The miraculous image of the Semipalatinsk-Abalatsk icon of the Mother of God. Icon of the Mother of God "The Sign" (Abalatskaya)

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The history of this image dates back to 1636, and the name comes from the village. Abalak, located 30 km from Tobolsk. A certain widow Maria saw two icons in a dream: the “Sign” of the Mother of God and the image of St. Mary of Egypt. From the icon of the Mother of God, the widow received orders to build a church near the Abalatsky churchyard. In 1637, with the blessing of Tobolsk Archbishop. Nektarios, the Znamensky Church with 2 chapels was erected in honor of Mary of Egypt and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which laid the foundation for the Abalatsky Znamensky Monastery.According to the words of the widow Maria, local protodeacon Matthew Martynov in 1637. painted an icon Mother of God, called Abalatskaya (original). A half-length image is shown on the cover Holy Mother of God with hands raised in prayer and blessing the Christ Child in the mandorla (medallion) on Her chest. This composition corresponds to the Novgorod iconography of the Mother of God “The Sign”, but distinctive features The Abalatsk image stood standing on either side of the Most Pure Virgin St. Mary of Egypt and St. Nikolai. Thanks to donations from believers, the original icon was decorated with a precious frame. At the end of the 17th century, this icon painter Matthew wrote lists (copies). Abalatskaya icon: to the same monastery, the so-calledViceroy and a reduced list inSemipalatinsk. These ancient lists are lost in civil war. However, Tyumen art critic Marina Sofronova in her interview with Tyumen-Region television in 2009. stated that in reserve fundsTretyakov Gallery There is an Abalak icon dating from the late 17th and early 18th centuries.http://tyumen.rfn.ru/video.html?id=9185&type=r

A list of the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God, written at the beginning of the 20th century by the nun of the St. John the Vvedensky Monastery, Augusta. Procession of the Cross, Tobolsk 2010

In pre-revolutionary times, the Abalak icon was the most revered shrine in Siberia, and numerous copies of it were in many churches and monasteries: inMoscow, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk, Chelyabinsk, Tomsk, Irkutsk, Tyumen, Ishim, Bryansk and of course in Trans-Urals . While imprisoned in Tobolsk, the family of the royal passion-bearer Emperor Nicholas II prayed at the icon. A noteworthy entry in the Tsar’s diary on the feast of the Nativity of Christ: “After the liturgy, a prayer service was served before the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God, brought the day before from the monastery.”... Later, a copy of the icon was made for the Tsar, which accompanied him until the last hours of his life in Yekaterinburg. So Royal family met the fatal year 1918 for her. It is known that Elder Grigory (Rasputin), Admiral Kolchak, white generals Kornilov, Kappel, Dieteriks, Popelyaev and others all prayed at the Abalatskaya icon in their time. In 1919, fearing for the miraculous icon of the Abalak Mother of God, Bishop Methodius and Admiral A.V. Kolchak takes away the icon on a ship from the Abalaksky monastery of Tobolsk to Omsk, and then through Far East to Shanghai.
Currently, in the Znamenskaya Church of the Abalak Monastery, instead of a genuine icon, there is not much ancient list Abalak Icon of the Mother of God, painted at the beginning of the 20th century by the nun of the St. John the Vvedensky Monastery, Augusta. http://www.tobolsk-eparhia.ru/p/pages.php?id=t4_7 It is ranked among the miraculous icons and is surrounded by well-deserved veneration: they are taken for worship and religious processions are organized throughout the oil North. In addition, pilgrims from all over Russia now come to the Znamensky Abalatsky Monastery near Tobolsk. According to journalists, this list of the 20th century Abalak icon is now included in the “Seven Wonders of the Ural Federal District”.

Some copies of the Abalatskaya icon written at the end of the 19th century, beginning. 20th century

Until recently, the whereabouts of the exported original Abacus Icon was unknown. Only there were many legends about its existence abroad. Only almost 80 years later did the exact location of the icon become known - Australia, suburb of Sydney - Cabrammat, Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God of the Russian Orthodox Church MP. It was brought here by the descendants of the White Guard general Mikhail Konstantinovich Diterichs (1874-1937).http://www.orthodoxy.org.au/index.php My friend Mikhail Osipenko, who comes from a family of famous icon painters, was in Australia in 2003 with the Port Arthur icon, and personally saw the Abalatsky original. He wrote to me about this and even promised a video recording of a conversation about the icon with a local priest.
In our Kurgan diocese, the Abalatskaya icon is also very widely represented. Describes in detail the copy of the Abalatskaya icon, revered by the Kurgan residents, painted by order of the townspeople in 1860. in Tobolsk,

Some lists of the Abalatsk icon are available in the Kurgan and Shadrinsk diocese.

priest A. Sulotsky in his work “On the Church Antiquities of Siberia,” published in 1882. This image was decorated by the Kurgan residents with a rich silver robe and was located in the Epiphany Cathedral, which was later destroyed. Now in the building of the Kurgan diocesan administration, in the press center there is a perfectly preserved Abalatsky image on the wall, but without a frame. Perhaps the chasuble could have been removed during the campaign to confiscate church valuables. Isn’t this the icon that Father Alexander (Sulotsky) had in mind? Necessary full research specialists. (See APPENDIX 1).
In addition, there are also frequent Abalatsky lists for the deaneries of the diocese. Moreover, along with highly artistic lists, there are funny cases non-canonical execution of images, probably by local illiterate peasant icon painters, “gomaz” - that’s what they were called then.
But the brightest “pearl” among not only Kurgan, but also all Russian images is the Miraculous Icon of the Abalatskaya Mother of God, which has been in the Peter and Paul Church in the city of Kurtamysh for about 200 years,consecrated in 1808. http://www.kurtamysh.com/p689.htm The Church in the name of Peter and Paul with its rich decoration survived the civil war, but in 1937 it was closed and sealed due to the arrest and execution of priest Veniamin (Komarov). So the church stood sealed, but not looted, although the bells were still removed. And how could it be otherwise: the temple “on the blood” of the martyr was preserved. But on April 2, 1942, on Easter, the temple was the first in the current Kurgan region to be reopened and worship has continued continuously since then to the present day. I know of only this case in the Kurgan diocese, with the decoration preserved directly in the church: the iconostasis, frescoes, chandelier and, most importantly, icons in ancient frames. In 1907, in Kurtamysh, on Zaimka, the stone Abalak Church was still built in honor of the image, unfortunately destroyed by the authorities in the 1930s, along with the Resurrection Cathedral and the Muslim mosque.

According to legend, the Abalak icon was brought to Kurtamysh by a widow in gratitude for the healings given to her to the newly built stone church of Peter and Paul in the 19th century. The icon still has a highly artistic silver frame, with marks from the Moscow workshop, dated 1859-60. According to the chronicle, this chasuble was donated by the local deacon Ivan Abrahamov for the healing of his son, in exchange for a copper frame that had long been available. Robes are not donated to the newly painted icon; some time must pass, proving the chosenness and miraculousness of the image. Therefore, the icon can be dated at least to the beginning of the 19th century. But why did we decide that the icon was painted specifically for donation by a widow? Our widow could well have brought an icon that had been painted and prayed for a long time. The answer to this question can only be given by complete study of the icon by art experts.

The Peter and Paul Church and the Abalak Icon are inextricably linked with the history of our family. According to metric books, it is known that all the Pavlovs and Abalaks since the 19th century were married, baptized and received communion here. Grandmother Anna Dmitrievna Pavlova, who came from an old family of Shadrinsky burghers, the Abalakovs, served as a teacher in the parish school at this church from 1902 to 1917.http://www.kurtamysh.com/p356.htm In the photo of the school graduation in 1912. teachers are visible with the clergy of the church: Deacon Gleb Koptyakov, Dean Fyodor (Karpov) and Archpriest Father Vitaly (Militsin) - now numbered among the New Martyrs and Confessors of the 20th century.http://kuz3.pstbi.ccas.ru/bin/nkws.exe/ans/m/?HYZ9...uKheCxyAHYnALu2dOiUTawmAGsmBE*
During the hard times of the war, my grandmother prayed before the Abalak Mother of God for the health of her only son Boris, my father. He was drafted in 1941. in artillery, went through the entire war on three fronts, ended in Germany and returned safely to Kurtamysh in 1945. http://www.kurgangen.org/photos/thumbnails.php?album=78

The Kurtamysh Abalak icon has always been revered by local residents. According to the inscription on the icon, since 1869, a religious procession has been held annually in Kurtamysh, established according to a vow made on the occasion of the cessation of fires after the removal of the icon in 1864, 1868 and 1869. Now a tradition Processions of the Cross continued, and the image was included in the number of miraculous diocesan icons. The famous singer Lina Mkrtchyan specially came to bow to the icon. Victoria Olegovna Gusakova, a candidate of art history from St. Petersburg, wrote an article about the Abalatskaya icon, which contains information about the Kurtamysh list. The article will be published in the 9th volume of the encyclopedia “Holy Rus'”, St. Petersburg, 2010, entirely dedicated to icon painting.

Of course, no one knows how many Abalatsk icons have survived in Russia to this day. But based on the available materials from the press and the Internet, it follows that all the Abalatsk icons known to the author and preserved, arranged in a list according to the date of writing and, therefore, antiquity, prayer and grace, can be arranged in the following order:

1. Original of the Abacus Icon, 1637, Church of the Intercession, suburb of Sydney - Cabrammat, Australia;

2. List of the Abalak icon, late 17th-early 18th centuries. V. reserve funds of the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow;

3. List of the Abalak icon, beginning. 19th century (or even earlier), Peter and Paul Church, Kurtamysh;

4. Lists of the Abalak icon, late 19th century, Svensky list in St. Petersburg, Omsk (See APPENDIX 1), Krasnoyarsk (See APPENDIX 2), Shadrinsk (Resurrection Church), diocesan in Kurgan. press center;

5. Lists of the Abalak icon, beginning. 20th century, Abalatsky monastery in Tobolsk, Ekaterinburg, Omsk, Tyumen, Shadrinsk, Borovlyanka, Chimeevo village, village. Smolino, village Mishkino.

The return to Russia of the Miraculous Icon of the Abalak Mother of God after the fall of the communist regime and the elimination of the consequences of the godless government could become not only the most important event in the life of the Russian Orthodox Church. This event could mean a genuine reunification of the divided Russian people - the Russian World. The original image, located in Australia, of course, in full agreement with the parishioners and heirs, would be nice to be solemnly returned to its homeland. There is information about the negotiations that have begun.http://omsk.rfn.ru/rnews.html?id=11275733&cid=7 http://www.newsprom.ru/news/116549600887033.shtml?sdate=1222905600 As we know, in the churches of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia, icons of the Abalatskaya Mother of God have also been preserved, which gives us hope for the protection of the Most Holy Theotokos. We, Kurgan residents, need to continue the search for lost images and the study of existing ones by specialists. This is especially true for the Abalatsk icons: the ancient one from the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the correct dating of the miraculous one from the Peter and Paul Church in Kurtamysh and the identification of the list in the press center of the Kurgan and Shadrinsk diocese.

Source - http://www.kurtamysh.com/p1382.htm

Since the 12th century in Rus', the veneration of a special type of icons began, called the Sign. The history of these holy images is inextricably linked with the history of the country itself. In many ways, it was thanks to these images that many Russian people were saved. The Abalatsk Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign is also miraculous , which we will talk about later.

Where did the name come from

Before talking about what the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign” is, we should consider another image - the Novgorod one, because it was thanks to it that such a name was acquired. All icons of the described type belong to the canonical image of the Mother of God Hodegetria. She raises her hands to the sky, holding her palms up in a prayerful pose, on her chest is the image of the unborn Christ, who is yet to come. This story glorifies such a Christian virtue as Faith. Therefore, the Infant of God himself is not depicted here, but only a hint is given at his further appearance.

Such an icon was in Novgorod in the second half of the 12th century, at a time when other princes wanted to conquer the independent city. The city Archbishop John then received a sign and, following it, hung the icon on the walls of the city. An arrow shot by the attackers pierced the image. Then the icon turned to the city and began to stream myrrh. Those who stood near the city felt an inexplicable fear and began to retreat, and the Novgorod army was even able to pursue the attackers. The chronicler compares the helping icon and the streaming of myrrh with a “miraculous sign.” This is where the name came from.

Further, many miracles were recorded, including healing from the plague in the mid-14th century. Icon painters began to make lists, which include the Abalak miraculous icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”; by the way, this name (the Sign) is characteristic only of Russian Orthodoxy, and in other countries different terminology is used.

The meaning of the Alabatsk icon

This image is most revered in Siberia. There, near Tobolsk, there is a village called Alabak, which gives it its name. The credit for finding the Abalatsk Icon of the Sign belongs to a pious woman named Maria, who lived in the Alabatsk churchyard. She had dreams in a row where icons, Signs, as well as St. Nicholas and Mary of Egypt appeared.

As a result, the woman told the priest about this, and he, in turn, decided to arrange and paint a corresponding icon in 1636. The customer of the icon was the peasant Koka, who was the first to be healed from the holy image. Further, prayer in front of the Abalatskaya Icon of the Sign gave relief and consolation to many people and, of course, many miracles were recorded.

From this image itself, a considerable number of lists were made, which were also recognized as miraculous. For example, the icon is placed in some churches, as well as in other cities of Siberia.

Miracle Lists

At this time, the original has not survived; the Abalatsk Icon of the Mother of God exists only in the form of copies made between the 17th and 19th centuries. These images are almost always identical and have the Mother of God in the form of Hodegetria in the center and on the sides of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Mary of Egypt. However, there are some peculiarities.

The most famous version was made by the icon painter who did the original. This list is called the Abalatsk Icon of Semipalatinsk. It was created in the 17th century and was used to transport believers to other cities for worship.

In an amazing way, this copy of the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God showed a miracle in 1712, when it forced a warship to sail against the current of the Irtysh. The ship sailed to Semipalatinsk, where the icon was left.

Of all the things that the Abalatskaya Icon of the Mother of God helps with, cases of healing are most often mentioned. Therefore, before this image, many ask for health and to get rid of various harmful passions. You should also pray to this image in order to gain stronger faith.

Prayers to the icon

Troparion to the Most Holy Theotokos before the Icon of Her “The Sign” Abalatskaya

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As an insurmountable wall and a source of miracles/ Your servants,/ Most Pure Mother of God, who have acquired You,/ we overthrow the opposing armies./ Moreover, we pray to You:/ grant peace to Your city// and our souls we give you great mercy.

Kontakion of the Most Holy Theotokos before the Icon of Her “The Sign” Abalatskaya

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The honorable image of Your sign / celebrating Your people, Mother of God, / in which You bestowed a wondrous victory against Your city. / Moreover, we cry to You by faith // Rejoice Hey, Virgin, Christians are praised.

Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before the Icon of Her “The Sign” Abalatskaya

Oh, my Most Holy Lady Theotokos, the source of mercy, the protection, hope and refuge of Christians! To You, the All-Powerful Representative and Supporter of my repentance and salvation, I, Your sinful servant, I entrust my soul and body, my entrances and exits, my faith and residence, my death and the number of days. mine, my words and thoughts, my deeds and undertakings; But You, merciful Mother of God, guide me, cover, protect and save me from all the enemy’s snares, unharmed, and silently, until my last breath, I cry to You: Rejoice, The bride is not a bride! Rejoice, Holy One, Greater of Holies! Most Holy Theotokos, save me! Amen!

The spiritual basis of the Znamensky Church, as in ancient times, remains the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”. It is located to the right of the altar in the central chapel. The modern list of the ancient image was created by Moscow icon painters, spouses Dmitry and Galina Larionov.

The Abalak icon of the “Sign” of the Mother of God is a miraculous icon of the Mother of God, the most revered icon of the Mother of God in Siberia. Written in 1637, under the Tobolsk Archbishop Nektary, by the protodeacon of the cathedral, Matthew.

A special Legend about the icon says that in 1636, the widow Mary from the Tatar village of Abalak, 30 kilometers from Tobolsk, saw in a dream an icon of the Mother of God of the iconographic type Oranta (Sign) with the icons of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Mary of Egypt depicted on the sides. The Mother of God ordered the construction of a church in Abalak in the name of this icon with chapels of the two saints seen. Mary, who was slow to announce the vision, received new visions demanding that this instruction be fulfilled. When the archbishop became aware of this, the construction of the temple began on his instructions.

The painting of the icon was ordered to the cathedral protodeacon by the peasant Euthymius, to whom the Tobolsk holy fool Paul predicted healing from the painted image. As the icon was painted, the peasant became stronger in health and fully recovered when he brought the icon to the cathedral for consecration. The icon began to be revered as miraculous. A legend about this icon has been preserved (in 10 copies), compiled on the basis of the “interrogation speeches” of the widow Mary herself (1641), later replenished with new miracles.

The celebration of the icon takes place on August 2 (July 20, old style) and December 10 (November 27, old style).

Miracles of healing.

Two-year-old Alexander, the son of a court councilor who lived in Yekaterinburg, was subjected to attacks of epilepsy every month. The parents made a vow to go with their child to pray to the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God and soon fulfilled their vow. As soon as they made a vow, the seizures became easier, and when, having arrived in Abalak, they served a prayer service, the boy was completely healed.

Tatyana, a resident of the village of Bogorodskoye, was possessed for 12 years evil spirit, which tormented her especially severely on holidays, which is why, despite her desire, she could not stand in church for a long time and never stood through the service to the end. Tatiana's sister, Irina, who lived in Nizhny Novgorod, had a copy of the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God. In November 1879, she came up with the idea of painting another copy of this icon for her sick sister. The icon was painted and decorated with a chasuble. Irina lit up in front of her unquenchable lamp and prayed earnestly for my sister, firmly believing that as soon as she received this icon, she would recover. Irina just didn’t know with whom to send the icon, because her husband would not let her go, no matter how much she asked. Suddenly the thought occurred to Irina that her husband, for the sake of the upcoming holiday of the Nativity of Christ, would not refuse her, and wrote to her sister that he would come to her for the holiday and bring a gift. Tatyana answered her: “Don’t come to me with this gift,” and called her an abusive word. Irina, despite this, began to ask her husband to let her go to her sister. Her husband, to her joy, readily agreed and even promised to go himself, just so that they could leave on the night of Christmas.

Apparently, the enemy of salvation found their trip unpleasant and, as a result of his actions, obstacles began: one after another. Irina and her husband were already ready to leave, when suddenly they brought her husband a summons to appear before the magistrate as a witness, and they left Nizhny in the evening. At night, when the couple left Ketov, they were attacked by five robbers; three of them jumped out of the sleigh, grabbed the horses by the bridles, stopped them and, looking into the cart, joyfully shouted to their comrades that there were only two riders, besides the driver, and one of them was a woman. Irina earnestly prayed to the Queen of Heaven for deliverance from the villains. Fortunately, the coachman did not chicken out, quickly turned the horses back, and the horses, rushing, knocked the three robbers off their feet. The robbers chased after the travelers, but got stuck in the snow.

Having spent the night in Ketovo and leaving when it was time for Matins, the travelers arrived in Bogorodskoye just as the people were leaving the church after Matins. Irina, taking the icon wrapped in canvas and paper, came to her sister, prayed, greeted her and, giving the icon, said: “Here, I brought you a gift.” Tatyana took the image, threw it on the table, she also fell, her throat was very swollen, she hit the floor and shouted: “I’ll go out now, I’ll go out now, I’ll leave now, I’ll leave now,” she repeated the same thing several times. Then a thick fog came out of the screaming woman’s mouth. An hour and a half later, Tatyana came to her senses and stood up completely healthy. As soon as Tatyana stood up, she said: “Sister, let’s go to mass.” “Let’s go,” Irina answered, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.” The sisters went. On the way, Tatiana told her sister that she would not survive the entire mass. During the service, Irina did not take her eyes off her sister and saw with joy that she prayed so earnestly and with such reverence as rarely anyone prays, and stood hopelessly throughout the mass. The next day the sisters went to church again, and the sick woman also prayed fervently. Returning home, Tatyana said to her sister: “Now, sister, I felt so light inside, so good, as if I had been reborn; Now I don’t feel any pain anymore.” All day the sisters talked about miracles from the icon of the Abalak Mother of God. The healed woman thanked her sister for the icon from the bottom of her heart and prayed fervently. On the third day of the holiday, Irina, delighted by her sister’s healing, went with her husband to Nizhny Novgorod.

The girl Ekaterina, the sister of the clerk serving at the store of Fyodor Vasilyev Syromyatnikov, a resident of Nizhny Novgorod, suffered greatly from epilepsy and black infirmity for 20 years; On major holidays, she screamed terribly, rolled on the floor, and could never read spiritual books. In the house of Fyodor Syromyatnikov for about three years there was a copy of the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God. The suffering Catherine, her mother and brother began to fervently pray to the Queen of Heaven before Her Abalak icon, and not only at home, but wrote to the Abalak monastery, asking them to pray there before miraculous icon, and their prayer was heard, the seizures became easier, and in the summer of 1880 she completely recovered.

Shantalyk, where the Ivanovo Monastery is now, the Lord glorified this icon with a new miracle. In the village of Shantalyke, one peasant, Vasily, had a daughter who had been ill with her eyes for a long time, became blind, and had not seen anything for two years. Hearing that the image was being brought to Abalak, Vasily went out with his blind daughter to meet him and fell before him with tears and faith. To the joy and surprise of her father and all the people, the girl suddenly received her sight.

Every year, bringing the icon of the Mother of God from Abalak to Tobolsk for two summer weeks was established on the following occasion: in the summer of 1665, in Tobolsk and in all its environs, it was pouring rain without ceasing; bread, vegetables and grass died; everything was flooded with water, and the people fell into despair. We decided to turn to the Queen of Heaven for help: Tobolsk Archbishop Korniliy sent for the miraculous icon of the Mother of God to the village of Abalakskoye. The icon was brought with great celebration on July 8th. After the prayer service in the square, the icon was brought into the cathedral, where the liturgy immediately began. The service had not yet ended when, to the joy of everyone, the clouds disappeared, the rain stopped and it became light. In memory of this miracle and for constant thanksgiving to the Lord and His Most Pure Mother, His Grace Cornelius established that every year the miraculous icon of the Mother of God should be brought from Abalak to Tobolsk. Three years after this, in 1668, Archbishop Cornelius was summoned to Moscow to be appointed metropolitan. When he returned from Moscow, he heard from unkind people that in his absence the archpriest and other cathedral members greeted the Abalak Icon of the Mother of God without due reverence, and during its stay in the cathedral they allegedly committed all sorts of outrages. The Eminence was angry with them; The cathedral keymaster, when, at the time of bringing the icon from Abalak, he came to receive the blessing, he punished him, first reproaching him for last year's unrest, and did not order the icon to be brought. So in 1669 the icon was not brought to Tobolsk. The denunciation against the council was false, and since the Right Reverend believed the slander without investigating the matter, he soon fell very ill, and was ill for several months. When, in 1670, Metropolitan Cornelius, in anger at the council, did not allow the icons to be brought, he again fell even more ill, and the closer the time for bringing the icon approached, the worse he became. The doctors could not help him. Finally, already in September, he understood the cause of his suffering. Weeping bitterly, he immediately sent for the miraculous icon and, when it was brought to the city, he ordered it to be placed in the cathedral and the liturgy to be served. At the end of the service, the Bishop ordered the icon to be brought to his house and, when the bell began to ring before it was taken out of the cathedral, he ordered the servant to lead himself into the reception room and place it near the window in order to see how the Lady was carried away. As soon as he saw the face of the Most Pure One, he felt much lighter; when the icon was brought into his house, the patient felt so at ease that he, without the help of others, could stand during the prayer service and carry the icon to the place where he received it. The next day, the Right Reverend could even go to the cathedral for the liturgy and thank the Queen of Heaven for the help She sent. Ten days later the icon was returned to Abalak. After this incident, when the miraculous power of God was again revealed through the Abalak Icon of the Ever-Virgin, they again began to bring this icon to Tobolsk to the St. Sophia Cathedral for two weeks.

The Icon of the Sign of Abalatskaya (Abalakskaya) is one of the most revered images. The image is especially revered in the Siberian land. It was there that this icon appeared, and it was there that the Image showed miracles and healings.

To whom and with what does the image of the Mother of God of the Sign of Abalatskaya help?

Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign of Abalatskaya

The icon has healing powers. Before the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “The Sign” Abalatskaya they pray during relaxation and paralysis, for the healing of eye diseases and blindness

If you sincerely pray, then Our Lady of the Sign will help:

heal from various diseases.
under various adversities and troubles.
strengthen faith.
receive the mercy of God and the intercession of the Mother of God.

Prayers to the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos Sign of Abalatskaya

“Oh, my Most Holy Lady Theotokos, the source of mercy, the protection, hope and refuge of Christians! To You, the All-Powerful Representative and Assistant of my repentance and salvation, I, Your sinful servant, I entrust my soul and body, my entrances and exits, my faith and life, my death and number of days, my verbs and thoughts, my deeds and undertakings; You, merciful Mother of God, guide me, cover, protect and save me from all the enemy’s machinations, unharmed, and silently, until my last breath, I cry to You: Rejoice, unmarried Bride! Rejoice, Holy One, great saint! Most Holy Theotokos, save me! Amen!

Troparion to the Mother of God of the Sign Abalatskaya

As an insurmountable wall and a source of miracles, Your servants, Most Pure Mother of God, who have acquired You, we overthrow the hostile hosts. Moreover, we pray to Thee: grant peace to Thy city and great mercy to our souls.

Kontakion to the Mother of God of the Sign Abalatskaya

The honorable image of Your sign is celebrated by Your people, Mother of God, for whom You granted a wondrous victory against Your city. Moreover, we cry to You by faith: Rejoice, Virgin, praise to Christians.

Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos Sign of Abalatskaya

There is also a special Akathist, which is read in front of the Abalatsk Icon. This prayer chant is said in the Temple during prayer services and on the day of veneration of the Image. November 27. If you wish, you can read it yourself before reading it at home.

Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of her icon called “Abalatskaya”:

To the Queen chosen by the Eternal King for our faithful salvation of heaven and earth, we offer grateful praise to Ty, the Mother of God! But you, who have an invincible power and unspeakable mercy, free us from all troubles and grant us all good things, so we call You: Rejoice, Mother of the Virgin, all praise of Christians.

Archangels and Angels sing silent songs to You, the pure Virgin, in heaven. We, sinners on earth, bow our knees with our souls and hearts before Your Most Pure Image with tears of tenderness and mortal lips crying out to You: Rejoice, our zealous Intercessor; Rejoice, our most merciful Mother. Rejoice, our everlasting glory; Rejoice, our inexhaustible wealth. Rejoice, our immutable Helper; Rejoice, our patroness. Rejoice, our joy, who cleanses us from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit; Rejoice, our Healer, who delivers us from mental and physical illnesses. Rejoice, our praise, which does not deprive us of spiritual joys; Rejoice, our Lady, with Your help you heal our ailments. Rejoice, our refuge, covering us from enemies visible and invisible; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

Seeing in threefold visions the God-loving widow Mary of Your all-honorable face, the Most Holy Virgin, an image, possessed with great horror, be afraid to tell people about your wonderful visions, but in your hearts, from the depths of your soul, cry out to God: Alleluia.

The mind, unintelligible by human thoughts, seeking to understand in the wonderful appearance of Thy most pure image, the Mother of God, blessed Mary was rewarded with a new vision, in it great saint Nicholas menacingly commanded her to announce what she had seen, but with fear and trembling she told everyone the secret of her vision and taught everyone to cry out to the Mother of God: Rejoice, you who bore the Creator of all in Your lies; Rejoice, you who gave birth to God in flesh as the Savior of the world. Rejoice, having preserved your virginity incorruptibly at Christmas; Rejoice, you who lived as an angel on earth. Rejoice, thou who has reconciled God with man; Rejoice, Most Holy One of all saints. Rejoice, Most Holy Virgin, who marvelously showed us Her image; Rejoice, O Gracious One, who shows us mercy in the appearance of Your image. Rejoice, you who provide for all who honor Your holy image; Rejoice, you who grant salvation to all who pray to You before Your holy image according to the measure of faith. Rejoice, raising our minds to the heavenly world through the miracles of Your image; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

Seeking the power of God to lead the faithful people of Tobolsk in the wondrous manifestations of Your image, Mother of God, having gathered together with your bishop Nektarios, so that you can be sure that the mercy of the Queen of Heaven will visit everyone in our country who wants to improve salvation; having become confident and rejoicing with great joy, hastening to God: Alleluia!

Having an all-zealous desire to acquire the heavenly treasure, your holy face, Mother of God, all unanimously desired first with your own hands to build a new church in honor of the Sign of the Mother of God on the site of the appearances, and erected it, with all zeal, chanting to the Queen of Heaven: Rejoice, great angelic surprise; Rejoice, forefathers' wondrous consolation. Rejoice, prophetic high sermon; Rejoice, apostolic glorious praise. Rejoice, great adornment of the saints; Rejoice, strong affirmation of the martyrs. Rejoice, saving instruction to the venerables; Rejoice, inexhaustible abstinence of fasters. Rejoice” to those who are virgins in purity and glory; Rejoice, fathers and mothers, quiet joy. Rejoice, fertilizer for all Orthodox Christians; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

The storm of doubtful thoughts was transformed into joyful silence, always seeing in a vision the image of the Most Pure Virgin Mother of God, decreeing that it would be in the likeness of the Sign of Novgorod, just like with the coming Saint Nicholas and Mary of Egypt; In the same way, I all cried out to God: Alleluia.

Having heard Euthymius, weakened in body, but not in spirit, from a certain elder Paul, he would paint the revealed icon for the new church, which was being built at the command of God on Abalak, trying to entrust this work to the first deacon of the Tobolsk see, Matthew, skilled in painting, while this image was being written, painful little by little, kissing and diligently belting the Theotokos: Rejoice, Queen of Heaven, who has made us glad with the appearance of Your venerable icon; Rejoice, Mother of God, surprising us with miraculous healing from her. Rejoice, bright enlightenment for our country; Rejoice, indestructible fence of our land. Rejoice, there is silence on the floating waters; Rejoice, non-turbulent haven for those who are overwhelmed. Rejoice, easy passage for those who travel; Rejoice, merciful Teacher of the wandering. Rejoice, good rest for those who labor; Rejoice, quiet refuge for those who are burdened. Rejoice, speedy Intercessor in times of trouble; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

More than the God-bearing star, which sometimes led the Magi to the Sun of Truth, Christ our God, like the appearance of Your icon, the Divine Virgin, within our borders: seeing those praying before her, our ancestors knew from You Your Son, our Savior, but we learn to sing more earnestly to Him: Alleluia .

Having seen the people of Tobolstia, the honorable icon of the Mother of God, which revealed a miraculous healing to the one who was zealous to write, they received it like a divine treasure and placed it like a many-lighted lamp in the new temple they created, rejoicing and crying out to the Mother of God: Rejoice, radiant Luminary, illuminating our country; Rejoice, you who provide salvation for our souls. Rejoice, you who enlighten our hearts with the heavenly light; Rejoice, you who show us peace, silence and prosperity. Rejoice, you who give health to those who are spiritually and physically sick; Rejoice, you who cover those who are offended with Your honest robe. Rejoice, hopeless hope; Rejoice, enlightener of the minds of infants. Rejoice, Nurse of widows and orphans; Rejoice, thou who hast delivered the naked and delivered the captives. Rejoice, quick Helper to those who ask for help; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

Preachers of the unflattering nature of Thy great mercy, O Lady, to all the people who received miraculous healings from Thy holy icon; All who heard and saw the currents of grace flowing abundantly from You to the suffering and needy, together with them joyfully sang to God: Alleluia!

Grace rises from Your image, O Pure Virgin, like the bright sun within our borders, with the rays of miracles flowing from it, our city and all cities and countries, not just the Siberian land, but also the Russian one, illuminating, for this sake, in bewilderment, express the greatness of miracles from Your icon former, Mother of God, in tenderness of heart, with faith and love, we cry out to You: Rejoice, you who heal those possessed by the black infirmity; Rejoice, you who congratulate those who are sick with your eyes. Rejoice, deliverer of epileptic diseases; Rejoice, you who opens sight to the blind. Rejoice, you who drive away evil demons from people; Rejoice, you who give health to those who are mad. Rejoice, you who lift up the weak from their beds; Rejoice, you who restore mute tongues and verbs. Rejoice, healer of all severe ailments; Rejoice, you who show Yourself in dreams and visions to the suffering. Rejoice, you who miraculously free us from all misfortunes; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

Although we want to glorify Your holy icon, the Virgin Mother of God, Your Son and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ, an inexhaustible sea of miracles pours out from it in the eyes of all, in which all those immersed with faith and hope accept the grace of healing and, thanking the Lord, with fear and love they tenderly cry out to Him : Alleluia.

New and glorious miracles of Thy grace, O Mother of God, show us the Lord, when Thy holy icon was carried throughout the towns and villages of our country; many believers are suddenly healed from various incurable ailments, and unbelievers are turning to faith, singing to You with surprise, tenderness and love: Rejoice, you who heal all kinds of illnesses; Rejoice, you who drive away all illnesses. Rejoice, ever-burning love of the seraphim; Rejoice, igniting our souls and hearts with divine love. Rejoice, thou who hast contained the fire of the Divine within Thyself; Rejoice, thou who changest the flame of our passions. Rejoice, you who keep those who believe in You from the fire of sin: Rejoice, you who deliver those who love You from the fire of hell. Rejoice, thou who preservest our fiery dwelling from the burning; Rejoice, Thy dawn of light that disperses the darkness of our ignorance. Rejoice, our warm Intercessor and zealous Prayer Book for us; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

A strange vision of the honest icon of the Mother of God, revealed from above with the coming Saint Nicholas and Mary of Egypt, understanding, let us withdraw, husbands and wives, of the vain world, raising our minds to the heavenly; For this reason, a wonderful icon of the Mother of God has been given to us, so that when we look at it, we think on a mountain, and not on an earthly one, crying out to God: Alleluia!

You are all in the highest, but You do not forsake those below, the Virgin Mother of God, for Your miracles, from Your holy icon, as from a living and unenvious source, pour out, ever enlightening us, who flow to You with faith and call like this: Rejoice, inexhaustible wealth for the poor in spirit and an abyss of mercies; Rejoice, Mother of a loving child, invisible consolation for the sad. Rejoice, meek, quiet and gentle Dove; Rejoice, blessed turtledove, secret peace for the hated. Rejoice, salvation of sinners and assignment to God; Rejoice, solid protection for all the faithful. Rejoice, invisible help and intercession for those who hope in You; Rejoice, angelic mind, ever seeing God. Rejoice, bright star of the intelligent sun; Rejoice, most glorious of Cherubim and Seraphim. Rejoice, most honest of Archangels and Angels; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

Our whole country, protected by God, blessed by Your mercies, Mother of God, having Your miraculous icon as a shield and fence from enemies visible and invisible, with Your invisible help overcomes all its adversaries, and reverently cries out to God in the joy of the heart: Alleluia.

Our song oratory, like childish silence, does not suffice to utter all the miracles and good deeds that You, Lady, have shown and continually show to us from Your wondrous icon; Therefore, for the sake of perplexedly praising You according to your inheritance, we humbly cry out to You: Rejoice, you who always glorify those who glorify You; Rejoice, thou who art sanctifying Thy icon from fire, hail and all our treasures through the walking of ours. Rejoice, you who graciously visit our temples and houses through your icon; Rejoice, you who lift up the prayers of those who pray to you to God. Rejoice, you who never sweep away our sobs and sighs; Rejoice, through Your coming the icon of our joy deepens. Rejoice, you who sweeten all our sorrows and bitter misfortunes; Rejoice, you who encourage those who are discouraged by Your love for mankind. Rejoice, you who give joy and health to those who worship your revealed icon; Rejoice, touching the souls of the faithful with Your mercy. Rejoice, our joy, who always consoles us with Your holy icon; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

To save any human race from eternal torment and give it the Kingdom of Heaven, the humane Lord has given us, sinners, His Mother for help, protection and protection; Wake us, O All-Good One, Helper, Intercessor and Guide in all our lives, at our departure and at our death, do not forsake us, crying out in mercy: Alleluia.

You are truly an insurmountable wall, O Virgin Mary, to all who come running to You; no one who flows to You goes away, and we are also humbled by Your mercy, in the tenderness of our souls we pray to You: cover, intercede and save all of us, helpless, from all troubles, temptations and bitterness, who cry out to You with love: Rejoice, strong protection of those who have placed on You hope; Rejoice, conqueror of the army. Rejoice, Helper to the unaccepted judges; Rejoice, admonishment of teachers and schoolmasters. Rejoice, pure mirror of the knowledge of truth; Rejoice, the preservation of faith has taken away the strength. Rejoice, all-merciful Comforter of the unfortunate; Rejoice, Patroness of homeless orphans. Rejoice, you who bless all children; Rejoice, you who guide all youth to goodness. Rejoice, strengthening all ages in holy life; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

Our singing and prayers before Thy holy and miraculous icon, offered to You, received, merciful Lady, intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us from every evil situation, so that we may live a quiet and silent life under Thy roof in all piety and purity, from the depths of the soul tenderly singing to God: Alleluia.

The light-receiving candle of divine light, like the Mother of God and the Mother of the Never-Evening Light, understands and honors You, Most Pure One, as we can utter Your grace-filled illumination, ever flowing from Your icon, like from the radiant sun; In addition to Your merciful illumination, O All-Good One, seeking, we dare to sing to You: Rejoice, unstoppable dawn, illuminating us with eternal light; Rejoice, moon, shining upon us from the Sun of Truth. Rejoice, O lamp, set on the highest candlestick; Rejoice, brighter than the unquenchable fire of the immaterial. Rejoice, Mother of true light, enlightening pious souls; Rejoice, you who exude the light of heavenly life to us. Rejoice, thou who blessedst thee ever-blessingly; Rejoice, you who illuminate those who earnestly pray to You with the light of grace. Rejoice, you who make every old age an example of holy life; Rejoice, destroying the darkness in which pagans, unbelievers, heretics and schismatics live. Rejoice, you who enlighten all sinners with Your light and lead them to repentance; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

The pledge of grace that gave us Thy holy icon, Mother of the Most High God, ask us from the Heavenly Master, Thy Son and our God, the grace of the Holy Spirit; raise us from the depths of sin, enlighten the eyes of our hearts to the sight of salvation, enliven our hearts with the spirit of piety and fear of God, the spirit of purity and truth, the spirit of love and mercy, so that we always sing to God: Alleluia!

Singing Your ancient and new mercies and miracles, Mother of God, we all praise You, as our firm and reliable Representative, with tenderness we worship You, who prays for us and does good to us; We believe and trust that you have asked and given us all that is good and saving, temporal and eternal, to those who sing to Ti: Rejoice, shameless hope in life, in the outcome and after our death; Rejoice, who gives peace to those who trust in You. Rejoice, on the day of judgment our hope and protection; Rejoice, Judge of the righteous supplication. Rejoice, refuge and intercession of all repentant sinners; Rejoice, glory and consolation to all the righteous. Rejoice, I will bring joy to You who bring eternal joy; Rejoice, you who graciously accept our tearful prayers. Rejoice, covering us with Your protection from enemies visible and invisible; Rejoice, teaching all of us sinners to salvation and the reception of eternal blessings. Rejoice, who quickly helps those who worship Your icon and You who call for help; Rejoice, Holy One, great of saints. Rejoice, Mother of God, all praise of Christians.

O All-Blessed Mother of the Virgin, Mother of God, who always benefits us in holy icon Yours, having now accepted You as one applied offering, deliver us from all troubles, misfortunes and sorrows, temporary and eternal, and grant us, Your servants, to dwell in the villages of paradise, so that we may sing for all eternity: Alleluia! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

(This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1).

We invite you to listen to the prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos and let Divine light and Faith into your heart:

History of the icon and its meaning

The Abalatskaya icon of the Mother of God of the Sign received its name in honor of the small Tatar village of Abalak, located near Tobolsk. One of the village residents, a widow named Maria, who was distinguished by her kindness and righteous lifestyle, had an apparition. Three icons appeared to the woman: Mary of Egypt, St. Nicholas and the Mother of God. The voice from the icon ordered the widow to inform her fellow villagers that it was necessary to build a temple in the village churchyard, and to consecrate two boundaries in honor of those who appeared in the vision: the first - in the name of Mary of Egypt, the other - in the name of St. Nicholas.

The icon is an approximate copy of the “Sign” of Novgorod, written in honor of the wisdom of God - Sophia. The only difference is the images of Saints Mary of Egypt and Nicholas, added in memory of the miraculous vision.

History of writing

The Bishop of Tobolsk gave his blessing for the construction of a rural church, and very soon construction work began. The Abalatskaya Sign was written for the opening of the new temple

Miracles

The very first miracle was the healing of the Abalak peasant Efimiya. It was he who paid for the work of painting the icon. And while the artist was creating the image, the seriously ill Efimy felt better and better every day. And when the Image was ready, the patient felt so good that he took the icon himself and brought it to the Temple for consecration.
The second miracle associated with the Abalatsky “Sign” occurred a little later, during the transfer to the Abalatsky churchyard. The icon was accompanied by a solemn procession, and in one of the villages, when the image was carried past a peasant house, the owner came out to venerate the icon and asked for the healing of his blind daughter. And at the same moment a girl suffering eye disease, has received her sight.
An important event was the rescue of Tobolsk from flooding. In 1665 it rained all summer. The water destroyed all the crops. It was decided to move the Abalatsk Icon of the Sign to Tobolsk. As soon as the prayer service began, the clouds parted and the long-awaited sun came out.
The image repeatedly showed other miracles, contributed to the healing of the suffering, and contributed to success in business for people who sincerely prayed before the icon. People came to venerate the image not only from the outskirts of Tobolsk, but also from all over Siberia and from other Russian cities.

Miracle Lists

Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign of Abalatskaya

Throughout Siberia there are many miraculous lists of icons. The most famous is the Mother of God of Abalatskaya-Sketskaya. This image was created at the end of the nineteenth century in a convent in Yekaterinburg; after the revolution, the icon was placed in the Krasnoyarsk Museum, where it is still located.
The list of the Semipalatinsk icon is also known. The image was created at the end of the seventeenth century, and it was often taken around Siberian cities and villages for the worship of believers. During these trips, many miraculous healings and signs were revealed. One day the Image was placed on a warship, which stopped by itself in the middle of the river, reaching the shores of Semipalatinsk. In honor of the icon, the Znamensky Church was erected in the city.