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Tinos Icon of the Mother of God, Tinos, Greece
Commemorated on August 28
There are over 600 churches and monasteries on the Greek Island of Tinos, which is widely known for its miraculous healing Icon of the Mother of God.
In June 1822, the Virgin Mary appeared several times to a nun named Sister Pelagia, in the Convent of Kerovounia. She pointed out to her the place in a field where the locals were to look for her Icon. The Icon was in fact found there on January 30, 1823; it was later confirmed that the place had once been the site of an ancient Christian church; in fact the exact spot where the Icon was found was in the church crypt. Now the place is known as the “Chapel of the Discovery.”
After the discovery, a new church was built on the site. It was completed in 1830, and is known as the Church of Megalochari (Great Grace). In those days, pilgrims were already coming to the island in order to venerate the Icon, which quickly gained renown as a source of healing. Now in Greece it is venerated as one of the most important holy things in the land.
The Church has recorded accounts of hundreds of healings attributed to the Miraculous Icon. Every year, tens of thousands of pilgrims come to Tinos from all over Greece and from abroad. The main Feast day of the Icon is August 15, the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God.