Tikhvin Icon Arrives in Moscow for Month-Long Tour
After the service scheduled for September 23 at 12:00, the icon will be transferred to the Archangel Michael Church in Akulinino village, where it will remain until September 27.
Consensus
- The Tikhvin Icon of the Virgin Mary was brought to Moscow on August 27.
- The icon arrived at Christ the Savior Cathedral for a ceremony on August 27 at 19:00.
- The icon will be displayed at Christ the Savior Cathedral until September 4.
- After September 4, the icon will be moved to the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection ofChrist in the 'Patriot' park.
- The icon will remain in the 'Patriot' park until September 23.
- Following a service on September 23, the icon will be transferred to the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Akulino, Moscow Oblast.
- The icon will be on public display daily during specified hours at each location.
- The tour of the icon is authorized by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus.
Points of divergence
- On the day of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (August 28), a shroud with an image of the Virgin Mary sleeping is placed in the center of the cathedral, and clergy wear blue robes as a symbol of purity. All attendees are anointed with oil at the end of the service. — vm
- The icon will be in the Moscow region for one month, from August 27 to September 27. — ntv
Coverage (2 sources)
- Queue for the Christ the Savior Cathedral formed before the arrival of the Ikone of the Theotokos of Tikhvin — Вечерняя Москва
- The Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Tikhvin will remain in the capital region for a month — НТВ Москва
Key entities
- Christ the Savior Cathedral
- Moscow
- Tikhvinskaya Icon of the Mother of God
- Kirill
- Telegram channel
- Moskovskogo
- TASS / Moscow
- Moscow Oblast
- Tikhvinskaya Bogoyavlenskaya Uspenskaya Maley Monastery