Mother of God the Healer Icon

The prayer is on the back.

Consecrated

Size:   height -5”

           width – 4”

Note: any glare on pictures is a reflection of light from the plastic wrapping.

  The Healer

The original icon is known as "Tselitel'nitsa," or "The Healer" was from the Tsilkan church in Kartli, Georgia. It was painted at the time of St Nino (January 14). There is another icon with the same name in the Alexeev women's monastery in Moscow, and many miracles took place before it at the end of the eighteenth century. St Demetrius of Rostov (September 21 and October 28) relates a story about this icon in his book THE BEDEWED FLEECE. A cleric of the Navarninsky church, Vincent Bulvinensky was in the habit of venerating the icon of the Mother of God whenever he entered the church. He would also recite the following prayer before the icon: "Hail, Virgin Theotokos full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. Blessed is the womb which bore Christ, and the breasts which nourished the Lord God, our Savior." In time, he found himself suffering from a dreadful affliction. His tongue began to putrefy, and he passed out from the pain. When he came to himself, he prayed his usual prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos. As soon as he had finished his prayer, he saw a handsome young man at the head of his bed. The sufferer realized at once that this was his guardian angel. The angel looked at him with pity, calling on the Mother of God to heal him. Suddenly, the Theotokos appeared and healed the sick man who was so devoted to Her. He got out of bed and went to church, taking his place on the cross for the service. Those present were astonished to see his recovery. This miracle inspired the painting of "The Healer" icon depicting the Mother of God standing at the bed of the sick man.