The venerated icon of the Most Holy Theotokos returned to Bogolyubovo
2 July 2020
On July 1, the revered icon of the Mother of God 'God-loving', which was in Vladimir for the worship of believers, returned to its place of permanent residence - the main cathedral church of the monastery in the village of Bogolyubovo. As the news site of Vladimir and the region 'Gubernia 33' clarifies, this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the shrine proceeded to the Bogolyubovsky monastery not at the head of the procession, as is usually the case, but was delivered by car, the passage of which was accompanied by bells ringing all the way. followings. Почитание Боголюбской иконы Божией Матери The tradition to exhibit the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos 'Bogolyubivaya' in Vladimir for the worship of believers, and then return it to the Holy Bogolyubovsky Monastery, has been going on for two and a half centuries. In 1771, the intercession of the Queen of Heaven through the common prayer of the inhabitants of Vladimir before the venerated image saved the city from a plague epidemic. Since then, the miraculous image has been brought to Vladimir every year - and a month later, it has been returned to the main cathedral church in Bogolyubovo, built especially for the stay of the shrine. July 1 is not only the day of the foundation of the Holy Bogolyubovsky Monastery, but, according to Tradition, the day the icon itself was painted. The image was created in XII century by Byzantine icon painters in accordance with the description of the Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky, to whom the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared. In fact, 'God-loving' is the first original icon of the Theotokos, painted in Russia - before that, only copies of Byzantine images were in liturgical use. Over the centuries of its existence, the icon of the Mother of God 'God-loving' has become famous for many miracles - cases of salvation from death, deliverance from diseases and difficult life circumstances are associated with it. They still occur today. Therefore, many pilgrims come to the Bogolyubsk monastery every year to bow to the honest image of the Heavenly Queen, depicted without the Divine Infant, in a prayer turned to heaven. There are especially many of them on the day when the shrine returns from Vladimir to the main cathedral church of the monastery to take its permanent place next to the iconostasis.
The venerated icon of the Most Holy Theotokos returned to BogolyubovoThe venerated icon of the Most Holy Theotokos returned to BogolyubovoOn July 1, the revered icon of the Mother of God 'God-loving', which was in Vladimir for the worship of believers, returned to its place of permanent residence - the main cathedral church of the monastery in the village of Bogolyubovo. As the news site of Vladimir and the region 'Gubernia 33' clarifies, this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the shrine proceeded to the Bogolyubovsky monastery not at the head of the procession, as is usually the case, but was delivered by car, the passage of which was accompanied by bells ringing all the way. followings. Почитание Боголюбской иконы Божией Матери The tradition to exhibit the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos 'Bogolyubivaya' in Vladimir for the worship of believers, and then return it to the Holy Bogolyubovsky Monastery, has been going on for two and a half centuries. In 1771, the intercession of the Queen of Heaven through the common prayer of the inhabitants of Vladimir before the venerated image saved the city from a plague epidemic. Since then, the miraculous image has been brought to Vladimir every year - and a month later, it has been returned to the main cathedral church in Bogolyubovo, built especially for the stay of the shrine. July 1 is not only the day of the foundation of the Holy Bogolyubovsky Monastery, but, according to Tradition, the day the icon itself was painted. The image was created in XII century by Byzantine icon painters in accordance with the description of the Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky, to whom the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared. In fact, 'God-loving' is the first original icon of the Theotokos, painted in Russia - before that, only copies of Byzantine images were in liturgical use. Over the centuries of its existence, the icon of the Mother of God 'God-loving' has become famous for many miracles - cases of salvation from death, deliverance from diseases and difficult life circumstances are associated with it. They still occur today. Therefore, many pilgrims come to the Bogolyubsk monastery every year to bow to the honest image of the Heavenly Queen, depicted without the Divine Infant, in a prayer turned to heaven. There are especially many of them on the day when the shrine returns from Vladimir to the main cathedral church of the monastery to take its permanent place next to the iconostasis.Свеча Иерусалима -en
On July 1, the revered icon of the Mother of God 'God-loving', which was in Vladimir for the worship of believers, returned to its place of permanent residence - the main cathedral church of the monastery in the village of Bogolyubovo. As the news site of Vladimir and the region 'Gubernia 33' clarifies, this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the shrine proceeded to the Bogolyubovsky monastery not at the head of the procession, as is usually the case, but was delivered by car, the passage of which was accompanied by bells ringing all the way. followings. Почитание Боголюбской иконы Божией Матери The tradition to exhibit the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos 'Bogolyubivaya' in Vladimir for the worship of believers, and then return it to the Holy Bogolyubovsky Monastery, has been going on for two and a half centuries. In 1771, the intercession of the Queen of Heaven through the common prayer of the inhabitants of Vladimir before the venerated image saved the city from a plague epidemic. Since then, the miraculous image has been brought to Vladimir every year - and a month later, it has been returned to the main cathedral church in Bogolyubovo, built especially for the stay of the shrine. July 1 is not only the day of the foundation of the Holy Bogolyubovsky Monastery, but, according to Tradition, the day the icon itself was painted. The image was created in XII century by Byzantine icon painters in accordance with the description of the Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky, to whom the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared. In fact, 'God-loving' is the first original icon of the Theotokos, painted in Russia - before that, only copies of Byzantine images were in liturgical use. Over the centuries of its existence, the icon of the Mother of God 'God-loving' has become famous for many miracles - cases of salvation from death, deliverance from diseases and difficult life circumstances are associated with it. They still occur today. Therefore, many pilgrims come to the Bogolyubsk monastery every year to bow to the honest image of the Heavenly Queen, depicted without the Divine Infant, in a prayer turned to heaven. There are especially many of them on the day when the shrine returns from Vladimir to the main cathedral church of the monastery to take its permanent place next to the iconostasis.
