Mother of God "quick to hearken"

The wonderworking Theodore icon of the mother of God known since the XII century, when it was placed in the chapel near the ancient Volga town of Gorodets. The miraculous image was the main Shrine of the monastery until 1239 when the Mongol-Tatar invaders ravaged and burned the town of Gorodets, and the icon disappeared from the city. Later, the icon was miraculously found again.
The sacred ancient Shrine helps sufferers to get rid of illnesses. The wonderworking Theodore icon of the mother of God since ancient times, is revered by the Orthodox people as the patron of family well-being, birth and parenting, help in difficult childbirth.