Our Lady of Vladimir

Moscow, Russia (1395)

 

One of the most beloved and well-known Marian  images in the world, the Mother of God of Viadimir is  an icon of the Tenderness type. A prince brought the  tempera panel from Kiev when he became ruler of  Vladimir, placing it in the Dormition Cathedral. Carried  to Moscow in 1395, the image was credited with lifting Tamerlane’s siege, commemorated annually on  September 8. In 1480, after victory over invading Tatars, the image moved to Moscow permanently. lt is said to have been moved from  Jerusalem to Constantinople in 450. The Virgin of Vladimir hung in Moscow's Church of Annunciation until 1918. 

June 3rd (May 21 Julian calendar) commemorates  Moscow's deliverance from Khan Mahmet Ghirei in  1521.

 

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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill

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