Commemorated on June 23
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. It is
commemorated on May 21, June 23, August 26, October 7, and on the
Seventh Sunday of Pascha.
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 commemoration was established in
thanksgiving for the deliverance of Pskov from the invading army of
Napoleon in 1812. The Pskov Caves Icon of the Most Holy Mother of God,
named the “Tenderness” (1542), is famous particularly for the defense of
Pskov and the Pskov Caves monastery from the army of Stephen Bathory in
1581. Its celebration is also on May 21, August 26 and October 7.
The Tenderness Icon of the Mother of God of the Pskov Lavra of the Caves is of the Eleousa (Umilenie) type.
SOURCE:
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