Antique Small Russian ICON Sterling Silver 84 St. Mitrophan of Voronezh & Tikhon

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Antique Small Russian ICON Sterling Silver 84 St. Mitrophan of Voronezh & Tikhon:
$69.99

ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ICON, PENDANTTwo sided IconSaint Mitrophan Of Voronezh andSaint Tikhon Of ZadonskSterling Silver===================CONDITION:good for this age,icon use to be gold Russian Marks: 84.19th Century icon
Size: 0.7\"x 0,5\", 1,8 x1,2 cmVery rare Mitrophan or Mitrofan of Voronezh (secular name Mikhail; 1623 - 1703) was the first Russian Orthodox bishop of Voronezh (since 1682). He is reputed to have possessed miracle-working powers. Mikhail (as he was then known) was born in the village of Antilokhovo, Savinsky District and took monastic vows after his wife\'s death in 1663. He managed the Kosmin Monastery near Yuryev-Polsky and the Unzha Monastery in Makaryev before being promoted to a bishop\'s see in 1682. He supported Peter the Great in his efforts to build the first Russian warships in Voronezh but was generally critical of his Westernization policies. Bishop Mitrofan was buried in the Annunciation Monastery in the Tsar\'s presence in 1703. When 14 years later his tomb was opened, Mitrofan\'s body was found to be \"whole\" and his relics were proclaimed to have healing powers. After he was formally canonized in 1832 and Nicholas I paid a visit to his shrine, his fame increased and large numbers of pilgrims from Central Russia started flocking to his tomb in Voronezh. The first Moscow church in his name was consecrated in 1895. The Bolsheviks had Mitrofan\'s relics confiscated. It was in 1989 that the relics were returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. There is an ornate statue of Saint Mitrofan in front of the Annunciation Cathedral where his relics have been kept since then.

Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk (secular name Timofey Savelyevich Sokolov, Russian: Тимофей Савельевич Соколов; 1724–1783) was a Russian Orthodox bishop and spiritual writer who was glorified (canonized) a saint of the Orthodox Church. He was born in the village of Korotsko, in the Novgorod region, Russia. He was tonsured a monk at the age of thirty-four and later consecrated Bishop of Voronezh. He served as bishop for a little under seven years and retired to the monastery of Zadonsk because of poor health. He lived there until he died. On May 14, 1846, during the construction of the new cathedral at Zadonsk, Saint Tikhon\'s relics were uncovered and reported to be incorrupt. His relics were kept in Zadonsk. It was reported that many miracles occurred near his relic, so he was made a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1861. His feast day is celebrated on August 13, Julian calendar (August 26, Gregorian Calendar). As a result, another feast day, the Uncovering of the Relics of Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk was instituted to be celebrated annually on May 14. The life and works of St. Tikhon inspired Dostoyevsky, and are reflected in several of the characters in The Brothers shipping is $7.00Shipping from Russian Federation
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