Putin visited the temple, where they "pray for him around the clock"

The chosen President Vladimir Putin handed over to the Novodevichy Monastery the oldest list of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, took part in the procession and visited the baptismal church of the Holy Prince Vladimir, located in the subclete of the Assumption Church of the monastery, reports RIA Novosti. Accompanied by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', Kirill and abbess of the monastery of Igumeni, Margarita Putin, went down to this small temple and put a candle at the icon of Prince Vladimir.

The abbess told the prime minister that in recent years, the schemes are singing around the clock in this temple around the temple and pray for his health. Putin was also invited to see the unique exhibition of the ancient icons from the temple of the descent of the Holy Spirit, located in one of the buildings of the monastery. The abbess Margarita said that some of these icons have expected their restoration for decades, and the Patriarch drew the attention of the prime minister to a number of unique icons of Western icon painters, fundamentally different from the work of Orthodox masters.

In January, Putin visited the Tikhvin Mother of God Assumption Monastery and bowed to the icon of the Virgin. At the entrance to the monastery, he was met by the abbot Father Evfimiy, who held the prime minister to the cathedral, where the shrine is stored. Putin bowed to the icon, which is revered as miraculous, and set a candle. He also examined the temple. The abbot told the head of the government about the history of the icon and that all the Russian kings since Ivan the Terrible came to her to ask for blessings to the kingdom, with the exception of Nicholas II. According to the abbot, Putin is not the first to worship this shrine, since he has already visited the monastery. In addition, the prime minister had the opportunity to bow to the shrine when she was brought to Moscow to the Orthodox exhibition.

The prime minister asked the current problems of the monastery and how restoration work is underway. The abbot told Putin about what work is underway on the territory of the monastery and what it is planned to spend 450 million rubles allocated by the government.

At the exit from the temple, Putin talked with believers who turned to him with requests. In particular, one of the women working on the territory of the monastery told the prime minister that her husband received disability during his work in Kamchatka and, by decision of the court, he was supposed to be compensated, nevertheless, has not succeeded for several years.

According to legend, the Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God "Odigitria" was written by the evangelist Luke during the life of the Virgin. At first, the icon was in Jerusalem, then in Constantinople, until in the XIV century it appeared in the air above the waters of Lake Ladoga. On the banks of the Tikhvinka River, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built for the icon, and the Assumption Cathedral in 1515, and in 1560 - the Assumption Monastery.

In December 1941, the icon was taken to Riga, where she came to Bishop John, he and his successor Sergius retained the shrine, and in 1949 she was taken to the United States. In 2004, according to the will of the Archbishop of Chicago and Minneapolis, John Icon to the Tikhvinsky Mother of God Monastery was transferred by his adopted son Archpriest Sergius.