Mother of God of the Seven Arrows | Silver and Gold foiled miniature icon | Size: 2,5" x 3,5" |
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- size: 2,5" x 3,5"
- miniature icon on wood
- silver and gold foiled
- Annotation
- handcrafted
- Made in Russia
Mother of God of the Seven Arrows
The “Seven Arrows” Icon of the Mother of God depicts the Virgin’s heart pierced by seven arrows. For a long time the icon was located at the belltower stairway entrance of a church in honor of the Apostle John the Theologian (near Vologda). Since it was face downwards, they mistook the icon for an ordinary board and walked on it. Then a cripple in the city of Kadnikova had a vision that he would receive healing after praying before this icon. They served a Molieben before the newly-discovered icon, after which the sick one became well. The icon was especially glorified in 1830 during a cholera epidemic at Vologda.
