Russian Tempera Icon Our Lady of Kazan with selected Saints mid 19th Century ^Sale

Mid - 19th century painting of wonderworking icon. Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother of God of Kazan (Казанская Богоматерь, Kazanskaya Bogomater'), is a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan, and a palladium of all of Russia and Rus', known as the Holy Protectress of Russia. As is the case for any holy entity under a Patriarchate in communion within the greater Eastern Orthodox Church, it is venerated by all Orthodox faithful. There are selected Saints on margins: Guardian angel, Agatha of Sicily, Hieromartyr Theodore Stratelates, Hieromartyr Theodosia. Antique Russian icon, tempera on wood.
Size app.: 34.5 cm (roughly 13.6 in) high, 29 cm (roughly 11.4 in) wide, 3.8 cm (roughly 1.5 in) deep. Very good ready to hang condition with well cleaned beige background to figure of Lady. Please study high-res pictures for cosmetic condition! In person actual item may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 2.1 kg is going to measure some 5 kg volume weight packed for shipment.
According to legend, the icon "Our Lady of Kazan" was originally acquired from Constantinople, lost in 1438, and miraculously recovered in pristine state over 140 years later in 1579. Two major cathedrals, the Kazan Cathedral, Moscow, and the Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg, are consecrated to Our Lady of Kazan, and they display copies of the icon, as do numerous churches throughout the land. The original icon in Kazan was stolen, and probably destroyed, in 1904. Feast days of Our Lady of Kazan are 21 July, and 4 November (which is also the Russian Day of National Unity).