The ancient Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God is venerated in several southern dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church. Nowadays, one of its oldest lists, located in the Belogorsk Nikolaev Hermitage, is especially revered.
History of the Holy Face
There is no reliable information about the origin and authorship of the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God. Researchers believe that its original was written no later than the 14th century in the Byzantine icon-painting manner. Over the centuries-old history, the image was lost and found again several times.
Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God
First acquisition
At the turn of the 17th-18th centuries, an image of the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus in her arms appeared in a small church in the village of Pryazhevo. Since then, it has been called after the place of its first discovery - the icon of the Pryazhevskaya Mother of God. Until the beginning of the 18th century, it was brought annually to the cathedral of the city of Zhitomir, which is located 6 km from the place of the first apparition. Until the end of the century, the church in Pryazhevo was in the hands of supporters of the union between the Orthodox and Catholic churches. Historians believe that it was at this time that information about the acquisition of the revered image was lost.
In the second half of the 19th century, the miraculous image acquired a silver chasuble donated by Empress Maria Alexandrovna. After 30 years, with the permission of the Holy Synod, the Zhytomyr religious procession was resumed.
During the formative years of Soviet power, the Pryazhevo church and its main shrine were destroyed. But the image of the Pryazhevskaya Mother of God was not lost irretrievably, since several copies of the original have been preserved. Notable among them are the images located in the following holy places:
- in the Church of the Transfiguration of the city of Zhitomir;
- Trigorsk Spaso-Preobrazhenskaya Monastery;
- Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsk Monastery.
Second discovery: Gornal list
Researchers believe that the Gornalsky copy of the icon of the Pryazheskaya Mother of God was made from the original shortly after its discovery. Initially it was located in the Divnogorsk monastery, located near the city of Ostrogozhsk. In 1671, after another raid by the Crimean Tatars, several monks left the monastery, taking with them the Pryazhesky image of the Mother of God. On the high chalk bank of the Psel River near the village of Gornal they founded a new monastery - the Belogorsk Nikolaev Hermitage.
A hundred years after its founding, the monastery was closed, leaving only the Transfiguration Church, which received parish status. It was to this time that the second acquisition of the image of the Pryazheskaya Mother of God dates back. According to legend, at the end of the 18th century miracles began to occur in the parish church. To avoid fire, all candles were extinguished at night, but in the morning, after the opening of the temple, they were found burning.
Miracle-working Icon of the Mother of God “Pryazhevskaya” (Gornalskaya)
The miracle was repeated until the discovery of the miraculous image, which was found after a revelation sent to the artist Ivan Belov. The painter and the rector of the temple found the shrine in exactly the place indicated in the vision. The artist, who received healing from a serious illness after finding the icon, updated the colorful layers of the image without affecting the face and brushes of the Virgin Mary and the divine child.
Veneration of the icon in the 19th century
The veneration of the Pryazhevsky image increased in the second half of the 19th century, when the Belogorsk monastery was revived. This event is connected with the miracle of healing of the Sudzhen merchant Kosma Kupreev. One night, the pious husband had a vision in which he was told that he would receive healing by serving a service before the icon of the Mother of God located in the main church of the closed Belogorsk monastery. Having completed everything that was said in the knowledge, the merchant received healing.
In gratitude for the miraculous deliverance from the disease, Kosma, together with his sons Fyodor and Vladimir, advocated for the restoration of the monastery. His efforts did not go unnoticed, and in 1863 the holy place returned to life. The former merchant and his sons became one of the first inhabitants of the revived monastery.
At the end of the century, a tradition of religious processions led by the Pryazhevsk Icon of the Mother of God developed.
During the year three transfers of the image took place:
- On the Feast of the Ascension, a procession of the cross was sent from the monastery to the city of Miropolye, where the miraculous image remained until the day of the Most Holy Trinity.
- In the fall, the shrine was delivered to the monastery chapel of Alexander Nevsky located nearby in Sudzha.
- During the period between the holidays of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Christmas, the holy image was carried throughout all settlements of the Sudzhensky district.
Especially for the shrine, a chapel of the same name was added to the Transfiguration Church. In winter, it was moved to the heated Church of the Intercession.
The fate of the icon in the 20th century
The Bolsheviks closed the Belogorsky Monastery in 1922, but the monastic brethren managed to live in chalk caves until 1937. As a result of increased repression, the monks left Gornal and, taking their main shrine, went to Sudzha. Initially it was placed in the Assumption Cathedral, but then it was moved to the Trinity Church. The latest information about the fate of the relic dating back to Soviet times dates back to 1946.
For fifty years, the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God was considered irretrievably lost. But in 1996, the ministers of the Trinity Church noticed a discrepancy between the face and robe of the image of the Smolensk Mother of God. During the study of archival records, it was found that under the salary there is a miraculous image considered lost.
Procession with the Icon of the Virgin Mary “Pryazhevskaya”
Today the image has returned to the Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery. In 1996, the tradition of religious processions was resumed.
Interesting! The traditional religious procession in Miropol'e began to be held again in 2002. But since 2015, due to political events in the neighboring fraternal state, it has been carried out along the border. At the same time, many Ukrainian pilgrims take part in it, praying for peace in their country.
Iconography and appearance
According to its iconography, the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God belongs to the “Hodegetria” type. It depicts the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus sitting on her left hand. The image has several colorful layers of different times. The more skillfully executed faces date back to the 17th century, and the rest of the image was updated at the end of the next century. The relic is covered with a silver chasuble, which is decorated with numerous jewelry. Parishioners and pilgrims offer them in gratitude for deliverance from illnesses.
What to pray for
The Day of the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God is celebrated twice a year:
- July, 12;
- tenth Friday after Easter.
It is on these days that prayer at the icon has great power. When making a request to the Heavenly Intercessor, you can recite the words of a special prayer or the text of any Mother of God akathist. But even simple sincere words will be heard by the Mother of God.
They ask for help in front of the Pryazhevskaya icon in the following cases:
- for diseases of the lower extremities and back;
- diseases of the respiratory system;
- for infertility;
- in various everyday problems.
Although the icon of the Pryazheskaya Mother of God is considered revered in a certain area, the fame of its miraculous power spread throughout all Orthodox lands. Every year thousands of pilgrims come to Kursk to ask for help and protection from the Heavenly Intercessor.
Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Pryazhevskaya”
The image belongs to the “Hodegetria” type, the original dates back to the 17th century. The very first records of the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God were found in the village. Pryazhevo, where the name comes from. There are also many revered miraculous lists in Russia.
Origin of the icon
The most famous copy of the ancient Byzantine icon is kept in one of the monasteries of the Kursk diocese. Here she was found under miraculous circumstances. In the old temple, candles began to light up at night. The image was found behind the iconostasis; the artist who was supposed to update the Pryazhevskaya icon was ill. But after the prayer service I immediately received healing. This marked the beginning of a series of healings.
Previously, on the site of the parish church there was a monastery. After one rich merchant received healing from the miraculous Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God, he decided to revive the monastery. He succeeded, and he became one of the first monks. Gradually, the newly opened Belogorsk Monastery became more and more famous. A tradition of religious processions with a holy icon giving healing appeared.
During the years of struggle against religion, the monks preserved the image. They hid him in the city of Sudzha. It was discovered in the 90s, although the icon was listed as “Smolensk”. But the robe did not match the image. It turned out that the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God was hidden in this way. Today she returned to her monastery - the Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery. Religious processions have also resumed, one of them is taking place on the territory of Ukraine.
The icon is located under a richly decorated robe; only the faces of the Savior and the Mother of God, darkened by time, are visible.
What do they pray to the icon for?
The Pryazhevsk Icon of the Mother of God became famous for various miracles:
- healing from leg diseases;
- relief of back pain;
- cure for infertility and other female diseases;
- help in everyday troubles.
After the revolution, the expensive salary and offerings from grateful parishioners to the image disappeared without a trace. But today the image is decorated with new gifts, which indicates that people are receiving help. The prayer to the Pryazhevskaya icon was written a long time ago; it is very good to read the Akathist to the Mother of God before it, and any prayer addressed to the Mother of God will do.
What else are they praying for? Many people prefer to keep their desires secret. But you can ask the Mother of God for help in any godly matter.
The Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God has been rediscovered by believers; the Queen of Heaven does not abandon her charges.
Prayer to the Pryazhevskaya Icon
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, Queen of Heaven and earth, the highest angel and archangel and the most honest, pure Virgin Mary of all creation, good Helper to the world, and affirmation for all people, and deliverance for all needs!
Look now, O All-Merciful Lady, upon Thy servants, praying to Thee with a tender soul and a contrite heart, falling with tears to Thee and worshiping Thy most pure and wholesome image, and asking for Thy help and intercession. Oh, All-Merciful and Most Merciful Pure Virgin Mary!
Look, O Lady, at Your people: for we are sinners and imams of no other help, except for You and from You, Christ our God born. You are our intercessor and representative. You are protection for the offended, joy for the sorrowing, refuge for the orphans, keeper for widows, glory for virgins, joy for those who cry, visitation for the sick, healing for the weak, salvation for sinners.
For this reason, O Mother of God, we resort to You, and looking at Your Most Pure Image with the Eternal Child held in Your hand, our Lord Jesus Christ, we bring tender singing to You and cry out: have mercy on us, Mother of God, and fulfill our request, for all that is Thy intercession is possible: for unto Thee is glory due now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Rejoice, God-delighted and Immaculate Ever-Virgin; Rejoice, imperishable and incorruptible Lamb and Shepherd Mother.
Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God - what they pray for was last modified: June 22nd, 2017 by Bogolub
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The PRYAZHEVSKAYA MIRACLE-WORKING ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD arrives in the village of Medvenka, from Lyubitskoe and the village of Panino!
SCHEDULE:
- With. Lyubitskoye (Pokrovsky Church): January 1, 12:00 to January 2, 15:00 (the temple will be open until 20:00)
- village Medvenka (Assumption Church): January 2 15:30 to January 4 14:00 (the temple will be open daily from 7:00 to 18:00)
- With. Panino (Mitrofan Church): January 4 15:00 to January 5 12:00 (the temple will be open until 20:00)
The Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God is one of the main shrines of the Kursk land, has a rich history and is MIRACLE-WORKING. Until recently, the only religious procession in Russia beyond the State Border was carried out with her... now - only in Russia...
THE PRYAZHEVSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD HELPED ME...
Prayers before the image of the Most Holy Theotokos “Pryazhevskaya” are especially beneficial in healing diseases of the legs, spine, infertility and female ailments. It also alleviates everyday sorrows, evidence of this is the modern offerings on the icon.There are many personal miracles happening there: those who could not give birth to a child: they prayed at a prayer service to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of her miraculous image “Pryazhevskaya” and received great mercy from Her, who received healings... (in the historical essay of the 1912 edition - in the attachment about some miracles you can read...) And you can yourself, if the Lord pleases, become witnesses of them. For several years in a row, on the day of the traditional procession of the Cross with the Pryazhevskaya miraculous Icon of the Mother of God (which takes place annually on the first Saturday after the Holy Trinity), special signs of God’s Grace and the intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos through the prayers of St. Nicholas (after all, he is the patron of the monastery along with the Most Holy Mother of God) ), witnessed by all the pilgrims... What can I say - come and see everything with your own eyes... As they say: “it’s better to see once”... Although this does not apply to Gornali, because those who visited the Gornali monastery - they come here again and again - to see more than once...
Pay attention to page 12 of the attached publication from the funds of the Sudzhansky Museum of Local Lore in 1912!!!
ABOUT THE HEALING OF THE SUJAN MERCHANT
Miraculous healing of the sick pious Sudzhan merchant Kosma Kupreev. In a dream, he was commanded to go to the closed Belogorsky Monastery (in Gornali, Sudzhansky district) and serve a prayer service in front of the Pryazhevskaya miraculous icon of the Mother of God. After healing, Kosma, together with his sons Fyodor and Vladimir, began to work on opening the monastery. By the highest order on August 24, 1863, it was allowed to restore the monastery under the name Belogorskaya Nikolaevskaya Hermitage. Kosmas and his sons became among the first monks. After the restoration of the monastery, the fame and veneration of the miraculous icon increased.DISCOVERY OF THE PRYAZHEVSKAYA MIRACLE-WORKING ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
The miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Pryazhevskaya” - one of the saints of the Kursk land - until Soviet times was located in the Belogorsk Nikolaev Hermitage (now the Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsk Monastery). Founded in 1672 by the hieromonks of the Divnogorsk monastery in Voronezh province, which was devastated by the Tatars, due to political circumstances the monastery was closed in 1788, and the Transfiguration Cathedral was converted into a parish church in the nearby settlement of Gornali. In the former monastery church, miraculous phenomena began to occur, despite the fact that after the service all the candles were carefully extinguished, in the morning some of them were found burning. This was repeated many times until the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God was found.“It was revealed from above to a certain God-fearing painter Ivan Bely that he should take out the ancient icon of the Mother of God, painted on canvas and hidden behind the iconostasis of the surviving monastery church, and carefully update it, leaving only the intact, perfectly preserved faces of the Ever-Virgin and the Eternal Child. Until then, no one knew about the origin and existence of this image, but it was actually found where indicated and updated as commanded in revelation,” Abbot Nestor wrote in 1862. Ivan Bely was sick, but when he, together with the priest and sexton, found an icon behind the iconostasis and served a prayer service, he received healing. From then on, miracles began to happen.
Schedule of services before the icon.
village Medvenka (Assumption Church)
In the Temple, prayer services will be performed with Akathist before the miraculous image.
January 2:15:30 - Prayer service with Akathist
17:00 - Prayer service with Akathist
January 3:
8:00 - WATER SANCTUARY prayer service with akathist
12:00 - Prayer service with Akathist
15:00 - Prayer service with akathist
17:00 - Evening Worship
4 January
8:00 - Liturgy (memory of St. Anastasia the Pattern Maker)
10:00 - Water Blessing Prayer with Akathist
13:00 - Prayer service with Akathist.
The Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God is considered one of the most revered on the Kursk land. Before the revolution, its location was in the Belogorsk Nikolaev Hermitage, and the history of this miraculous icon that has come down to us goes back to the distant past.
From the history of the Pryazhevskaya icon
It is not known exactly who wrote it and when, although at first glance it is clear that this is an ancient Byzantine letter. The icon appeared at the end of the 17th or beginning of the 18th century in the village of Pryazhev not far from Zhitomir, and it got its name from the name of the village. Her appearance was recorded in rural church books.
As was customary, they began to make copies of the Pryazhevskaya icon, and one of them was made in a truly miraculous way. It happened like this. When the Tatars destroyed the Divnogorsk monastery in the Voronezh province, its hieromonks moved to Kursk and founded the Belogorsk Nikolaev Hermitage in 1672. However, in 1788, due to certain circumstances, the hermitage was closed, and the Transfiguration Cathedral that belonged to it became the parish church of the nearby settlement of Gornali.
Tradition says that it was then that miracles began to happen in the church, which was once a monastery: at the end of the service, all the candles were certainly extinguished to avoid a fire, but the next morning it was discovered that some of them were burning again. This happened before the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God was rediscovered.
According to Abbot Nestor, who wrote down this amazing story in 1862, the artist Ivan Bely, who led a pious life, received a revelation from above that behind the iconostasis of the church, which once belonged to the monastery and still survived until that time, there was an ancient icon of the Virgin Mary, painted on canvas. Ivan was ordered to take out the icon and carry out its renovation, without affecting the faces of the Mother of God and the Child, for they were preserved intact.
Until that moment, no one knew either about the very existence of such an icon, or about where it was hidden, but Ivan Bely, accompanied by a priest and a sexton, discovered the icon exactly where it was indicated in the revelation. The painter suffered from illness, but after a prayer service was served in honor of the appearance of the icon, he completely recovered.
And then the Pryazhevskaya icon of the Mother of God did not cease to show miracles. There lived in the city of Sudzha, Kursk province, a merchant Kosma Kupreev, a pious and God-fearing man, who fell ill with a serious illness. He also received a revelation in a dream - to go to the Belogorsk Monastery, which by that time was already closed, and serve a prayer service in front of the miraculous icon.
The merchant did so and completely got rid of his illnesses, and after that, supported by his two sons, he began to strive for the restoration of the monastery. Finally, on August 24, 1863, the highest order came to restore the monastery, which was now to be called the Belogorsk Nikolaev Hermitage. Among its first monks were Kosma Kupreev and his sons.
When the monastery was restored, the miraculous Pryazhevsk Icon of the Mother of God began to be venerated even more, and its fame expanded and grew. It was worn at religious processions on the most significant and solemn occasions. Such religious processions took place in 1867, when Emperor Alexander II managed to escape in Paris from a failed assassination attempt, and in 1888, after the miraculous rescue of the imperial family in a train crash. The icon was also worn at the head of numerous religious processions in surrounding villages and district settlements.
After the revolution and the closure of the monastery, bandit attacks and executions, the surviving monks moved it to the city of Sudzha. Then the trace of the icon is lost for many decades, and only in 1996, when an inventory began to be taken in the Sudzha Holy Trinity Church, they suddenly discovered that on the icon, listed in the inventory as “Smolensk”, there was a difference between the face and the vestments. They looked up the archives, and it turned out that under the vestments that covered the image, the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God was hidden.
Thus, the miraculous icon was again revealed to people and returned to its original place of residence - the Belogorsk Hermitage, which, after restoration, became known as the Gornalsky St. Nicholas Belogorsk Monastery.
What do they pray for in front of the Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God?
Believers pray to this icon for healing, asking it to help cope with the illness.
We have received many testimonies about the miraculous power of this icon, which helped in healing diseases of the legs, lungs, spine, as well as infertility in women. Here is the text of the prayer:
Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, Queen of Heaven and earth, the highest angel and archangel and the most honest, pure Virgin Mary of all creation, good Helper to the world, and affirmation for all people, and deliverance for all needs!
Look now, O All-Merciful Lady, upon Thy servants, praying to Thee with a tender soul and a contrite heart, falling with tears to Thee and worshiping Thy most pure and wholesome image, and asking for Thy help and intercession. Oh, All-Merciful and Most Merciful Pure Virgin Mary!
Look, O Lady, at Your people: for we are sinners and imams of no other help, except for You and from You, Christ our God born. You are our intercessor and representative. You are protection for the offended, joy for the sorrowing, refuge for the orphans, keeper for widows, glory for virgins, joy for those who cry, visitation for the sick, healing for the weak, salvation for sinners.
For this reason, O Mother of God, we resort to You, and looking at Your Most Pure Image with the Eternal Child held in Your hand, our Lord Jesus Christ, we bring tender singing to You and cry out: have mercy on us, Mother of God, and fulfill our request, for all that is Thy intercession is possible: for unto Thee is glory due now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Rejoice, God-delighted and Immaculate Ever-Virgin; Rejoice, imperishable and incorruptible Lamb and Shepherd Mother.
Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God (1890)
Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God. miraculous image, revered icon in the Zhitomir and Kursk dioceses
The icon was " 11 inches wide and 1 1/4 inches high". which corresponds to approximately 50 cm in width and 90 cm in height.
Appeared at the end of the 17th or beginning of the 18th century. Information about the place where the miraculous image appeared has not been preserved. The original icon was located in the church of the village of Pryazheva, 6 km south of the city of Zhitomir. which is why the icon began to be called “Pryazhevskaya.” The antiquity of the image is indicated by entries in Pryazhev’s church books. Before the Uniates took possession of the temple, there was a pious custom of carrying the miraculous image to the Zhitomir Cathedral. Perhaps already in those years the first copies of the Pryazhevskaya icon appeared in Zhitomir and its environs.
In the 18th century, the temple fell into the hands of the Uniates and was returned to the Orthodox on October 18, 1794. Probably, the period of the Uniate economy in the church explains the lack of documents about the acquisition and early veneration of the image. On the eve of the return of the temple to the Orthodox, a certain Roman Catholic priest arrived in Pryazhev and wanted to take away the revered icon. But when he rode a few miles from the village, the horses stopped, and they could not be forced to go further. The priest looked at the face of the Most Pure One and saw drops of moisture on it, like tears. Realizing that the Mother of God did not bless the removal of the image from Pryazhev, the priest returned the shrine.
In subsequent years, the Pryazhevskaya Church, where the icon was located, was poor, which is why the icon of the Mother of God had a copper robe. Having learned about this, Empress Maria Alexandrovna in 1864 sent a silver robe with precious stones for the image. On May 24, 1874, the miraculous icon was moved from its high place. where it was before, and placed in the iconostasis. above the royal doors. and in a high place they placed an icon of Jesus Christ praying in the Garden of Gethsemane.
To restore the ancient custom of bringing the icon to the Zhitomir Cathedral, a decree of the Holy Synod of July 27, 1893 was followed, which allowed an annual religious procession with the miraculous icon to Zhitomir, where the image stayed in the cathedral from June to August, and then returned to Pryazhev.
Pryazhevskaya Icon of the Mother of God
Gornal list
The list is notable for being written on canvas rather than wood. It is noticeable that the icon was painted at different times by different hands: the face and hands were created more skillfully than the clothes painted at the end of the 18th century by Ivan the White.
There is an assumption that the icon dates back to the 17th century. Its large size suggests that the monks were moving from the Ostrogozhsky Divnogorsk monastery, which was devastated in 1672, to the Gornal monastery. They took the icon out of the iconostasis of the monastery they were leaving. When the monastery was closed in the 1780s, the Transfiguration Church of the monastery was converted into a parish church in the nearby settlement of Gornali. Soon it became known about miraculous phenomena in the former monastery church: despite the fact that after the service all the candles and lamps were carefully extinguished, in the morning some of them were found burning. At first this was written off as an oversight, but the phenomena were repeated many times until the miraculous icon was found. The discovery and renovation of the icon took place in 1792, as evidenced by the inscription on the back: " This icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Pryazhevsk was renewed in 1792 ."
In 1862, Abbot Nestor described the discovery of the icon as follows:
"It was revealed to a certain God-fearing painter Ivan Bely from above that he should take out the ancient icon of the Mother of God, painted on canvas and hidden behind the iconostasis of the surviving monastery church, and carefully update it, leaving only the intact, perfectly preserved faces of the Ever-Virgin and the Eternal Child. No one knew about the origin and existence of this image, but it was actually found where indicated and updated as commanded in revelation ."
Ivan Bely was sick, but when he, together with the priest and sexton, found an icon behind the iconostasis and served a prayer service, he received healing. The news of the healing spread far and wide. Many came to pray before the holy image and received what they asked for. When local villages were engulfed by cholera epidemics, the monks performed religious processions around the villages and the epidemics receded.
In the middle of the 19th century, as a result of the healing of the sick pious Sudzhan merchant Kosma Kupreev, the Belogorsky monastery was revived. In a dream, Kosma was commanded to go to a closed monastery and serve a prayer service in front of the icon. After healing, Kosma, together with his sons Fyodor and Vladimir, began to work on opening the monastery. By the highest order on August 24, 1863, it was allowed to restore the monastery as a hermitage, and Kosma and his sons became one of the first inhabitants of the restored monastery.
After the restoration of the monastery, the fame and veneration of the miraculous icon increased. In memory of the rescue of Tsar Alexander II during an assassination attempt in Paris, from 1867 on Ascension to the second feast of the Holy Trinity, the icon began to be transferred to the city of Miropol in a religious procession. Later, in memory of the rescue of the August family during a train crash, a second religious procession took place in Sudzha. where the location of the icon was the monastery Alexander Nevsky Chapel. From the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos until the Nativity of the Most Pure One, the icon visited all the settlements and villages of the district. In the Belogorsk hermitage, the miraculous image was in the iconostasis of the right side aisle of the Transfiguration Cathedral built in his honor, and for the winter it was transferred to the warm Church of the Intercession.
The Belogorsky Nikolaevsky Monastery was closed by the atheistic authorities in 1922, but the monks continued to live there, hiding in chalk caves and preserving the miraculous icon. In 1937, after the monastery was finally closed, the monks, taking the image, came to Sudzha. where they placed it in the Assumption Cathedral of the city, located in the central square. At night, the Queen of Heaven herself appeared to the brothers in a dream and said that she had been placed in a place of desolation and debauchery, and ordered them to take the icon to where Elder Simeon would meet her. The next morning, the monks began asking the residents if there was an old man with such a rare name in the city. Wandering around the city in search, they stopped near the Trinity Church. From the side of the altar, on the apse. they saw the icon of the Presentation of the Lord. in which Elder Simeon the God-Receiver takes the Infant Christ from the hands of the Virgin Mary. Then the monks realized that the Mother of God ordered them to place the icon in this very temple, where there was a throne in honor of the Feast of the Presentation. And the Sudzhansky Assumption Cathedral was soon destroyed and a city club was placed in it.
In 1943, a fire occurred in the Sudzhan Trinity Church, but the rector of the temple, Father John Pereverzev, saved the shrine. The miraculous icon remained in Sudzha until 1946, then data about it was lost.
The second acquisition of the image occurred in 1996, when, during an inventory in the Sudzhansky Holy Trinity Church, a discrepancy between the face and the robe covering the image was noticed on the icon listed in the inventory as Smolensk. At this time, an elderly woman, a parishioner of the temple, a resident of the city, approached the abbot and said that there was a “lost” miraculous icon in the temple. When referring to archival data, it was confirmed that the image located under the robe was a revered copy of the Pryazhevsk Icon of the Mother of God. The silver robe and precious jewelry that Christians donated as a token of gratitude for the healings received have not survived.
On October 17, 1996, the tradition of religious processions with the Pryazhevskaya miraculous icon to the former Gornal monastery was resumed. on the territory of which there was a special boarding school. In 2001, the Gornal Monastery was returned to the Orthodox Church. Since 2002, the religious procession in Miropol has also been revived. According to the newly established custom, after the service in the St. Nicholas Church of the bishop's metochion in Miropol, priests, parishioners and numerous pilgrims from the Ukrainian side headed to the border with Russia to meet the miraculous icon. The 16-kilometer procession was dedicated to the unity of the fraternal Slavic peoples and became the only religious procession across the Russian-Ukrainian border.
The revered list remained in the Holy Trinity Church in the city of Sudzha. The huge number of decorations on the icon testified to the healings that people received through the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos in front of this image. Before Christmas 2005, the icon was enlightened. The image began to be revered as the second most important shrine of the Kursk diocese after the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”.