Icon "Iberian Mother of God": meaning and description

2024 Author: Miguel Ramacey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 06:11

Many of us have heard of icons that have miraculous powers. Among them is the miraculous icon of the Mother of God (Iberian). It primarily helps those who repented of their sins and embarked on the path of repentance. Before the icon they pray for their loved ones, for the healing of both mental and physical illnesses. This image is recommended to have in every home. Prayer in front of him will help save the home from various disasters, including from enemy attacks.

Where can I see the icon

The icon "Iberian Mother of God" is located in the Iberian Monastery in Greece on Mount Athos. Many temples have been built around the world in honor of this icon. Russia is no exception, where similar temples are located in Belyaev, on Vspolya, in Babushkino. They contain lists from this icon, made in Greece or Russia, it does not matter,since any copy of this icon becomes miraculous. As an example, consider the temple on Vspolya. Archpriest Gregory brought the image of the Iberian Mother of God to the church from his own house during its opening. After a certain time, certain healings began to occur from the icon.

There are many lists in the world, 16 of which have become the most famous. So, in the Novodevichy Convent there is an icon of the Iberian Mother of God, which was painted by the priest Iamvlih Romanov in 1648. This image is an exact copy from the Athos icon, commissioned by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich at the request of Nikon, who later became the Patriarch of Moscow. The board on which the icon was painted was first poured with sacred water, serving a prayer service to the Mother of God. Then this water was collected, as it was used to mix paints, with which the icon was subsequently painted.

Besides this, the most famous list was written on Athos, which is now stored in the Valdai Svyatoozersky Iversky Monastery. In Moscow, in the Iverskaya chapel, a copy of the image is also kept. There is a similar list in the New Jerusalem Monastery, Smolensky Monastery, Tambov, Saratov and many other places.

How the icon "Iberian Mother of God" appeared in Athos

Not far from Nikiya lived a pious widow who secretly kept the image of the Mother of God in her house. When it was opened, soldiers came to the house and wanted to take away the icon. One of them even hit the shrine with a spear, after whichimage of the Most Pure, blood flowed. After praying, the woman, in order to protect the icon, took it and lowered it into the sea. The standing image floated on the waves. One fine day, the inhabitants of the Iversky Monastery saw a luminous pillar above the sea, which rose above the image standing on the water. After the vision, Gabriel walked on the water and took the icon. It was placed in the chapel, but in the morning the image was found above the monastery gates. Attempts to carry it to its original place ended in failure. Then the Mother of God again appeared to Gabriel and told that she did not want to be guarded, but that she wanted to protect and protect everyone herself. As a result, a gate church was built, in which the icon was placed. The icon "Iberian Mother of God" got its name from its location. In the history of the monastery there are many manuscripts about the grace-filled help of the Mother of God. So, during the famine, the stocks of wheat, oil and wine were miraculously replenished. Many times the image protected the monastery from attacks. An example is the death of the Persians during the siege of the monastery, when a storm suddenly arose and sank all the ships.

Iveron Icon of the Mother of God: description

It has a fairly large size. Its height is 137 centimeters, and its width is 87. The icon has two salaries, which change periodically. The minted salary is more ancient. It was made by Georgian craftsmen in the 16th century; at the bottom there is an inscription in the language of the manufacturer. On the reverse side of the icon is a cross with a monogram and the abbreviated phrase "Christ grants grace to Christians." Second salaryis more recent. A distinctive feature is the images of the apostles on the margins of the image in full growth, while on the prototype they are half-length. Like most miraculous icons, it is decorated with numerous donations.