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title: "Kazan Icon of the Theotokos — Icons"
description: "An abbreviated (bust-length) Hodegetria. Linked with the liberation of Moscow by the militia of 1612; 4 November is both a church feast and a state holiday in…"
url: "https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/kazan"
language: "en"
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Historical icon

# Kazan Icon of the Theotokos

## Copies of this icon

- [![An 18th-century copy of the Kazan icon: the Mother of God at shoulder length beside the standing Christ Child, who blesses with his right hand.](https://spas.life/_astro/our-lady-of-kazan-historical-copy.DWZQsI_P_Zfi6el.webp) Our Lady of Kazan — Historical Copy 18th century](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/our-lady-of-kazan-historical-copy)

Dating

Appeared in Kazan in 1579; the original was stolen in 1904 and is considered lost

Origin

Kazan, 1579

Author / school

Unknown

Iconographic type

[Hodegetria (“She who shows the Way”) — iconographic type](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/icons/type-hodegetria)

## About the icon

An abbreviated (bust-length) Hodegetria. Linked with the liberation of Moscow by the militia of 1612; 4 November is both a church feast and a state holiday in Russia.

Feasts: Appearance of the Kazan Icon of the Theotokos (1579), Kazan Icon of the Theotokos (deliverance of Moscow and Russia in 1612)

[History of the icon: The Kazan Icon of the Theotokos: history](https://spas.life/en/orthodoxy/history/icon-kazan)

An icon is an image for prayer. The description explains theological meaning and prayer tradition; it does not promise an outcome.