Icon Of Xenia Of Petersburg
The years of birth of Xenia of St. Petersburg
known about this 1719 -1730 years. About the childhood of Xenia, also about her parents not preserved any information
we only know that father of Blessed Xenia of
name was Gregory. Day of remembrance
celebrated annually on 6 February. Marriage of Ksenia coincided with her
he came of age. Her lover was a court singer Andrei Fedorovich Petrov.
At that time he bore the title of Colonel.
Family happiness Ksenia was short,
the destiny disposed so that in twenty-six years old she lost her husband and became a widow. The sudden death of her husband became her tragedy of a lifetime. This event affected
on health, and has made all the difference and more fashion women.
Shocked by the sudden departure of a spouse,
Xenia was worried about the fact that he died a Christian without repentance. The woman decided,
that will be a lifetime loyal to the memory of her husband, his feat
deserve God forgiveness of sins the wife of Andrei Fedorovich.
When he was buried, she appeared in his
clothing, and those who brought her condolences about the death of a spouse,
answered, that he died, and she died -
Xenia Grigorievna.
And it was partly true, as for
the world she's really dead-taking on the difficult exploit of foolishness. Xenia
gave away all his possessions and inheritance from a spouse. Home
they had, gave the gift of a friend Paraskeva Antonova. After that, she
remained in the street and no longer had a permanent home.
Where they saw, in the city or outside the city, in the field, she
constantly prayed to the Lord. All the ridicule from people in his address she had endured
humbly and meekly. For the great patience she was honored to have the gift of perspicacity.
When, she predicted the time of death
Empress Elisabeth and Emperor
Ioann Antonovich. Ksenia helped women to avoid mistakes in life, and
marriage. People began to pay attention, if Xenia will get hands on a patient
child, he soon is on the mend and recovering. She was invited
especially in the house, then the house was peace and harmony.
Have
one woman had no children, and one day Xenia came to her and said are you sitting here and not
know that the Lord has given you a son. The woman went outside and saw on the road accident-a pregnant woman fell under the wheels of the crew, but before his death
she was resolved from the burden. That boy and took care of the woman he
be a good person, in his old age became a mainstay of the mother.
With
since coming to Xenia, her icon and ask:
1.
for the health
2.
about a successful marriage
3.
about the message God long-awaited child
And Xenia of Petersburg, sending great
the joy of asking it to people. She also
decided to write the notes pleas,
and leave them in the chapel.
