The miraculous icon of mount Athos

Mount Athos is revered in the Orthodox Tradition as the earthly destiny of the virgin. According to tradition, the very Holy virgin took the Holy Mountain under His special patronage.

667 year pious monk, the monk Peter of Athos saw in a vivid dream the mother of God, which said: "mount Athos is My lot, from My Son and God's given Me, retreating from the world and chose for himself the ascetic life according to his forces, calling My name with faith and love from the heart, had a life without sorrow and for their charitable deeds would receive eternal life." It is no coincidence that on mount Athos sprang from a miraculous icon of the virgin...

THE MIRACULOUS ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF IVERON

The Iveron monastery is the home of the icon of the patroness of the Holy Mountain of the Theotokos of Iveron – fraternity (Portaitissa).



The first news about it dates back to the IX century – the time of iconoclasm, when by order of the heretical power in homes and temples were destroyed and betrayed the desecration of Holy icons. A certain pious widow, living near Nicea, kept the cherished image of the mother of God. Soon it opened. Come armed soldiers wanted to take an icon, one of them hit the Shrine with a spear, and the face of the most pure blood came out. With tears praying to the lady, the woman went to the sea and dropped the icon into the water; the image of standing moved through the waves.

Two centuries later the Greek monks of the Iveron monastery on mount Athos in the sea saw the icon, supported by a pillar of fire. The monk Gabriel of the Holy mountain, as in a dream an instruction from virgin, walked on water and brought the icon in the katholikon, but in the morning it was discovered over the gate of the monastery. According to legend, a so repeated several times. The blessed virgin appeared to the PDP. Gabriel explained that it was not the monks have to guard an icon, and she is the guardian of the monastery. After that, the icon was placed over the gates of the monastery and received the name "Fraternize", and on behalf of the monastery — the Iberian monastery — it was given the name Iver.

According to the legend, the phenomenon of the icon occurred on March 31, Tuesday Easter week (according to other sources, April 27). At the Iveron monastery celebration in her honour takes place on Tuesday of Bright week; the brethren with a procession goes to the seashore, where he took the icon of the man Gabriel.

The ICON of the mother of GOD "TRIHEROUSA"IN the Russian tradition, this icon is called "three hands". The icon is in the Hilendarski monastery on mount Athos.



The image was a personal icon of St. John of Damascus. In the period of iconoclasm the Holy defending icons, wrote a letter to the Iconoclast Emperor Leon III, Isauro. The same to justify themselves, they slandered him before the Saracen Prince, who ordered to cut off the Saint's hand. St. John with a cut off brush came to the icon of the virgin Mary, which was at his house, and asked him to heal him. Brush miraculously healed, and St. John in memory of this miracle put a brush of silver to the icon. As such, the icon resides to this day.

The image was in the monastery in the name of St. Sava to the XIII century, when it was presented by another Saint Sava, Archbishop of Serbia. During the invasion on Serbia Hagarites Orthodox, wanting to keep the icon, placed it upon a donkey and let him in without an escort. With the precious load he reached the Holy mount Athos and stopped at the gate of the Hilendarski monastery. Local monks took the icon as a great gift and there is nothing to stop the donkey every year to make a procession.

Once in the Hilendarski monastery, reposed the old Abbot. A new election has caused among brethren strife. And then the mother of God appeared one recluse, announced that henceforth She would be abbess of the monastery. In a sign that hitherto stood in the altar of the monastery Cathedral "three hands" magically transported by air to the middle of the temple, the Abbot's place. Since Hilendarski monastery manages a priest-monk-vicar, standing during services at Abbot where is stored the image of the "three hands" – of the Abbot of this monastery. From It take the monks blessing, having kissed the icon, as if from the Abbot.

The celebration of the icon is July 11.

Theotokos "it IS truly meet"the Shrine is at the assumption Church administrative center of the Holy mount Athos — karyes.



According to legend, in the X century in a cave near karyes lived an old man-the priest-monk with an altar boy. One Sunday, June 11 982 of the year, the elder went to the monastery on the vigil, the novice stayed home. Late at night in his cell knocked unknown monk. The novice bowed to the stranger, gave to drink the water from the road, offered to relax in the cell. Together with the guest, they began to sing Psalms, and prayers. However, during the singing of the words "the Cherubim," the mysterious visitor suddenly noticed that in their place the song of sing different: before adding the "Honest" words "it is meet, for thou is truly meet to bless Thee, Theotokos, ever-blessed and most pure and mother of our God". And when the monk began to sing these words, the mother of God "Merciful" standing in his cell, suddenly shone a mysterious light, and the novice suddenly felt a special joy and wept with emotion. He asked the guest to write the marvelous words, and he traced them with his finger on a stone slab, magoulas under his hand like wax. After that the guest, who called himself a humble Gabriel, suddenly disappeared. The icon continued to Shine with a mysterious light.The novice waited for the old man, told him about the mysterious stranger and revealed a stone slab with words of prayer. A spiritually experienced elder knew immediately that came into his cell the Archangel Gabriel, sent to earth to warn the Christians of a wonderful song in the name of the Mother of God. Since then, the angelic song of "it is truly meet..." is sung during every divine Liturgy throughout the world – wherever there is at least one Orthodox throne or living at least one Orthodox Christian.

The icon's feast is kept on June 24.

The ICON of the mother of GOD "GERONTISSA"IN the Russian tradition, this icon is called "the Bayou". Kept in the Shrine of the monastery Photocrati. One of the more revered on mount Athos.





According to ancient tradition, the first miracle from this icon occurred during the construction of the future monastery, which began about five hundred meters from the modern buildings. One night, the icon and all the tools the builders are gone, and in the morning was found at the present location of the monastery. This was repeated several times, and then people realized that She is blessed lady chooses a place to build His abode.

In different years, from the icon "Gerontissa" was revealed miracles. The elder, to the Abbot of the monastery received a revelation about his imminent departure, desired before his death to partake of the Holy mysteries of Christ, and humbly asked of the servant of the priest to hasten the divine Liturgy. However, he did not heed the request of the elder. Then were in the altar of the miraculous image there was a terrible voice, who commanded the priest to immediately fulfill the desire of Abbot. He gave communion to the dying, and he immediately expired to the Lord. It was after this miracle, the icon as the patron of the elders, and received the name "Gerontissa".

In the XI century, during the Saracen attack on the monastery, the following happened: one of them wanted to split the icon into pieces to blasphemous to smoke his pipe, but at the same moment he lost his sight. Then the barbarians threw the image into the well, where he remained for over 80 years. Before his death, blinded for the audacity of the Saracens repented and commanded his household to re-visit the Holy mount Athos and the monks specify the location of the icon. The Shrine was found and honorably delivered in the Cathedral Church of the monastery.

Icon of the celebration takes place April 17.

The ICON of the mother of God "QUICK to hearken"Icon was painted on mount Athos and is stored in the monastery Dogear, which was first manifested his gracious power.



Tradition the time of writing the tenth century, to the time of life of the Abbot of the monastery of Saint Neophytos. In 1664 tropezar Neal, walking at night in the dining hall with a lighted torch, heard from the image of the virgin, hanging over the door, a voice calling him to continue here not to walk and smoke icon. The monk thought it was a joke any brother, ignored the sign and continued to walk to the dining hall with a smoky torch. Suddenly he was blind. In bitter remorse Neal prayed before the icon of the Mother of God, begging for forgiveness. And again he heard the wonderful voice, telling about forgiveness and the return of vision and commands to declare all the brethren: "From that time on will be referred to and this icon of My Quick because the ambulance all attracted to it, I will have mercy, and execution of petitions".

Soon the wonderworking icon became known around the mount Athos. To worship the Shrine flocked by large crowds of monks and pilgrims.

Via the icon it made a lot of miracles and healings. Many of the suffering received relief from obsession and demoniac. The Holy virgin helped to avoid shipwreck and captivity. The blessed virgin fulfilled and is now fulfilling His promise is more a help and comfort to all with faith to Her flowing.

Near the icons is twenty lamps. Six of them are unquenchable, they sacrificed the Christians in memory of the miraculous healings. The oil also adds afflicted, received relief from ailments through the help of the Mother of God. And in 1783, the icon was entrusted srebrodolska Reese. Made her Russian benefactors.

Russia has always enjoyed a great love and reverence a list with the miraculous icon of Athos "quick to hearken". Many of them became famous for miracles. Especially there have been cases of healing from epilepsy illness and lunacy.

Icon of the celebration takes place on November 22.

The ICON of the THEOTOKOS "SWEET KISS"Sweet Kiss (Glykophilousa), the miraculous icon of the blessed virgin. So called because the virgin is depicted on her libsalsa the Christ child, belongs, according to legend, one of the 70 icons painted by the Evangelist Luke. Is Profeessor monastery on mount Athos.



The icon was glorified during economista. She belonged to a pious woman, Victoria, the wife of a certain Simeon Patrick. Victoria, with danger to life, honored and kept it in his room. The husband demanded that she burned the icon, but Victoria preferred to put her in a sea — and empty. The icon had appeared on the shore before Profeesion monastery. The Abbot and brotherhood have made it into the Cathedral Church. Since then, until today, Easter Monday occurs from the monastery procession to the place of appearance of the icon.

This wonder-working icon associated next story. During the German occupation of Greece, stocks of wheat in the monastery the monk Philotheus was running out, and the fathers decided to stop accepting visitors. One pious elder Savva grieved at this, and began to beg the Council of the elders of the monastery not to, because they will grieve Christ and the monastery will lose blessings. Had to listen to him. However, after some time, when stocks of grain almost gone, the old man began to pester reproaches. Sawa answered them: "do Not lose hope in the Glykofilousa. Knead the remaining twenty-five design, bake of them the bread and distribute it to the brethren and laity, and God as a Gracious Father, will take care of all of us." After some time to the pier of the monastery approached the ship, and the captain offered to exchange the wheat, which he was carrying on the wood. The monks, seeing the obvious Providence of God the Mother, Who, like a Good Mother, takes care of His children, he glorified God and God's mother. Miracles today are made from this icon.

Celebration of the icon occurs on April 30.

The icon of the VIRGIN "VSETSARITSA"miracle-working icon "vsetsaritsa" (Pantanassa) is located in the katholikon of Vatopedi monastery.



The image was painted in the XVII century and was the blessing known on mount Athos elder Joseph the Hesychast to his disciples. The story of the elder about this icon. In the XVII century in front of the icon of the Mother of God "vsetsaritsa" a strange young man. He stood, something unintelligible mumbling. And suddenly Mary's face flashed like lightning, and some invisible force threw him to the ground. Soon he came to himself, immediately went to confess to the fathers with tears in his eyes that he was far from God, doing magic and came to the monastery to test his strength in Holy icons. The miraculous intervention of the virgin Mary persuaded the young man to change his life and become pious. He was healed from her mental illness and then stayed on mount Athos. So this icon was first displayed his miraculous power the man possessed.

Later began to notice that this icon has a beneficial effect on patients with various malignant tumors. In the XVII century, it was first charged by a Greek monk and gradually became known throughout the world as a healer of cancer. The name of the icon – Usagepage, All-lady – tells about her special, comprehensive strength. For the first time, he reveals his miraculous power against magical spells (but volhovanie, the fascination with magic and other occult "Sciences" spread through the Christian world like a cancer), seven arrows has the grace to heal the worst diseases of modern mankind.

Celebration of the icon occurs on August 31.

The ICON of the MOTHER of GOD "nursing the child"mother of God "nursing the child" is Hilendarski monastery on mount Athos. The image depicts the blessed virgin nursing the Christ child.



Originally the image was in the Lavra of the monk Sava the Sanctified near Jerusalem. The Holy founder of the monastery at the end of the predicted brethren that Laura will be visited by the pilgrims from Serbia, the Sava, and commanded to give him the blessing of the miraculous icon. It happened in the XIII century. Saint Sava Serbian brought the icon in the Hilendarski monastery on mount Athos and put it on the right side of the iconostasis, in the Church of Karaiskou cell, later named Typicality, as there were kept the Charter of St. Sava.

Theological meaning of a sacred image is very deep: "the Mother feeds the Son, as It nourishes our souls, and God feeds us "pure verbal milk of God's Word (1 Peter 2,2), that we, growing up, moving from breast to solid food (Heb. 5,12)

The icon of the MostHoly mother of God "nursing the child" depicts the sun and moon with the appropriate labels. The image is sometimes found in the mirror image from the other symbols. There are a few of the miraculous lists, each of which preserved written and oral traditions. So, Russia has became famous image, which was found in 1650 in the village of Crestors not far from Minsk. In the mid-nineteenth century — in 1848 — became famous for another copy of the icon "nursing the child", brought to Russia by the schema-monk Elias monastery on mount Athos by St Ignatius. He was sent to Russia to collect donations and was blessed in the path of this icon. In Kharkov from it was revealed the first miracle — the carpenter, popravlyajsya kiot icons without due reverence, numb hands. Penitential prayers have brought the image brought him healing, and this first miracle was followed by many others: in Yelets, Zadonsk, Tula, Moscow...

Celebration of the icon occurs on August 31.

The VATOPEDI ICON of mother of GOD "OTRADA" OR "CONSOLATION"the Image of the mother of God "Otrada" ("Paramythia") is located in the Vatopedi monastery.



The name Vatopedi she got from the fact that in the 390 year near the island of Imbros, opposite the Holy Mountain, fell into the sea from the ship young Prince Arkady, son of Emperor Theodosius the Great, and the wonderful intercession of the Mother of God was transferred to shore unharmed. Here the next morning found him sleeping a deep, restful sleep under a thick Bush near the ruined Cathedral of the Annunciation. From this event the name "Vatopedi" ("Bush boy"). The Emperor Theodosius, in gratitude for his great deliverance of his son was erected instead of the destroyed convent of the new temple, where the altar stood on the very spot, where they found the rescued boy.

History of this image tied to the events of January 21, 807. A gang of robbers, who decided to Rob the Vatopedi monastery, after landing in darkness on the shore, took refuge in the vicinity of the monastery, intending to wait for the opening of the gates of the monastery. At a time when the robbers were waiting for opening the gate, over Matins and the brethren began to disperse to their cells for a temporary stay. The Church remained one, the Abbot of the monastery. Suddenly from standing near the icon of the Mother of God, he heard a female voice warning of the danger that threatened the monastery. The Abbot fixed his gaze at the icon and saw that the faces of the virgin and Christ child has changed. The Vatopedi icon was similar to the "Hodegetria", in which the divine child is always depicted with a blessing hand. And here the Abbot sees Jesus raised His hand, blocking the mouth of the virgin, with the words: "No, Mother, don't tell them this, let them nacajuca for their sins". But the lady, dodging His hands, twice uttered the same words: "do Not adversite today the gates of the monastery, and climb the walls of the monastery and the dispersal of robbers". The astonished Abbot immediately gathered the brethren. Everyone was amazed at the change shape of the icon. After prayers before the Holy image, inspired by the monks up at the monastery walls and successfully repelled the attack of robbers.

Since that time the miraculous icon is called "Otrada" or "Consolation". The outlines of the icon remained the same as during the alert, said the Abbot: our lady evaded the outstretched hand of Jesus Christ.

The icon was adorned with srebrodolsky Riza and placed in a Church built in the choir of the Cathedral. At this point, the icon remains to this day. In memory of the miracle in the Church of the Mother of God "joy" performed the tonsure of the monks and thanksgiving moleben of the mother of God before the wonderworking icon.

The celebration takes place the icon 3 Feb.

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