Mother of God of Rzevsk
Russia (1539)
On Pentecost Sunday, May \26, 1539, a monk named Stephen discovered two holy objects attached to trees at a crossroads near Rzev in northwest Russia. On one pine was a large iron cross; on another, an old icon depicting the Holy Mother and Child with St. Nicholas of Myra. Many people witnessed a supernatural light shining around the trees and experienced healings there. Stephen brought the news to Moscow, where the head of the Russian Church, Metropolitan Joasaph, decided to build two new churches, one in honor of the Cross of Rzev and the other for the Holy Mother and St. Nicholas. In January 1541, they were transferred to Moscow for the dedication of the new churches. The feast of the Rzevsk Mother of God commemorates the return to Rzev on July 24th.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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