The history of this image begins in 1470 with Her Wonderful Vision in Zhirovitsy, Grodno region. At the site of the appearance of the icon, a church was first built and then a monastery arose. The monks from this monastery rebelled against the union and Latinism. defended the Orthodox Faith. In 1609, the monastery was nevertheless captured by the Uniates and remained in their hands until 1839. All this time, the Zhirovitsk Icon of the Mother of God was revered by both Uniates and Catholics. In 1839, the monastery was returned to the Orthodox and became the first place for the restoration of Orthodox worship in the western region.
The icon is made by printing on a wooden board. Paints are mineral, do not fade with time. The thickness of the board is 2 cm. The board is covered with primer by hand. The image is covered with wax. Each icon has a metal mount on the back side so that you can hang the icon on the wall.
