Byzantine Saints: Our Lady of Pochayiv (8 September)

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The Miraculous Icon of the Mother of God of Pochayiv—beloved across Ukraine and beyond—has inspired pilgrims for centuries. Commemorated on September 8 (the Nativity of the Theotokos), this video traces the icon’s story: its first recorded miracle in 1597, the healing footprint spring on Mount Pochayiv, the dramatic defense of the monastery in 1675, and the solemn papal coronation in 1773. In this episode you’ll learn: Why icons are a visual confession of faith in Eastern Christianity How the Pochayiv icon spread devotion across Ukraine, Poland, and neighboring lands The tradition of the healing “unshod footprint” and its life-giving spring The siege of 1675 and the monastery’s deliverance attributed to the Mother of God How Pope Clement XIV authorized the icon’s double crowning with gold in 1773 The icon’s imagery, saints depicted around it, and centuries of recorded miracles If this blessed story encouraged you, please like, share, and subscribe. Prayer intention: Drop your intentions in the comments so others can pray for you. 🙏 Chapters 00:00 Intro: Why icons matter 00:19 The Virgin of Pochayiv—Feast & devotion 01:31 First miracle & early history (1559–1597) 03:08 Transfer to the monastery & growing veneration 04:50 Desecration, trials, and protection (1641–1644) 05:52 The healing footprint & Trinity Church on the mount 06:25 Early monastic life & Mount Pochayiv traditions (12th–13th c.) 09:43 Apparition, footprint spring & popular devotion 09:55 Siege of 1675 and deliverance 12:11 Count’s conversion & vow to build a great church 13:45 Building the basilica (1771–1782) & construction miracle (1781) 14:31 Recorded miracles (1721–1831) 14:55 Papal coronation—Sept 8, 1773 18:03 Later history & guardianship of the icon 18:45 What the icon shows: symbols & surrounding saints 20:00 Closing prayer and intentions https://www.oca.org/saints/lives #Pochayiv #VirginMary #MiraculousIcon #ByzantineIcons #EasternChristianity #MarianDevotion #UkrainianChristianity #OrthodoxChristian #GreekCatholic #ChurchHistory #FeastDay #Pilgrimage #IconVeneration #Catholic #Orthodox 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SensusFidelium.TV - https://sensusfidelium.tv/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758