Our Lady of Kazan 2
Russia (1579)
On July 8, 1579, the Mother of God appeared three times to a ten year old girl, Matrena, inviting her to look under the rubble of a destroyed house. The girl was not believed, not by the archbishop, the clergy, nor the authorities, so alone with her mother, she began to dig in the earth in the place indicated until the icon was found, wrapped in old rags, and absolutely intact. The news soon spread in the city and the archbishop himself went to the place of discovery. On the day of the “discovery” two blind men, Joseph and Nikita regained their sight. The holy icon was given the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan and was considered a palladium of Russia until its theft and likely destruction in 1904.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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