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The Vladimir icon of the Mother of God

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Six hundred years ago, a great event took place in the history of Russia on the day when the citizens of Moscow, led by their metropolitan, went to greet the arrival of the miracle-working icon of the Most Holy Lady, brought from the town of Vladimir. in 1395. Moscow, and with it the whole of Old Russia, was saved from Tamerlane`s fearful hordes. Since then, the Icon of Our Lady, known as Our Lady of Vladimir, has been venerated as the greatest devotional image of Russian Orthodox believers. This publication brings together unique Our Lady icons of the same iconography from the 15th to the early 20th century, along with information about the original icon and its restoration by Russian art historian A. Anisimov. 67 color illustrations. Introduction and captions in English. Bibliographic references. Glossy paper.