Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God

The Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God "Of the Sign" is one of the most ancient icons of the Russian Orthodox Church and has helped many people all over the world during its existance.

Short Story About Kursk Root Icon

One day a hunter was walking along the bank of the river Skal, which was not very far from a Russian city Kursk, noticed an icon lying face down on the ground on the roots of a tree. The hunter picked it up and found that it was an icon of the Sign, which was similar to the Novgorod "Znamenie" Icon. With the appearance of this icon immediately there appeared its first miracle. Just as the hunter lifted up the holy icon from the earth, right then, at that place where the icon was laying, gushed forth with great force an abundant spring of pure water. This happened on October 8th in the year 1295.

Learn more at Wikipedia and read full story here (English versions)
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Pictures of the Kursk Root Icon at our church during its visit on 10/10/10