Summer Kazanskaya (Russia)

Our Lady of Kazan

Holy icon of the Virgin Mary in Kazan Cathedral, Moscow

Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother of God of Kazan, 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…