La Deipara al 31 Marzo APPARIZIONE DELLA SANTA ICONA DELLA SS. MADRE DI DIO DI IVIRON.http://oca.org/saints/lives/2014/03/31/100962-appearance-of-the-iveron-icon-of-the-mother-of-god

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la Deipara al 24 Marzo

 
L'icône de la Mère de Dieu "DE LA MONTAGNE FERTILE" ("TOUTCHNAÏA GORA"). The Uncut," or "Clouded Mountain" Icon of the Mother of God: About 250-300 years ago this icon was in one of the men's monasteries of Tver and was presented by the Superior to Cosmas Volchaninov in gratitude for his fine work in the monastery church. This icon was passed on from generation to generation, but a certain impious grandson of Cosmas removed it and placed the icon in an attic.

His bride endured many insults from her husband and his relatives. In despair over her marriage she resolved to commit suicide in a deserted bath-house. On the way there a monk appeared to her and said, "Where are you going, unhappy one? Go back, pray to the Theotokos of The Clouded Mountain, and you will live in peace."

The agitated young wife returned home and revealed everything, not concealing her interrupted intention. They searched for the monk, but they did not find him, and no one had seen him but her. This took place on the eve of the Feast of the Annunciation to the Most Holy Theotokos.

They found the icon in the attic, cleaned off the dirt and set it up in the house in a place of honor. In the evening, the parish priest served the all-night Vigil before the icon. From that time, Vigil was served in the house every year on this day.

For more than 150 years the icon was in the Volchaninov family. Katherine, daughter of Basil, the last of the Volchaninov line, married George Ivanovich Konyaev, taking with her the icon of the Mother of God as a precious inheritance. Moliebens and all-night vigils were served in the Konyaev house on March 24 and November 7 (perhaps this was the day when the icon was transferred from the monastery to the house of Cosmas Volchaninov).

In 1863 near a cemetery church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God it was decided to build a chapel in honor of St Tikhon and St Macarius of Kalyazin. The then owner of the icon, George Konyaev (who died in 1868 at the age of 97) wanted to donate the icon of the Theotokos to the church. He asked the clergy to build another chapel for the wonderworking icon of the Mother of God of the "Clouded Mountain."

He also said, "I feel the very best place for it is the temple of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, since the place on which the church was built, in former times was called a Mount, since it was the highest place in the city. The inhabitants took their possessions to the Mount and saved themselves from ruin during a flood. Let the icon, The Clouded Mountain, remain on this mountain with your blessing, and let all who are buried here be veiled with Her mercy." On July 15, 1866 the icon was transferred into the new chapel, which was consecrated by Bishop Anthony of Staritsk the following day.

On the icon the Most Holy Theotokos is depicted standing on a semi-circular elevation, a mountain; on Her left arm, the Divine Infant blesses with His right hand. Upon the head of the Mother of God is a crown, and in Her hand a mountain, on which are seen above churches with cupolas and crosses.

This icon should not be confused with the "Stone of the Mountain not cut by Hands" Icon on the iconostasis of the cathedral of the Transfiguration at Solovki. The latter depicts the Theotokos in half-length, holding Her Son in Her left hand. In Her right hand, She holds a ladder and a stone with the image of Christ's head (the King of Kings). Instead of the usual stars on her head and shoulders are the heads of angels. The title of the icon is derived from Daniel 2:44-45.

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la Deipara al 19 Marzo

Icône de la Mère de Dieu "DE TENDRESSE" ("OUMILIENIE") de Smolensk (1103). (Tropaire et kondakion traduits en français par le père Denis Guillaume au tome III du Supplément aux Ménées.) 

https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2020/03/19/100840-sweet-kissing-icon-of-the-mother-of-god-of-smolensk

Cinstirea Icoanei Maicii Domnului „Lubiatov”

https://doxologia.ro/cinstirea-icoanei-maicii-domnului-lubiatov

Icon of the Mother of God of Lubyatov

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La Deipara al 14 Marzo

L'icône de la Mère de Dieu "DE SAINT-THEODORE" ("FEODOROVSKAÏA"). (Elle fut découverte par le saint prince Georges Vsiévolodovitch au XIIIème siècle. C'est devant cette icône, alors conservée dans un monastère de Kostroma, que la tsarine Marthe Ioannovna bénit l'intronisation de son fils Michel Féodorovitch, premier tsar de la dynastie des Romanov, le 14 mars 1613. Autre fête le 16 août.) (Acathiste traduit en français par le père Denis Guillaume au tome XIII du Supplément aux Ménées.) 

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la Deipara al 9 Marzo

L'icône de la Mère de Dieu "VERBE TU T'ES FAIT CHAIR" ("SLOVO PLOT BYST") ou "D'ALABAZINE" ("ALBAZINSKAÏA") (1666). (Albazine est une ville de l'Extrême-Orient russe, sur l'Amour, dont les habitants sont à l'origine de la présence orthodoxe en Chine.)

 

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La Deipara per 8 Marzo

L'icône de la Mère de Dieu "DU SIGNE DE KOURSK" ("ZNAMINESKAÏA KOURSKAÏA") trouvée en 1295 et aussi fêtée le 8 septembre, le 27 novembre et le 9ème vendredi après Pâques. Le 8 mars, on commémore l'échec d'un attentat contre cette icône, tenté en 1898 par des terroristes dans l'église du monastère de Koursk où elle était conservée.

la Deipara al 7 Marzo

L'icône de la Mère de Dieu "CAUTION DES PECHEURS" ("SPOROUTCHNITSA GRIECHNYKH") à Ordina (province d'Orel) (1843) et à Moscou (1848) (autre fête le 29 mai). (Office traduit en français par le père Denis Guillaume au tome III du Supplément aux Ménées. Acathiste traduit en français par le père Denis Guillaume au tome XIII du Supplément aux Ménées.)

The Icon of the Mother of God "Surety of Sinners" is known by this name because of the inscription on the icon: "I am the Surety of sinners for My Son Who has entrusted Me to hear them, and those who bring Me the joy of hearing them will receive eternal joy through Me." The Mother of God embraces Her Child, Who holds Her right hand with both His hands so that Her thumb is in His right hand, and Her small finger in His left hand. This is the gesture of one who gives surety for another. 

Although we do not know when or by whom the icon was originally painted, it is believed that the basis of the icon is to be found in the Akathist to the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos: "Rejoice, You Who offer Your hands in surety for us to God." 

This icon was first glorified by miracles at the St Nicholas Odrino men's monastery of the former Orlov gubernia in the mid-nineteenth century (The "Assuage My Sorrows Icon" commemorated on October 9 is also from this monastery). The "Surety of Sinners" icon of the Mother of God was in an old chapel beyond the monastery gates, and stood between two other ancient icons. Because it was so faded and covered with dust, it was impossible to read the inscription. 

In 1843 it was revealed to many of the people in dreams that the icon was endowed with miraculous power. They solemnly brought the icon into the church. Believers began to flock to it to pray for the healing of their sorrows and sicknesses. The first to receive healing was a crippled child, whose mother prayed fervently before the icon in 1844. The icon was glorified during a cholera epidemic, when many people fell deathly ill, and were restored to health after praying before the icon.

A large stone church with three altars was built at the monastery in honor of the wonderworking icon.

The "Surety of Sinners" Icon is also commemorated on May 29 and on Thursday of the week of All Saints.

la Deipara al 6 Marzo

L'icône de la Mère de Dieu "DE CZESTOCHOWA" ("TCHENSTOKHOVSKAÏA"), enlevée 

par 

les Polonais à Bielsa en Galicie en 1352 et transférée à Czestochowa.

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Icon of the Mother of God "the Blessed Heaven"

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La Deipara al 3 Marzo

L'icône de la Mère de Dieu de Volokolamsk (1572 selon le calendrier du patriarcat de Moscou, 1677 selon le synaxaire de Boulgakov).

The Volokolamsk Icon of the Mother of God is a copy of the Vladimir Icon of the Moscow Dormition cathedral. The icon was brought from Zvenigorod to the Dormition monastery of St Joseph of Volokolamsk on March 2, 1572, during the second week of Great Lent and was solemnly met by Igumen Leonid (1563-1566; 1568-1573) and all the monastic brethren. 

It is distinguished by its particular depiction on the margins of St Cyprian (right) and St Gerontius (left), Metropolitans of Moscow. 

The name of Metropolitan Cyprian is associated with the first arrival of the ancient Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God from Constantinople to Moscow in the year 1395, and under Metropolitan Gerontius in 1480 the Vladimir Icon came finally to Moscow. 

In the year 1588 the Volokolamsk Icon was dedicated atop the gate in the church at the south gates of the St Joseph of Volokolamsk monastery in honor of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (August 26). 

At the end of the seventeenth century, when a church of the same name was built in Moscow at Staraya Basmanna, the church atop the gate of St Joseph of Volokolamsk was rededicated in honor of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul. The Volokolamsk Icon was transferred to its proper place on the iconostasis of the new cathedral Dormition church of the monastery of St Joseph of Volokoamsk. 

In 1578, the icon was recognized as wonderworking.