Icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness”
Russia (16th c.)
The “Tenderness” Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God was found in the monastery of the caves in 1521, and was transferred to the city of Pskov by the pious Christians Basil and Theodore. The Icon is particularly renowned for the deliverance of Pskov and the Pskov Caves monastery from the army of Stephen Bathory (1533-1586) in 1581.
The Tenderness Icon of the Mother of God is of the Eleousa (Umilenie) type, and is regarded as the patroness of the city of Pskov.
The October 7 (old calendar) / October 20 (new) commemoration was established in thanksgiving for the deliverance of Pskov from the invading army of Napoleon in 1812.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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