The Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God, by tradition,
was written by the holy Evangelist Luke in the 15th year after the Ascension of
the Lord at Gethsemane (48).
In the year 463 the image was transferred to
Constantinople. By the intercession of the Jerusalem Icon of the Most Holy
Mother of God the Byzantine army repulsed an invasion of the Skyths. In 988 the
icon was transferred to Korsun and given to the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles
prince Vladimir. When the people of Novgorod accepted Christianity, Saint
Vladimir then sent them this image. Ivan the Terrible in 1571 transferred the
icon to the Moscow Uspenie (Dormition) cathedral. During the time of the
Napoleonic invasion of 1812 the original vanished and was replaced by an
accurate copy.
Panagia Ierosolymitissa (Gr. Ιεροσολυμίτισσα – Most Holy Lady of Jerusalem)
is a very popular icon of the Theotokos because it overlooks the empty tomb of
the Most Holy Theotokos at the Sepulcher of the Mother of God in
Gethsemane—blessing the numerous pilgrims visiting the Holy Land of Jerusalem.
The underground tomb of the Virgin Mary is situated in the Kidron Valley, on
the foothills of the Mount of Olives, where the Saviour often prayed with His
disciples. It is attributed to the Theotokos since it is believed that the
Apostles gathered at this location and buried the most-pure body of the Mother
of God. Her icon remains there as an endless spring of blessings for all the
Christians, celebrated (or venerated) by the name “Panagia Ierosolimitissa”.
Source:
https://dormitioninconcord.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/ierosolymitissa-the-jerusalem-icon-of-the-mother-of-god/
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