At the request of Patriarch Kirill, an ancient copy of the miraculous icon “Georgian Alekseevskaya” was transferred to the Alekseevsky Convent in Moscow.translated

An ancient copy of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Georgian Alekseevskaya” was transferred to the Alekseevsky Stavropegial Convent of Moscow at the request of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.

Its abbess, Abbess Ksenia (Chernega), said this on November 1, 2026, during Patriarch Kirill’s visit to this monastery, the website “Patriarchia.ru” reports.

“Today, at your request, the monastery is being given the oldest copy of the miraculous image of the Georgian Mother of God, which at one time, in the 17th century, was found in the Alekseevsky Monastery, during a terrible plague epidemic,” said Abbess Ksenia, addressing the Primate of the Church. – This list was made in the 17th century by the master of the Armory, Kirill Ulanov. This is a salaried master who painted icons for Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and members of his family. Perhaps this list was intended for the Royal Family.

The abbess of the Alekseevsky Monastery reported that the list of icons of the monastery was donated by the owner of a private collection of ancient Russian icons, Andrei Bokarev.

– The list was kept in recent years in the private collection of Andrei Removich Bokarev. And at your request, Andrei Removich transfers this icon to the church of the Alekseevsky monastery to...