RIA Novosti: Russian patriarch carries treasured icon on procession in Kursk

One might be wondering which grand occasion may have caused the closure of main roads of Kursk city, the redirection of traffic flow, the presence of policemen at almost all nook and corners of the city and the grand procession on the streets which have taken place this afternoon.

It is actually a grand moment for the people of Kursk. They are celebrating the arrival of a miracle-working icon from the United States.

The icon, called the Kursk Root Icon of Our Lady of the Sign, is one of the most venerated miracle-working icons in the Russian Orthodox Church. It was discovered in the 13th century, and their ancestors always turned to it in hard times.



"The stay of such a shrine in Russia is a very important event in the church life. And the bringing of the icon to Kursk, where it was found, is certainly a symbolic event with historical significance." a spokesman said.

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