Our Lady of Kazan

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Marian icon object of veneration religious icon

Our Lady of Kazan is one of the most revered icons of the Virgin Mary in the Russian Orthodox Church, long associated with protection, miracles, and national identity in Russia.

Aliases (7)

Theotokos of Kazan ×2
Icon of the Saviour ×1
Mother of God of Kazan ×1
Our Lady of Vladimir (historically housed) ×1
Panagia Portaitissa icon ×1
Protectress of Russia ×1
The Holy Virgin ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marian icon → object of veneration → religious icon →
associatedWith	Russian national identity → deliverance from enemies → military victories → miracles → protection →
associatedWithCity	Kazan NERFINISHED →
associatedWithRegion	Tatarstan →
countryOfCulturalOrigin	Russia →
depicts	Christ Child → Virgin Mary →
devotionalPractice	akathist hymns → pilgrimage → processions →
discoveredBy	Matrona (young girl, according to tradition) →
discoveredIn	Kazan NERFINISHED →
discoveryTraditionallyDatedToYear	1579 →
feastDay	21 July (Julian calendar) → 4 November (Julian calendar) →
feastDayGregorianEquivalent	4 August → 4 November →
hasCopyIn	Kazan Cathedral, Moscow → Kazan Cathedral, Saint Petersburg → many Russian Orthodox churches →
hasTitle	Our Lady of Kazan → Protectress of Russia → Theotokos of Kazan →
honoredOnCivilHoliday	National Unity Day (Russia) →
iconographicType	Hodegetria-type icon →
influenced	Russian national symbolism → Russian religious art →
languageOfPrimaryCult	Church Slavonic → Russian →
linkedToEvent	Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618) → Time of Troubles in Russia → liberation of Moscow in 1612 →
patronage	Kazan NERFINISHED → Russia → families → home protection →
recognizedBy	Russian Orthodox Church → Russian faithful as wonderworking icon →
religiousTradition	Eastern Orthodoxy → Russian Orthodox Church →
veneratedIn	Eastern Orthodox Church → Russia → Russian Orthodox Church →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Our Lady of Kazan ("Protectress of Russia") → Our Lady of Kazan → Our Lady of Kazan ("Theotokos of Kazan") →	hasTitle
Kazan Cathedral → Spasskaya Tower ("Icon of the Saviour") →	namedAfter
Kazan Cathedral ("Theotokos of Kazan") →	dedicatedTo
Dormition Cathedral ("Our Lady of Vladimir (historically housed)") →	hasIcon
Iviron Monastery ("Panagia Portaitissa icon") →	hasNotableRelic
icon of Our Lady of Kazan (copy) ("Mother of God of Kazan") →	hasSubjectHeading
icon of Our Lady of Kazan (copy) →	isCopyOf
Studenica Monastery ("The Holy Virgin") →	patronSaint