Icon of Our Lady of Feodor Russia painted 19th century 30x25cm
Orthodoxx icon Our Lady of Feodor Russia painted from the 19th century 30x25cm.
This icon, from central Russia in the early 19th century, is written on the canons of the miraculous icon ''Mother of God of St. Theodore'' from the Dormition Cathedral in Kostroma and depicts the very pensive Madonna, holding her Son close seeing the way of the cross and knowing how much suffering awaits him.According to legend, Teodore Stratilat brought the icon to Costroma and it was there that he appeared to Princ...
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Orthodoxx icon Our Lady of Feodor Russia painted from the 19th century 30x25cm.
This icon, from central Russia in the early 19th century, is written on the canons of the miraculous icon ''Mother of God of St. Theodore'' from the Dormition Cathedral in Kostroma and depicts the very pensive Madonna, holding her Son close seeing the way of the cross and knowing how much suffering awaits him.According to legend, Teodore Stratilat brought the icon to Costroma and it was there that he appeared to Prince Basil while he was hunting in the woods, while the inhabitants of Costroma saw a warrior who looked like St. Theodore Stratilat carrying the icon into the woods.The Virgin of S. Theodus played an important role in a series of events that occurred in Costroma: for example, during the invasion of the Tartars, this icon is credited with having confused the view of the enemy army and having given victory to Prince Basil. Furthermore, the history of the icon is also closely connected to the Romanov dynasty.The Feodorovskaya icon has a real size of 31x26.5 cm and is made on wood with egg tempera.This Black Virgin Mary of Russia icon is delivered in an elegant blue velvet box and has a certificate of guarantee.
