Holy Mother of God is a guide for all Orthodox to eternal salvation in the search for the true path, given to us by the God. Smolensk “Hodegetria” is one of the most revered icons of this rank in Russia. According to the legend Smolensk Icon was written by the holy Evangelist Luke and brought to Russia from Byzantium.
The Emperor Constantine Porfirorodniy used it to bless his daughter’s Czarevna Anne marriage. He married her off to the Chernigov Prince Vsevolod Yaroslav. This icon helped the princess to overcome the hard way from Constantinople to Russia. So there was a name of “Hodegetria” that Putevoditelnitsa means. This icon can help everybody praying her and asking for advice in acquiring a clearer understanding of life and spiritual path, gently pushing person to the idea of his true destiny.
Sometimes it may happen that the path given to us by God so much happier and more joyful than we realize. Icon Smolensk «Hodegetria» can help us to find the wisdom in understanding first of all ourselves.
