Thousands of Orthodox believers will congregate in a small town in north-western Russia today to celebrate the return of the country's most mysterious icon, the Virgin of Tikhvin, reputedly painted by ...

According to ancient tradition, the wonderworking icon of Tikhvin is one of several painted by St Luke the Evangelist. The icon was taken from Jerusalem to Constantinople in the fifth century, where ...

A stunning architectural achievement, it remains in disrepair. Torzhok. Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Virgin (Old Church of the Ascension). View of tower interior. Aug. 18, 2006. William Brumfield ...

MOSCOW — A radiant image of the mother of God and her somber-faced child, so enchanting that it inspired Ivan the Terrible to build a monastery, has returned to its home in Russia, luring tens of ...

How a priceless Russian icon—said to be painted by St. Luke himself—evaded the Bolsheviks and the Nazis to land in a charming Chicago church designed by a world-famous architect. Former Travel Editor ...

Founded on the site of a miracle, this small settlement has had an outsized role in the history of Russia’s northwest. Located some 140 miles to the east of St. Petersburg, the small city of Tikhvin ...

This weekend, Rev. Sergei Garklavs will bid a bittersweet farewell to the woman who has guarded and protected his family for three generations. By saying goodbye, he will finally fulfill a family ...

(UNDATED) The Gospel writer and early apostle Luke is believed to have painted it. For centuries, it was considered the source of miracles, protecting Russia from foreign invaders. It survived looting ...

10 x 8 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 7. / TASS /. Russian President Vladimir Putin presented the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God to the Transfiguration Cathedral of St. Petersburg on Tuesday at the Christmas ...