Today, October 25, the Church honors the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of Godtranslated
The memory of one of the revered icons of the Mother of God - “Jerusalem” - is celebrated by the Orthodox Church on October 25.
"Jerusalemskaya", Vasily Gryaznov, 18th century, State Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve According to legend, the original image was painted by the holy evangelist Luke in the year 48 after the Nativity of Christ.
In 463, the icon was transferred to the capital of Byzantium, Constantinople, where, through prayers to the Mother of God in front of this image of Her, Byzantine troops managed to repel the attack of the Scythians.
Then the Jerusalem image of the Mother of God came to Rus'. In 988, the icon ended up in Korsun, and from there, as a gift to the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, it was delivered to Kiev.
After the baptism of the Novgorodians, the holy prince sent the icon to Veliky Novgorod, where it remained until the 16th century. Only in 1571, Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible transferred the image to the Moscow Assumption Cathedral.
During Napoleon's invasion in 1812, the original icon disappeared, but was replaced with an accurate copy.
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