200th anniversary of blessed discovery, Translation of wonder-working Holy Icon of the Panaghia of Tinos

Today marks the 200th anniversary of the discovery of a wonder-working icon of the Panaghia, the All-Holy Virgin Mary, in a grove on the Cyclades island of Tinos, the site where the emblematic Cathedral of the Evangelistria, dedicated to the Panaghia, stands today, one of Orthodoxy’s most prominent pilgrimage sites.
Discovery and Translation of the Holy Icon, during works to construct the cathedral, were viewed as a God-send that the Greek War of Independence, which had erupted two years earlier, would be crowned with victory, leading to the end of dour Ottoman occupation of southern and central Greece, numerous islands, along with the emergence of the modern Greek state.

An excellent documentary, entitled “Our Lady of Tinos,” detailing the discovery of the Holy Icon and the visions seen by a pious local nun, Pelagia, who was instructed over the Holy Icon’s existence, has been posted today on the pages of Pemptousia television.

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