Pectoral icon "The Most Holy Theotokos of Zhirovitsk"

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The story of the appearance of the icon is one of the most wonderful in the history of Christianity. In 1470, she was found by shepherds in the forest, on the branches of a pear tree, near the town of Zhirovitsy in Belarus. Apparently symbolizing the place where the icon was found, flowers are written around the halo of the Mother of God and the Savior. The icon was taken to the owner of those places, and he locked it in a casket. However, the next day the icon found itself in its old place in the forest. The sign was perceived as the desire of the Most Holy Theotokos herself to be in the temple built on this place. In 1520, this church burned down; no one hoped that the icon was preserved in the flames of the fire, but it was soon discovered on a stone on the mountain under which the church was located. A temple and the Zhirovitsky monastery were later erected on this site. The holiday in her honor is set on May 20. Believers turn to the icon with all kinds of requests and pleas. At the place where it was found, there are several healing springs. The icon is handwritten, written on an enamel plate using the Rostov enamel technique in a picturesque style. Framed in a silver jewelry frame.