Orthodox icons, their names and meanings are an important aspect of the study of Christian science. Any dwelling of a Christian is very difficult to imagine without a variety of icons, each of which has its own meaning. As the history of religion says, many of them became known to believers many centuries ago. The religious beliefs of people have been formed for a very long time, but the icons do not lose their special cultural and historical significance for the parishioners of many churches and temples. Orthodox icons, photos and their names play an important role in healing the human soul and bringing it closer to the Lord.
It is believed that every saint can invisibly help even in the most seemingly hopeless situation. It is worth turning to some of the saints for help in any serious life situation. The names of Orthodox icons and their meanings will be presented in this article. In addition to descriptions and stories aboutmiraculous properties of each image, photos of the most revered of them will be given.
This material will tell about the meaning of each icon presented, as well as the rules of prayer and the miracles that a particular holy face can create. It also happens that the names of icons with a photo already carry information about what troubles this image can save from. Each described icon in the rubric will be given a special place. The icon of the Mother of God, painted and kept for a long time in the walls of the temples of the city of Kazan, has the greatest authority among believers both in Russia and around the world. This majestic and large-scale icon is considered the main protector of the inhabitants of our country. Any significant holiday in the life of a Russian person cannot do without the ritual of worshiping this image, whether it be baptism or a sacred wedding ceremony for loving hearts.
The revered icons of the Mother of God will be described below. Photo and name, and their meaning will also be revealed.
It is known that the icon of Our Lady of Kazan helps single believers soon find family happiness, and long-established couples overcome discord in relationships and begin to live happier. Since she protects families, it is customary to hang her in any home near the crib so that the baby is under the protection and protection of the Lord.
To quickly find out which image of the Mother of God to pray in a given situation, it is better to learn the icons of the Virgin with names in advance. Speaking about the icon of Our Lady of Vladimir, it is worth noting that it is considered no less revered amongmany believing citizens. There is evidence that this icon was awarded during the coronation of the most influential tsars in the Russian Empire. You can pray to this icon to become kinder, to find a family and be healed of serious illnesses, and also to make peace with those with whom there was a serious conflict. Also, this image invisibly protects mothers and young children who are in a difficult life situation from misfortunes and sorrows. On top of that, this icon helps with infertility and other disorders of the reproductive organs, as well as pregnant women and nursing mothers. These are the most popular icons of the Virgin. Photos and names of other images will also be presented in this article.
As it became clear even from the description of these two icons, the power of the Mother of God is almost omnipotent, however, like many other icons of the Orthodox Church. That is why it is so important for every believer to know the icons of the Most Holy Theotokos with names. Every Christian needs to know at least some facts about the meaning of certain images, as well as some information about the life of this or that Orthodox saint.
As you know, the Lord hears those people who follow Him, observing all church and spiritual laws. Believe in God and be happy. Below are the most revered icons of the Virgin, the names and meanings of each of them.
The Icon of the Mother of God "Blessed Sky"
This miraculous icon is offered prayers to take the true path, as well asthat dead people in the next world be calm and good. They praise this icon on March 6 in the old way, and on March 19 in the new style.
Icon of the Blessed Virgin "Desperate One Hope"
Some names of icons can rarely be heard in church life, but this does not deprive them of their power. Despite the fact that indicates the low popularity of this image, in the Orthodox Church there is even an akathist for her. Prayers in front of this icon can heal despondency, mental decline and sorrow. Those believers who are disappointed and have lost their divine spirit pray to the Almighty to perk up, forgive offenders and reconcile with enemies. In addition, the icon is prayed for deliverance from envy and reconciliation of warring people, including neighbors.
Modern addictions (gambling, drug addiction, alcoholism, smoking, computer addiction) are subject to healing when referring to this image of the Mother of God.
Bogolyubskaya Icon of the Mother of God
This icon helps in the treatment of plague, cholera, pestilence and other serious illnesses. The Mother of God is revered in this image either on June 18 or June 1.
The Icon of the Mother of God "Search for the Lost"
This famous icon is prayed for to cure toothache and headache, vision problems, fever and epilepsy, for well-being in marriage, for a return to the heart of faith in the Lord, and also for verysevere, almost incurable childhood ailments. In addition, the same icon is addressed with a request to cure addiction to alcohol. The date of the day of praise is February 18 or 5.
Icon of Our Lady of Vladimir
This icon is known primarily for the fact that in the times of ancient Russia the most noble gentlemen and kings were crowned with it. It is also known that with the participation of this image, elections of primates were held. This icon is prayed to become kinder, to be healed from serious illnesses, to expel demons from the body. Mothers and their little children can fully rely on the patronage of the Virgin in this image, and for those who are just waiting for the baby to appear, this face will give an easy birth and he alth to a newborn baby. Barren women can turn to the icon with a request to give long-awaited children.
The Mother of God of Vladimir and Kazan are the most beloved icons of the Mother of God. Photos and names of these shrines can be found in the homes of even not very devout people.
Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow"
Sometimes the names of the icons speak for themselves. This icon is popular among people who have suffered severe resentment, suffering, severe seizures and diseases of the respiratory organs, tuberculosis patients. In addition, here you can pray for the healing of the hands of a sick person. The name day of the icon is celebrated on October 6 or 24.
The Icon of the All-Tsaritsa
There are quite rare, but verystrong icons of the Mother of God, photos with names of which will be presented below.
The Icon of the Mother of God "The Tsaritsa" helps those people who suffer from cancer and endure a number of courses of chemotherapy and radiation.
Icon of the Georgian Mother of God
Prayers are offered to this icon during epidemics of plague, fever, ulcers, blindness, and hearing impairment. The name day of the holy image is celebrated on August 6 or 22.
The Icon of the Mother of God "Sovereign"
This icon is prayed for the normalization of relations in the country, for justice, for finding joy in the heart, for the absence of hypocrisy in love. The day of this icon is celebrated on March 15 or 2.
The icon of the Mother of God "It is worthy to eat"
This image of the Holy Mother of God is prayed for in the presence of severe vices of the soul and body, and also after any important business has ended. The name day of this icon is celebrated on June 11 or 23.
The Icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring"
To this image, those who are currently suffering serious illnesses of the soul and body, as well as those who are obsessed with infirmity, offer their prayers. True believers, when referring to this wonderful icon, receive complete healing for an indefinite period. The name day of the icon "Life-Giving Spring" is celebrated on the day of Bright Week.
The Icon of the Mother of God "The Sign"
This holy image is prayed against cholera, visual impairment and other similar ailments. It is customary to celebrate the name day of this icon on September 8 or 21.
"Iberian" icon of the Mother of God
Name days are celebrated on Tuesday of Bright Week, and it helps with strong fires, as well as with various problems and in need of consolation in spiritual hardships. Memorial Day February 12 or 25.
Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God
Orthodox citizens are accustomed to turn their prayers to this icon in case of mass death of livestock, plague, cholera, as well as in the presence of blindness and problems of the musculoskeletal system. Treatment in a huge number of cases guarantees a full recovery.
Ilyinsko-Chernigov Icon of the Mother of God
This icon, endowed with miraculous properties, is prayed for with pronounced paralysis, with smallpox infection, with diseases of the legs, with suspicions of attacks by "evil spirits", and also protecting themselves from sudden death. The days of memory of the icon are celebrated on March 16 or 29.
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is prayed in cases where there is a danger of invasion by foreigners, as well as for the return of sight to blind people and the successful entry into God's union for people who love each other. In addition, such a prayer helpssurvive cataclysms. The icon celebrates the name day on June 8, 21 and in October on the 4th and 22nd.
Icon of Our Lady of Kaluga
Those who suffer from significant hearing impairments, as well as other similar ailments, bow and pray to this image. This icon marks the name day on September 2 and 15.
"Kozelshchanskaya" Icon of the Mother of God
Prayer appeal to this miraculous, life-giving icon is useful for any injuries to the limbs, serious injuries and upcoming serious surgical interventions. This icon of the Mother of God celebrates the name day on February 6 and 21.
Icon of Our Lady "Mamming"
This divine face is worshiped as usual by women in labor, pregnant and lactating mothers. This icon celebrates Memorial Day on January 12 and 25.
"Murom" Icon of the Mother of God
Pray before this majestic icon in the name of piety, the triumph of truth, the revival of mercy and compassion in people's hearts, the acquisition of a he althy physical body and mind, the preservation of the Christian faith throughout the country. The glorification of this icon and its name day takes place on April 12 and 25.
Icon of the Mother of God "Burning Bush"
This icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary is designed to save people sincerely praying to Her from fires, floods and other damage to property. Memorial Day is celebrated on September 4 and 17 annually.
Icon of the Mother of God "Fadelesscolor"
The icon helps not to deviate from the right path of life, to preserve a righteous lifestyle, and it helps lonely believers to find true love. By sincerely praying before this image and asking for help and advice, you can solve any, the most difficult problems in family life and relationships between spouses. In addition, the icon helps seriously ill believers to heal as quickly as possible. Memorial Day is celebrated on April 3 and 16.
The Icon of Our Lady "Unexpected Joy"
There are usually queues of deaf and hard of hearing people to this icon. Name day of the icon - December 9 and 22.
Inexhaustible Chalice
All sinful people pray to this icon, and relatives of gamers, drug addicts and alcoholics also turn with hope. This icon appeals to the education of mercy and kindness, as well as to a sense of joy from every day. The saying on the image reads: "All who ask by faith will be given!".
Icon of the Mother of God "Joy and Consolation"
Those who want to be healed from the most serious illnesses offer their prayers to this icon. Name days are celebrated on January 21 or 3.
The Icon of the Blessed Virgin "Help in Childbirth"
From time immemorial, in moments of the most severe suffering at the birth of children, when death is so close, women come running with especially hotprayer to the Savior and His Most Pure Mother. In pious families and in our time, you can see the icon of the Mother of God, called "Help in childbirth." All pregnant women who want to give birth to he althy babies without any problems pray to this wonderful and unusually blessed icon of the Mother of God.
Pochaev Icon of the Mother of God
This truly miraculous icon is prayed for the prevention of wars and schisms, for protection from various heresies, for protection from the invasion of foreigners and strangers, for protection from spiritual and bodily blindness. Days of reverence July 23 and 5.
Icon “Look for Humility”
This image of the Mother of God is designed to protect believers from cholera and complete loss of vision. The name day of this miraculous image of the Virgin is celebrated on September 16 or 29.
Seven-shooter
This icon, better than any other, can protect from the evil eye, damage and unkind thoughts of passing people. It is customary to place this icon in the left corner of the hallway so that every person entering the house can be seen at a glance. This icon feels envy and curses like no other, therefore, where this image exists, envious people do not take root. The best location for such an icon is opposite the front door.
The Icon of the Mother of God "Quickly Hearing"
Before this image, sailors who crashed a ship pray, as well as in the presence of blindness, weakness of the legs, deafness, problems withhands, as well as those who unwittingly became hostages of terrorists. They celebrate the day of veneration of the icon on November 9 or 22.
Icon of the Mother of God "The Word Flesh Be"
This icon is prayed for if there is a suspicion of fetal pathology so that the birth is successful and the baby is born he althy. The name day of the icon is celebrated on March 9 and 22.
The icon of the Mother of God "Savior of the drowning"
This icon is prayed by those who work in professions that are associated with immersion in water. Orthodox Christians celebrate the name day of the icon on December 20 or 2.
The Icon of the Bread Conqueror
It is customary for this icon to offer prayers in the name of deliverance from drought, disease and general famine. The name day of this Holy Image is celebrated on October 15 and 28.
The Icon of the Mother of God "Guest of the Sinners"
This uplifting icon is prayed for in case of terrible despondency, grief and impotence. Also, a clouded state of mind will become a reason for praying to this icon. The name day of this icon is celebrated on March 7 and 20.
"Passionate" icon of the Mother of God
This icon can give a miracle of healing from cholera, vision problems, muscle weakness, protect from the impending "big fire". Name days are celebrated on August 13 and 26.
"Tikhvin" Icon of the Mother of God
Thisthe icon is worshiped in the healing of the blind and those possessed by demons, with epilepsy, with muscle weakness, with the healing of young children, with paralysis of the lower and upper limbs. You can also pray to this icon when attacking foreigners. This icon celebrates the name day on June 26 and 9.
Tolga Icon of the Mother of God
Believing parishioners pray to this image for the elimination of drought and craving for vices, including atheism. The memorial day is celebrated on August 8 and 21.
The Icon of the Blessed Virgin of the "Three Joys"
This icon is prayed for the return of lost or stolen valuables, for the justification of the obviously innocent and the release of hostages from captivity. Celebrate the day of this icon on December 26 or 8.
The Icon of the Blessed Virgin "Tenderness"
This icon belongs to St. Seraphim of Sarov and gives seriously ill people quick relief from suffering and strengthening their faith in the Lord. The name day of this masterpiece of icon painting is celebrated on July 28 and 10, as well as on July 19 and 1.
The Icon of the Mother of God "Satisfy My Sorrows"
This icon is prayed to moderate the ardor of sinful passions, to interrupt the series of harmful addictions. Orthodox believers celebrate a memorable day for the icon on January 25 and 7.
Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God
Thisthe icon has long been held in high esteem by believers because it patronizes happy families and the he alth of young children. On top of that, this icon can help with long and difficult births. This image of the Mother of God is kept in the Epiphany Cathedral of the city of Kostroma, and it appeared in 1613 and fell into the hands of the Tsar of the Russian State, Mikhail Fedorovich.
Icon of the Blessed Virgin "Healer"
This icon speaks for itself. Seriously ill Christians usually turn to her for help. Birthday icon celebrates September 18 or 1.
Chernihiv Icon of the Mother of God
The demon-possessed, as well as blind or visually impaired people come to pray to this icon. Name days are celebrated on September 1 and 14.
The Three-Handed Icon of the Mother of God
This icon can very easily heal diseases of the hands and feet, as well as severe mental and spiritual suffering. The date of the celebration of the name day of the icon is June 28 or 11.
The most revered icons of the Mother of God were presented above. Photos with names will help you quickly find a particular image and find out its meaning.
The Holy Trinity Icon
The most famous version of the image of the icon "Holy Trinity" belongs to the brush of the famous master of icon art Andrei Rublev. There are also images painted by the hands of other equally famous icon painters. On thethe icon shows the faces of the members of the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), soaring in the sky. This icon must be present in every home, since its effect is universal. At the moment, the main copy is located within the walls of the Trinity Church in the city of Kaluga.
Also, other saints are revered in the Orthodox Church. Their name and meaning is undoubtedly worth knowing.
The icon of the name of the Holy Great Martyr Pantileimon
The image of the Great Martyr is known for its miraculous healing properties. Parishioners who put candles next to this icon and asked for healing receive the real Grace of the Lord. At the moment, the most important copy of the Pantileimon icon is in the church of John the Baptist.
Holy Blessed Matrona of Moscow
This saint is one of the most revered religions in the world. The main monastery, where to this day her relics are located, is located in the capital of our country on the Taganskoye Highway. The monastery, in which the relics of Matrona lie, is purely feminine. Every day, crowds of believers come to the monastery in order to turn to Matronushka with a prayer for help or with gratitude. In the vicinity of Moscow, namely in Kaluga, there is also an icon of the Matrona, and it is located in the temple of wives - Myrrh-bearers.
Peter and Fevronia
In the same temple there is an icon of the Holy couple Peter and Fevronia, who are turned to for help in love and family life.
Sorry, all iconsOrthodox, their photos and names cannot be described within the framework of one article, because there are a huge number of them. But still, the main shrines still managed to be consecrated.
