the Orthodox faith, for preservation from heresies and schisms, for the pacification of the warring, for the preservation of Russia.

Prayer of the Mother of God in front of Her icon, called "Vladimirskaya"

O All-Merciful Lady Theotokos, Heavenly Queen, All-powerful Intercessor, our shameless Hope! Thanks to Thee for all the great blessings, in the generations of the Russian people from You who were, before Your most pure image, we pray to Thee: save this city (or: this whole, or: this holy abode) and your forthcoming servants and all the Russian land from gladness, destruction , land of shaking, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare. Save and save, Madam, our Great Lord and Father Alexy, His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, and Our Lord (name of the rivers), His Grace Bishop (or: Archbishop, or: Metropolitan) (title), and all His Grace metropolitans, archbishops and Orthodox bishops. Give them good governance of the Russian Church, keep the faithful sheep of Christ indestructible. Remember, Lady, and the entire priestly and monastic rank, warm their hearts with zeal for Bose and, worthy of your title, strengthen each and every one. Save, Lady, and have mercy on all Your servants and grant us the path of the earthly field without blemish. Confirm us in the faith of Christ and in zeal for the Orthodox Church, put into our hearts the spirit of the fear of God, the spirit of piety, the spirit of humility, give us patience in adversity, abstinence in prosperity, love for our neighbors, forgiveness for the enemy, prosperity in good deeds. Deliver us from every temptation and from petrified insensibility, on the terrible day of Judgment, vouchsafe us with Your intercession to stand at the right hand of Your Son, Christ our God. He deserves all glory, honor and worship with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Troparion to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon, called the Vladimir

Troparion, tone 4

Today, the most glorious city of Moscow flaunts brightly, as if we perceived the dawn of the sun, Lady, Your miraculous icon, to which we now flow and pray, We cry out to You: Oh, wonderful Lady Theotokos, praying from You to the incarnate Christ our God, may He deliver this city and all the cities and countries of Christianity are unharmed from all the slander of the enemy, and our souls will be saved, like Mercy.

Kontakion, tone 8

The chosen Voivode is victorious, as if having got rid of the evil ones by the coming of Your honest image, to the Lady Mother of God we lightly create the feast of Your meeting and usually call Thee: Rejoice, Bride Unbrideed.

Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of Her icon, called "Vladimirskaya"

Kondak 1
Chosen Voivode, Our Intercessor, looking at Your first-written image, we sing laudatory singing Thy servants, Bogomati. But you, as if you have an invincible power, save and save thankfully crying out to You: Rejoice, Most Pure One, exuding mercy from Your icon.

Ikos 1
The Angelic Forces in Heaven silently sing of Thee, Most Pure, seeing the Divine Glory, by which Thy Son glorify Thee; but you didn’t leave us, earthly ones, like a kind of ray, sending down to us Your icon, written by St. Luke. Thou once spoke of her: "In this manner, may my grace and power remain." The same faithful Thy servants, for all days and in every place, the fulfillment of Thy words is sighted, to Thy whole-bearing image we flow and, as Same Tee, who is with us, we cry out: Rejoice, Queen of Angels; Rejoice, Lady of the whole world. Rejoice, ever-glorious in Heaven; Rejoice, and magnified on earth. Rejoice, thou who bestowed Thy grace on Thy icon; Rejoice, thou who didst set the thuja for the salvation of men. Rejoice, quick giver of God's goodness; Rejoice, zealous novice of our prayers. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 2
Seeing many miracles, from the holy icon of Thy brought to Vyshgrad, the noble prince Andrey was inflamed in spirit and implored Thee, say Thy holy will and bless him to depart within the limits of Rostov. The same, having improved what you want and take your icon, going on your way, rejoicing and singing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 2
All people will understand Your wondrous procession, Queen of Heaven, from Kyiv to the land of Rostov, who is sick, I will be healed and other signs and wonders will happen to all who flow in faith to Your image. For this reason, I sing to You: Rejoice, for the wonders of the procession of Your icon signified; Rejoice, healer of many who are weak. Rejoice, you who do not reject our sighs; Rejoice, recipient of our unworthy prayers. Rejoice, Mother of Thy bounty pouring out on us; Rejoice, Thy icon for us to do good. Rejoice, in the situation of beings, granting first aid; Rejoice, you who restore hope to the desperate. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 3
By Thy power we protect, noble prince Andrei, the limit of Vladimir is reached and here Thy good will, Lady, is known. In a night vision, having appeared to him, you commanded not to leave this place and place your miraculous icon here, in the city of Vladimir, let it be a blessing to our northern country and your people as a cover, crying out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 3
Having in yourself a blessed treasure - your Vladimir icon, our Fatherland prospers from strength to strength. In the days of circumstances and misfortunes, you did not leave our kind, Mistress, and in good time you were near, by Your all-powerful intercession, Your faithful people are interceding, singing Ty: Rejoice, the wrath of God, righteously moved upon us, satisfying; Rejoice, for mercy to us sinners, bowing the Lord. Rejoice, for you hearken to the humble prayers of your servants; Rejoice, as you hasten to give us your consolation. Rejoice, as by Thy icon you protect us from all troubles; Rejoice, for you destroy the intrigues of the enemy. Rejoice, in the hour of sorrow, Thy people strengthen; Rejoice, giving a quiet and serene life to those. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 4
The faithful Prince Andrei passed through a storm of doubtful thoughts, from a multitude of enemies there was no time: You, All-Perhaps, with a wondrous sign from Your icon, you foreshadowed the glorious victory for that. By the same faith, being renewed and daring about Your name, sing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 4
Hearing the rebels the murder of the faithful Prince Andrei, the city of Vladimir rushed to plunder, but Thy miraculous icon, worn out on a stack of hail, suddenly saw, touched by the heart and fell on his knees in his sin, repenting. Pious people, rejoicing at such a grace-filled appearance from Your icon, singing a song of thanksgiving to You: Rejoice, quenching civil wars; Rejoice, softening of hardened hearts. Rejoice, for you return those who have gone astray to the right path; Rejoice, as you protect us from vain temptations. Rejoice, destroyer of all-spiritual evils; Rejoice, soul-harming teaching of convicting. Rejoice, showing us the path to the Kingdom of Heaven that is not forbidden; Rejoice, eternal peace and giver of joy to us. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 5
The godly star our father was your icon, the Lady, even with the light lead, many times the victory of the kingdom, I am able from weakness, I will put to flight the regiments of strangers and find the path to dark prosperity and heavenly salvation. For the sake of duty, the Russian land praises Thee, singing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 5
Having once seen the people of Vladimirstia in a miraculous vision, their city is lifted up in the air and Your icon is on top of it, like the sun, shining, with tenderness of understanding, Lady, the relentless cover of Your city of them and, Your merciful providence is glorifying about them, chanting Ty: Rejoice, Mother of Mercy ; Rejoice, Source of miracles. Rejoice, our vigorous Guardian; Rejoice, city of our Protection. Rejoice, raising our mind to the heavenly treasure; Rejoice, planting love for God in the hearts of the faithful. Rejoice, instructing the unfaithful; Rejoice, enlightener of false meanings. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 6
Preacher of Thy unspeakable miracles, Lady, appear Thy cathedral church in the city of Vladimir, adorned with Thy holy icon. With the permission of God, all its splendor was once in the fires of perishing, but your holy icon, as if the bush is unburned, abide, and having seen and felt your presence, the faithful will sing: Alleluia.

Ikos 6
Ascension packs the light of your icon, the Mother of God, in the days of the fierce invasion of Batyev. If for the wickedness of the Hagarites and burning down with fire Your cathedral church and St. Vladimir and the people praying in the church, slaying and betraying everything to the final destruction, both Your icon and the packs are unharmed, striving to sing to You: Rejoice, Kupino Burning: Rejoice, Unexpected Treasure. Rejoice, indestructible Steno; Rejoice, Refuge to all who trust in Thee. Rejoice, thou who didst preserve thy icon intact in the flame; Rejoice, for you left us for consolation and salvation. Rejoice, Thou art our Protection; Rejoice, Thou art unceasing joy of all the pious. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 7
Although the Grand Duke Vasily obtained protection for his capital city, commanded Thy Vladimir Icon to be brought to Moscow. And at the meeting of her, the prince and saint of Moscow Cyprian diligently went out with the consecrated Cathedral and all the multitude of people, bowing to the ground before her, as if to Thee, the Most Pure One, who comes to them, calling to Thee: “O Mother of God, save the Russian land”, together and more pleasing to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 7
You created a new sign, Immaculate, on the day of the celebration of the meeting of Your icon of Vladimir in Moscow: in a formidable vision, like the almighty Queen, with many armies of Heaven, you appeared with the saints of Moscow to the impious Agarian Khan and commanded you to depart from the Russian land. Then faithful Thy people, having seen the enemy put to shame and fleeing, with joy I will sing to Thee: Rejoice, invincible victory; Rejoice, Queen of the Heavenly Powers. Rejoice, formidable disgrace of the enemy; Rejoice, Unexpected Joy of Your servants. Rejoice, Hope of all those without hope; Rejoice, salvation of those descended to the bottom of hell. Rejoice, having gladdened Moscow with the coming of Your icon; Rejoice, Thy intercessor and the city of Vladimir did not leave. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 8
The Orthodox Church brightly glorifies the strange victory with Your all-powerful help, the Lady, without battle, and to this day. We celebrate the meeting of Your icon of Vladimir and all His faithful children convene Your mercy thankfully confess, but to Your Son and God we sing: Alleluia.

Ikos 8
God sanctify all of You, Immaculate, and like Your Mother in a ready refuge and a warm cover is a gift to all of us. The same from the lesser of the earth and the unknown, the city of Moscow, blessed by You, will be exalted, piously honor Your icon; all the Russian tribes have gathered together and their region over the surrounding languages from the sea to the sea, and even to the end of the earth, proclaim the faith of Christ to everyone, crying out to you: Rejoice, our land has been taken away; Rejoice, affirmation of the Church. Rejoice, praise of our prayer books. Rejoice, salvation of your people; Rejoice, our terrifying enemies. Rejoice, thou who drives away the regiments of aliens. Rejoice, for by Thee Orthodox Rus' is contained; Rejoice, for in Thee the Christian race boasts. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 9
Every angelic nature praises Thee, Mother of God, at the throne of Your Son, who is coming and praying for our country and all Christians. But we, Thy people, understanding the action of Thy prayers, flow to Thy miraculous icon with love and diligently cry out to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 9
Vitiy of earthly art is not sufficient to praise Thee, Most Holy All-Immaculate, and count the wonders of Your icons, the image of the Orthodox Church is magnified, our cities are affirmed and all Divine Christians rejoice. The same for your much love for us and all your mercy, receive from us this laudatory singing: Rejoice, the Cathedral of the saints who shone in our country, surrounded and glorified;
Rejoice, thou who didst receive prayers, our representatives, Russian miracle-workers. Rejoice, thou who propitiated God by thy intercession for us; Rejoice, Thy honest cover overshadowing us forever. Rejoice, glorious Defender of our country; Rejoice, calling upon Thee as an ambulance Helper. Rejoice, grace-filled strengthening of those who work; Rejoice, undoubted salvation of repentant sinners. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 10
Seeking salvation, we resort to You, Merciful Mother, and, Your miraculous icon is now present, all Your mercy, revealed by our father, we remember with love. May it not be in vain, Lady, and our hope in You, in our weakness, have mercy and save those who cry to God: Alleluia.

Ikos 10
Thou art a wall and an intercession to all who with faith resort to Thee, Blessed Otrokovitsa, always for Thy mercy to the Christian race showed Thou and our father many-part and variety of benefactors, from the invasion of foreigners and from all misfortune and need of those delivering. Do not be poor even now, Mistress, quenching the fierce uprisings of sin upon us and the clouds of temptations of marriage, For you with skill to sing: Rejoice, Mother of God, motherly love for us, sinners, extending; Rejoice, filling up our infirmity with Your strength. Rejoice, teach us the mercy of God; Rejoice, thou who excites us to the work of mercy. Rejoice, placing the fear of God in the hearts of the faithful; Rejoice, calling sinners to repentance. Rejoice, long-suffering to our inattention; Rejoice, you who lift us up from the sleep of laziness. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 11
Singing laudatory praise of Muscovite people, Your salvation was once improved: having appeared on top, with a radiant garment, Your temple and the city of Moscow from the burning of Your fiery garment Thou hast protected. Remain persistent, O Almighty, from this place now and grant us to see Your deliverance, let us sing with rejoicing: Alleluia.

Ikos 11
Thou hast shone a light of joy, O Lady, and in thy days, when by the sight of God the ancient beauty of the Church return to us again, and the Holy Cathedral to the city of Patriarch Moscow, affirm the whole country of our one shepherd and prayer book. But you, the Most Pure, from your icon of Vladimir the lot of the primacy of this chosen one of yours gave you, but the wasted sheep of the verbal flock of the Church of Russia will gather packs together. For this sake we cry out to Thee: Rejoice, joy of those who mourn; Rejoice, shelter of the overwhelmed. Rejoice, you did not leave us in adversity; Rejoice, in our humiliation the light of hope shone upon us. Rejoice, having looked upon the humble; Rejoice, thou who didst magnify the lowly. Rejoice, praise to our Church:
Rejoice in Your people's joy. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 12
Thy grace is not taken away from us, the mercy of the Source, as if in the days of hard times of our saints Job and Hermogenes, you heard the Russian land from the final plunder, but you saved the Orthodox faith in it from extermination, but let us sing to God through deliverance: Alleluia.

Ikos 12
Singing of Thy innumerable mercy, from the years of ancient times to our kind, and until now not impoverished, we praise Thee, Most Pure, as our vigilant Guardian and intercession, and Thy Mother's love to the flock of Thy Son, with boldness, if and the servants of the key Esma, we cry to Thee: Rejoice, thou who didst love Orthodox Rus'; Rejoice, having established the true faith in her. Rejoice, having preserved our fathers in piety; Rejoice, you who did not reject our impotence. Rejoice, our unshakable affirmation; Rejoice, our shameless Hope. Rejoice, our warm prayer book; Rejoice, diligent Intercessor. Rejoice, Most Pure One, from the icon of Your mercy exuding us.

Kondak 13
O All-Mother, the All-Merciful Intercessor, the Virgin Mother of God, with Your usual mercy, this little prayer of ours is accepted, as if it were ancient, so now have mercy on our Russian land and deliver Thy servants from all troubles, crying out about You: Alleluia.

(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1)

Image Mother of God of Vladimir is one of the most ancient and revered in Rus'. The Vladimir icon of the Mother of God is considered the patroness of the Russian people and Russia itself. The memory of the Presentation of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is celebrated 3 times a year: June 3(May 21, old style), July 6(June 23 O.S.) and 8 September(August 26 old style).

A church in the Nizhny Novgorod Region was consecrated in the Russian Orthodox Church in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.

In the DOC, a prayer room was consecrated in the name of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.

The Edinoverie Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is located in the Moscow Region.

Image of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. Miracles

In 1163–1164, on the initiative of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, the Legend “On the Miracles of the Most Holy Mother of God of the Volodymyr Icon” was compiled. The authors and compilers of it are considered to be the clergy of the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir: Priests Lazar, Nestor and Mikula, who came with the prince from Vyshgorod, which he received from his father Yuri Dolgoruky after he occupied Kiev. The Legend lists 10 miracles that took place through a prayerful appeal to the Mother of God in front of Her Vladimir icon.

First miracle: on the way of Prince Andrei from Vyshgorod to Pereslavl on the Vazuz River, the guide, who was looking for a ford, suddenly stumbled and began to drown, but he miraculously escaped through the fervent prayer of the prince in front of the icon he was carrying.
Second: the wife of the priest Mikula, who was expecting a child, for the sake of praying to the Vladimir image, escaped from the enraged horse.
Third: in the Vladimir Assumption Cathedral, a man with a withered hand turned to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God and began to pray with tears and great faith in miraculous healing. Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky and priest Nestor testified that they saw how the Most Pure One herself took the patient by the hand and held it until the end of the service, after which he was completely healed.
Fourth: the wife of Prince Andrei carried the child heavily, the birth was very difficult. Then (on the day of the feast of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos) the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was washed with water and the princess was given this water to drink, after which she was easily resolved by her son Yuri.
Fifth: salvation of an infant from sorcery by washing with water from the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.
sixth: healing a heart patient from Murom with water from the Vladimir icon.
seventh: healing from blindness of abbess Mary from the Slavyatin monastery near Pereslavl-Khmelnitsky (Ukraine); her brother, Boris Zhidislavich, who was governor of Prince Andrei, asked the priest Lazar to give him water from the icon, the abbess drank it with a prayer, anointed her eyes and received her sight.
eighth: Yefimia, a woman, suffered from heart disease for seven years. Having learned, according to the stories of the priest Lazar, about the healing properties of water from the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, she sent many gold jewelry with him to Vladimir to the icon. Having received the holy water, she drank it with prayer and was healed.
ninth: a certain noblewoman from Tver could not give birth for three days and was already at death; on the advice of the same Lazarus, she made a vow to the holy Mother of God of Vladimir, and then the birth quickly ended with the safe birth of a son. As a sign of gratitude, the noblewoman sent many precious jewelry to the Vladimir icon.
tenth: it happened that the Golden Gate of the travel tower of Vladimir, which is still in the city, fell, and 12 people were under them. Prince Andrei appealed to the Most Pure in prayer before the Vladimir Icon, and all 12 people not only survived, but did not even receive any injuries.

The city of Moscow and the miraculous image of the Mother of God of Vladimir are inseparably and forever merged. How many times She saved the white stone from enemies! This image connected the apostolic times and Byzantium, Kievan and Vladimir Rus, and then Moscow - the Third Rome, "and there will not be a fourth." Thus, the Muscovite State was formed providentially, absorbing a mystical connection with ancient empires, historical experience, traditions of other Orthodox lands and peoples. The miraculous image of Vladimirskaya became a symbol of unity and continuity.

The holy image more than once helped the Russian army to win decisive battles - this is one of the most revered shrines of the Russian Orthodox Church, which established a three-time celebration of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.

How the Holy Image ended up in Rus'

According to legend, the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was painted by the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke during the earthly life of the Mother of God on the board of the table at which the Savior ate with the Most Pure Mother and righteous Joseph.

The Virgin Mary, seeing Her image, said: “From now on, all births will please Me.

The icon of the Mother of God remained in Jerusalem until 450, then it was transferred to Constantinople. At the beginning of the 12th century, Patriarch Luke Chrysoverg of Constantinople sent a special list (copy) of it to Kyiv as a gift to the Holy Prince Mstislav.

After arriving in Rus', since 1131, the icon was in the Bogorodichny Monastery, which was located in one of the northern suburbs of Kyiv - Vyshgorod. Rumors about her wonderful creations circulated throughout Rus'.

How did the icon get its name?

Vyshgorod became the inheritance of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, son of Yuri Dolgoruky, in 1155. Deciding to move to his native Suzdal land, Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky took the icon with him and fervently prayed before it on the way.

After resting in Vladimir, the prince was about to continue moving, but having driven quite a bit from the city, his horses stopped. All attempts to force them to go further were unsuccessful. Even after changing horses, nothing has changed.

The surprised prince began to fervently pray to the Mother of God, and during the prayer, the Mother of God appeared to him, who ordered him to leave the miraculous icon in Vladimir and build a cathedral that would become her home. The prince placed the icon in Vladimir and since then the image has been called the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.

Patroness of the Russian people

The icon was first brought to Moscow in 1395, when the conqueror Khan Tamerlane (Temir-Aksak) with his hordes invaded Russian lands, took the city of Yelets and headed for Moscow.

Moscow prince Vasily Dmitrievich, who ruled from 1389 to 1425, went out with an army to Kolomna and stopped on the banks of the Oka.

The Grand Duke prayed to the Hierarchs of Moscow and St. Sergius for the deliverance of the Fatherland and wrote to the Metropolitan of Moscow, St. Cyprian, so that the coming Dormition Fast would be dedicated to fervent prayers for mercy and repentance.

Clergy were sent to Vladimir, where the glorified miraculous icon was located. After the liturgy and prayer service on the feast of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos, the clergy received the icon and carried it to Moscow with a procession of the cross. Countless people on both sides of the road, on their knees, prayed: "Mother of God, save the Russian land!"

According to legend, at the very hour when the inhabitants of Moscow met the icon on the Kuchkov field, Tamerlane was dozing in his tent - in a dream he saw a great mountain, from the top of which saints with golden wands were walking towards him, and above them in a radiant radiance the Majestic Wife appeared , which ordered him to leave the borders of Russia.

Waking up in awe, Tamerlane asked about the meaning of the vision, to which those in the know replied that the radiant Wife is the Mother of God, the great Protector of Christians. Then Tamerlane ordered the regiments to turn back.

In memory of the miraculous deliverance of the Russian land from Tamerlane, on the Kuchkov field, where the icon was met, the Sretensky Monastery was built, and on September 8, a celebration was established in honor of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos.

One of the greatest shrines of Russia

The icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir has always taken part in important events of the Russian state and is considered one of the greatest shrines in Russia.

So, during the attack of the Tatars on Moscow in 1451, Metropolitan Jonah carried the icon in procession along the city walls. At night, the attackers heard a loud noise and decided that Prince Vasily Dmitrievich was coming to the aid of the besieged with his army, in the morning they lifted the siege and retreated from the city walls.

And in 1480, the battle of the Russian troops with the Tatar-Mongols was to take place - the opponents stood on different banks of the river and prepared for the battle, but it never took place.

This "great standing on the Ugra River" ended with the flight of the Tatar-Mongolians, into which the Mother of God turned them through her Vladimir icon, which was in front of the Russian army.

Once again, the enemy hordes approached Moscow in 1521, began to burn the settlements, but unexpectedly moved away from the city without causing significant harm to the capital. This event is also associated with the protection of the miraculous icon, in honor of which its third feast was established, which is celebrated on June 3.

With the icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir, the people went to the Novodevichy Convent to see Boris Godunov in order to install him as king. With this icon, the troops of Minin and Pozharsky met, who in 1613 expelled the Polish invaders and so on.

The most important events of Russian church history also took place before the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. Including the election and installation of St. Jonah - Primate of the Autocephalous Russian Church (1448), St. Job - the first Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' (1589), His Holiness Patriarch Tikhon (1917).

On the day of the celebration in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, His Holiness Patriarch Pimen of Moscow and All Rus' was enthroned on June 3, 1971.

Moving to a new home

The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was transferred for permanent storage to the Moscow Assumption Cathedral in 1480. In Vladimir, the exact copy of the icon, written by the Monk Andrei Rublev, remained.

Horse of the artist Andrei Rublev "Vladimir Mother of God" (1408)

In 1918, the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin was closed, and the miraculous image was transferred to the State Tretyakov Gallery. On September 8, 1999, the miraculous icon was transferred from the Tretyakov Gallery to the church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi, connected to the museum by a small corridor.

Description of the Holy Image

According to art historians, the icon was painted in the 12th century, presumably in Constantinople. The icon belongs to the ancient type of images of the Virgin, which is called "Eleusa", that is, "Merciful, Tenderness".

These are the most tender icons of the Mother of God, on them the Blessed One clung to her Son, and He to Her. They seem to be conducting some kind of internal dialogue between themselves, and the one who prays becomes, as it were, a participant in this conversation between the Mother and the Divine Infant.

The icon is two-sided: on the front side - the image of the Mother of God with the Child, on the back - the throne and the instruments of the Passion of Christ. The background is light ocher, the manure is lilac, with marbling brown stains, the margins are dark ocher, the inscriptions (IC XC. NI KA) are red.

Lists were often written from the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, some of which received special names and are miraculous.

An exact copy of the miraculous Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos is also located in the Sameba (Holy Trinity) Cathedral. The gift of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' was delivered to Georgia in September 2009.

What helps

The Mother of God of Vladimir helps every believer who turns to Her with sincere prayer - She is an intercessor and protector, protects the house and helps in many everyday needs.

The Blessed Virgin Mary helps to find the true path, make the right decision, gives strength to overcome the difficult period of life, strengthens faith, protects from enmity, delivers from sinful thoughts and confusion.

The Mother of God also heals from physical ailments, especially often they pray to Her for the healing of diseases of the heart and eyes, which symbolizes insight not only bodily, but also spiritual.

The Mother of God also contributes to a happy marriage, for strong family ties, without quarrels and strife, are the key to a strong country.

Prayers

Prayer one

Oh, the All-Merciful Lady Theotokos, the Heavenly Queen, the Almighty Intercessor, our shameless Hope!

We thank Thee for all the good deeds that have been from You by the Russian people, from ancient times to the present day from Your miraculous icon of perishable. And now, favoring the Lady, look upon us sinful and unworthy Thy servants, show us Thy mercy and pray to Thy Son, Christ our God, that we be delivered from all evil and be saved to every city and village, and to our whole country from gladness, destruction , coward, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare. Ask an Orthodox Christian for prosperity and peaceful life, health, long life, good haste and salvation in everything. Preserve and make wise the pastors of the Church, who are worthy to shepherd the flock of Christ and the right to rule the word of truth; strengthen the Christ-loving All-Russian army, give the spirit of advice and reason to the military commander, the mayor and everyone who is in power; send down Your holy blessing to all Orthodox Christians who worship Thee and pray before Your whole-bearing icon. Be our Intercessor and Intercessor before the Throne of the Most High, where you stand. To whom shall we resort, if not to Thee, O Lady? To whom shall we bring tears and sighs, if not to Thee, Most Holy Theotokos? Not imams for other help, not imams for other hope, except for You, Heavenly Queen. We flow under Your protection, with Your prayers send us peace, health, fruitful land, good air dissolution, deliver us from all troubles and sorrows, from all ailments and diseases, from sudden deaths and from all the embitterment of enemies visible and invisible.

Enlighten and teach us, O All-Merciful Intercessor, how sinlessly to pass the path of this earthly life; You are all our weakness, weigh and our sins, but you also weigh faith and see hope; grant us the correction of sinful lives and soften our evil hearts.

Strengthen the right faith in us, put in our hearts the spirit of the fear of God, the spirit of piety, the spirit of humility, patience and love, prosperity in good deeds; deliver us from temptations, from pernicious soul-harming teachings, from unbelief, corruption and eternal death. We ask you, Most Pure Lady, and bowing down before your holy icon, we pray, have mercy on us and have mercy on us, on the terrible day of judgment, by intercession and interceded by you, make us worthy to stand at the right hand of your Son, Christ our God, and all glory, honor is due to Him and worship, with His Father Without Beginning, and His Most Holy and Good and Consubstantial Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer two

To whom shall we cry, Lady? To whom shall we resort in our sorrow, if not to Thee, Queen of Heaven? Who will receive our weeping and sighing, if not You, immaculate, the hope of Christians and the refuge of us sinners? Who is more in mercy to You? Incline Your ear to us, Lady, Mother of our God, and do not despise those who demand Your help: hear our groaning, strengthen us sinners, enlighten and teach us, Queen of Heaven, and do not depart from us, Your servant, Lady, for our grumbling, but be our Mother and Intercessor, and entrust us to the merciful protection of Your Son: arrange for us, whatever your holy will will, and lead us sinners to a quiet and serene life, let us cry for our sins, but we will always rejoice with You , now and ever and forever. Amen.

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