Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Gerbovets

Synaxis of the Icon of the Mother of God of Gerbovets (Feast Day - October 1)

 

The origin of the icon is unknown. Its appearance in the Dormition Monastery at Gerbovets, Moldavia is associated with an event that occurred shortly before Christmas in 1790. Then, Colonel Nikolai Alekseevich Albaduev came from the Moscow region to the monastery to visit his old friend Abbot Pachomius. Here, a tragic incident happened to him: an unbroken horse threw the Colonel, causing a fatal wound. This happened on December 14, and on December 17 the colonel was buried in the monastery church dedicated to Saint Nicholas. After that, relatives came and brought a family heirloom as a gift to the Gerbovets Monastery - an ancient icon of the Mother of God passed down from generation to generation. Since then, she began to be called Gerbovetskaya.

Saint Daniel the Hesychast, Father of the Moldavian Hesychasts

St. Daniel the Hesychast (Feast Day - December 18)

Saint Daniel the Hesychast, the great wonderworker and instructor of monastics, was born in Moldavia at the beginning of the fifteenth century. He was baptized with the name Dumitru. When he was sixteen, he became a monk of the monastery of St Nicholas at Radauti and received the name David. His spiritual Father was Saint Leontius of Radauti (July 1). After many years of ascetical struggles, he became a chosen vessel of the Spirit and was ordained to the holy priesthood.

The Miraculous Icon of Saint Anna in Bistrita Monastery

The icon of Saint Anna was donated by Roman Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (1350 - 1425) and his wife Anna to Voivode Alexander the Good of Moldavia, in gratitude for the hospitality he gave to his son Andronikos while in Moldavia.

This icon has performed many miracles.