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Russian Icon - Feodorovskaya Mother of God in brass revetment cover

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Russian Icon - Feodorovskaya Mother of God in brass revetment cover

The Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, also known as Our Lady of Saint Theodore or the Black Virgin Mary of Russia is the patron icon of the Romanov Imperial family and one of the most venerated icons in the Upper Volga region. Her feast days are March 27 and August 29.

This icon, attributed to St. Luke, is said to have been found hanging in an evergreen tree in the area of Kostroma by Prince Vasiliy Yaroslavich of Kostroma on August 16, 1239. According to tradition, the icon was previously in a church dedicated to Holy Theodore Stratilates in Gorodets. When the Mongols invaded, the townspeople fled in terror, leaving the icon behind. But in 1239 ,the inhabitants of Kostroma saw the icon being carried through town by a mysterious warrior whom they believed to be Holy Theodore (Feodor) himself, thus the name "Feodorovskaya" (Theodorovskaya). In the early 17th Century, the icon was carried by the deputation which implored young Mikhail Romanov to become Tsar of Russia, and it was used to bless him upon his ascension to the throne. It thus became the patron of the House of Romanov, whose power ended with Tsar Nicholas II. 

Additional Info

  • ID#: 2617-018-115-SP3
  • Size: 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches (22 x 17 cm)
  • Age: ca. 1900
  • Origin: Provincial Russia
  • Materials: Egg tempera on gessoed wood in brass revetment cover
  • Price: $625
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