Ancient Russian icon Our Lady of Kazan gilded bronze 19th century 33x28.5 cm

Ancient Russian icon Our Lady of Kazan gilded bronze 19th century 33x28.5 cm. The original icon was found in the city of Kazan on July 8, 1579. Our Lady appeared to a little girl three times and showed her where the icon was hidden.In 1612, Prince Dimitri Pogiarski and Kusma Minin took the copy of the icon with them to the war for the liberation of Moscow from the Poles. Thanks to the miraculous intercession of the icon, Moscow was liberated. The feast of the icon takes place on July 8 and October 22. On these holidays, there is a procession with the icon around the walls of Moscow. The icon blessed the whole city, giving it its invisible protection. To this icon, Captain Cutusov brought the silver trophy that he took from the French in the War of 1812. During the Second World War, a procession with the icon was made around the city during the siege of the Nazis.The icon is a variant of the ''Odighitria'' type, in fact the peculiarity is the Child in an upright position. The icon was made in Moscow using the bronze casting technique and is enameled. It measures 33x28.5 cm and is shipped together with a box and an appraisal carried out by an expert appraiser. It comes from Moscow.