2024-07-312024-07-312023-01-23https://hdl.handle.net/10929/138352On September 29, 1963, one of the most venerated and magnificent of Russian Icons, Our Lady of Kazan was brought to Saints Peter and Paul in Jersey City. According to tradition, the original icon of Our Lady of Kazan was brought to Russia from Constantinople in the 13th century. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, there was speculation that the original icon was sold by the Bolsheviks. The icon was exhibited at the World Trade Fair in New York in 1964�1965. and later sent to F�tima, Portugal. In 1993 the icon from F�tima was given to the Vatican and Pope John Paul II had it installed in his study, where he venerated it for eleven years. In 2004 Pope John II gave the Icon to the Russian Orthodox Church and it is now enshrined in the Cathedral of the Elevation of the Holy Cross. This is the site where the original icon of Our Lady of Kazan was foundOriginal file name ??????????_?????????_????? (4).jpeg1024 x 1187Each photograph within this collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. Therefore, these photos may only be used in a way that is permitted by copyright and related rights legislation. The following terms of use for State Library patrons shall apply. 1. Educational Institution/student use is permitted as long as such usage adheres to all copyright and related rights legislation. In these instances, these photographs may only be used for educational or historical purposes. 2. Non-Commercial use is permitted without permission from the rights holder, as long as such use adheres to all copyright and related right legislation. 3. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for commercial purposes without the direct permission of the rights-holder. 4. Under no circumstances may these photographs be used for political purposes. 5. Users must always give appropriate credit to the photographer. The credit may not in any way suggest the right's holder endorses the user or their use of the photographs. 6. Photographs may be copied or redistributed in any medium or format as long as such use does not violate copyright and related rights legislation. 7. Users may remix, transform, and rebuild upon the original photographs as long as it does not violate copyright and related rights legislation.Icon of Our Lady of KazanICONRussian IconSaints Peter and Paul Orthodox ChurchOCASaints Peter and Paul Orthodox CathedralOrthodox Church of AmericaOrthodox ChurchOrthodox CathedralOrthodox Diocese of New York and New JerseyRussian Orthodox ChurchROCHistoric ChurchJersey CityHudson CountyNew JerseyNJJerseyThe Garden StateGatewayThe Gateway Region