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The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God ((ロシア語:Феодоровская икона Божией Матери)), also known as Our Lady of Saint Theodore and the Black Virgin Mary of Russia is the patron icon of the Romanov family and one of the most venerated icons in the Upper Volga region. Her feast days are March 27 and August 29. == Church lore == Since the Feodorovskaya follows the same Byzantine ''Eleusa'' (Tender Mercy) type as the Theotokos of Vladimir, pious legends declared it a copy of that famous image, allegedly executed by Saint Luke. In Greek, ''Theotokos'' means "God-bearer". It is believed that, before the Mongol invasion of Rus, the icon was kept in a monastery near the town of Gorodets-on-the-Volga. After the Mongols sacked and burnt the town, the icon disappeared and was given up for lost.. Several months later, on 16 August 1239, Prince Vasily of Kostroma wandered while hunting in a forest. While trying to figure his way out of the thicket, he saw an icon concealed among fir branches. When he reached out to touch it, the icon mysteriously rose up in the air. The frightened and awestruck prince informed the citizens of Kostroma about the miracle he had witnessed and returned with a crowd of people to the forest. They fell prostrate before the icon and prayed to the ''Theotokos''. Then the icon was transported to the city and placed in the Assumption Cathedral. A conflagration destroyed the cathedral and most of its icons soon thereafter, but the Feodorovskaya was found intact on the third day after the fire.〔For a complete list of the icon's purported miracles, see Сырцов В.А. ''Сказание о Федоровской Чудотворной иконе Божией матери, что в г. Костроме''. Kostroma, 1908.〕 The people of Gorodets, situated considerably to the east of Kostroma, learned about the miracle of its survival of the fire. They recognized the newly found icon as theirs and demanded it back. After a long litigation, the people of Kostroma had a copy of the icon painted and sent back to Gorodets. Church legends differ as to why the icon was named after Saint Theodore Stratelates ((ロシア語:Феодор Стратилат), Feodor Stratilat), not to be confused with Theodore Tyro). One explanation is that, during Vasily's absence in the forest, several people claimed to have seen the apparition of Saint Theodore walking the streets of Kostroma with an icon of the ''Theotokos'' in his hands. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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