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Divnogorsk, Russia (15th cent.)
Commemorated on February 18
The Divnogorsk-Sicilian Icon of the Mother of God received the first part of its title from where it was enshrined when it was glorified: the Dormition monastery of Divnogorsk, in the former Ostrogozhsk district in Voronezh governance. Its title of “Sicilian” comes from its place of origin, since by tradition this icon at Diva (i.e. “Wondrous Heights”) was brought from Sicily by the pious monastic Elders Xenophon and Joasaph. They suggest that these saints were Orthodox Greeks by birth, and that they had arrived there not earlier than the end of the fifteenth century. Xenophon and Joasaph founded a monastery at a scenic spot above the River Don, near the confluence of the River Tikha Sosna [Quiet Pine River]. The place was called Wondrous Heights by those struck by the form of the chalk columns throughout the hills. History
The Divnogorsk-Sicilian Icon of the Mother of God was named after the Divnogorsk Monastery of the Dormition in the former Ostrogozhsk district of Voronezh province, the place to which it was first translated and in which it gained renown. It is also called "Sicilian" because of its place of origin. According to tradition, this icon was brought by the pious elders-monastics, Xenophont and Joasaph, from Sicily to "Divy," the "Wonders" or "Wondrous Mountains." Probably the monks, who presumably were Orthodox Greeks, came here no earlier than the end of the fifteenth century. Xenophont and Joasaph founded the monastery in a picturesque location overlooking the Don River, at its confluence with the Tikhaya Sosna River. The place name "Wonders" or "Wondrous Mountains" stems from the remarkably shaped chalk columns found throughout these hills.
It is believed that Xenophont and Joasaph lived in a cave (where the church of Saint John the Forerunner was subsequently erected), and that they themselves carved out the first church in the chalk column, and in it placed the icon of the Mother of God which they had brought from Sicily. It was also here that they found eternal rest.
On the icon, the Sicilian (Divnogorsk) Mother of God is depicted seated upon the clouds. In her right hand is a blooming white lily, while with her left arm, she supports the Divine Infant, Who is seated in state upon her knees. In His left hand, the Saviour holds a lily, while with his right, He blesses. Surrounding the image of the Mother of God are eight angels, of whom two are depicted below her, on bended knees and with their hands stretched upward. Above the head of the Mother of God, in the form of a dove, is the Holy Spirit.
The miraculous icon became expecially renowned beginning in 1831, when cholera was rampant. In Korotoyak, about eight kilo-meters away, the Most Blessed Virgin appeared in a dream to an elderly resident named Catherine Kolomenskaya. She appeared just as she was depicted in the Divnogorsk Icon, and directed that her icon be taken, and a moleben served before it. The miraculous icon was transferred to Korotoyak, and, after fervent common prayers were offered before the holy icon, the cholera ceased. At the same time, by the interecession of the Mother of God, the city of Ostrogozhsk was saved then from cholera. In the years 1847 and 1848, rescues from cholera also came to the people of Korotoyak and Ostrogozhsk through the miraculous intercession of the Mother of God; these occurred after the Icon was carried in a Procession of the Cross around the cities.
According to tradition, the celebration of the miraculous icon on the 5th of February was established by the first inhabitants of the monastery, Xenophont and Joasaph.
Source: http://www.stjohndc.org/Russian/english.htm
Source: http://www.stjohndc.org/Russian/english.htm
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Divnogorsk, Russia (Divnogorsk, Russia)
Divnogorsk is a town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Krasnoyarsk. Population: 28,272 (2010 Census);30,137 (2...