The icon of St. Nicholas (Wet) was Russia’s first miraculous icon, one of the most revered shrines of St. Nicholas. Sophia of Kiev.
The icon of St. Nicholas (Wet) will return to Ukraine – Russia’s first miraculous icon. This was announced on Saturday, April 9, by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to the president, many Ukrainians are waiting for this news. The icon of St. Nicholas (Wet) was Russia’s first miraculous icon, one of the most revered shrines of St. Nicholas. Sophia of Kiev.
Zelensky noted that authorities have been working for a long time to restore it.
The head of state recalled that the icon was taken out of Ukraine during World War II. Zelensky made sure he would return to the country and be in the Hagia Sophia.
“I am grateful for this decision of the United States. I want this return to be a symbol for us that we will return to Ukraine everything that is ours – all Ukrainian. All our people and completely control over our land, ”Zelensky added.
He expressed hope that the return of the icon would be a major symbol that Ukraine would win the war and bring all citizens back home.
“I want the return of this shrine to be an important symbol for all of us. A major symbol. A symbol that we will return to Ukraine everything that is ours. All Ukrainian. We will return all our people. And we will certainly return justice – our full control over our land, “said the Ukrainian president.
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The Kyiv icon of St. Nicholas (Wet) is the oldest known icon of St. Nicholas. Nicholas, the first miraculous icon of Russia. Until 1943, it was kept in the choirs of St. Sophia of Kiev. In the autumn of the same year, before the offensive of Soviet troops, the icon was brought to Warsaw. He was then sent to the USA.
Recall that Ukrainian customs officials exposed an illegal attempt to export the icon of the Mother of God of Smolensk (Hodegetria), which has historical and cultural value of the national level.
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