Celebration in honor of the Koloch and Cyprus miraculous icons of the Mother of God (22/07)

The Koloch Icon of the Mother of God appeared in 1413 in the reign of Vasily I Dimitrievich, 15 versts from the city of Mozhaisk, in the town of Kolocha, Smolensk province. A peasant from this village named Luke acquired a holy image and moved it to his home. One of his household suffered from body relaxation. The patient faithfully venerated the icon with his forehead and received perfect healing.

This became known in the surrounding area, and many sufferers began to flow to the miraculous icon for worship and received graceful help from the Mother of God. Subsequently, Luka moved the image to Mozhaisk, and from there to Moscow. In the capital, the holy icon was met by Metropolitan Photius with the Holy Council and many people. While carrying the image around Moscow, many patients were healed of ailments. Then the icon was returned to Mozhaisk.

At the site of the icon's appearance, a church was built in the name of the Mother of God, in which a holy image was placed.

With donations from the peasant Luke and other Orthodox Christians, Prince Andrei Dimitrievich subsequently built a monastery on that site, called Kolochsky or Mozhaisky.

The Cypriot Icon of the Mother of God appeared in 392 on the island of Cyprus and is located there in a monastery. This holy icon is written like this: The Mother of God sits on the throne with the Infant in her arms, and on the sides there are two angels.

There are well-read lists from it in the Moscow Assumption Cathedral and in the Stromyn village (Moscow region) of the Moscow diocese in the St. Nicholas-Golutvinskaya Church.

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