The loss of historical memory is one of the main problems in the life of our society. People not only forget their ancestry, roots, traditions - events and names of historical significance are erased from memory. Unfortunately, sometimes the loss of historical memory and respect for paternal shrines becomes a consequence of deliberate politics. In the era of spiritual secularization, which came after the church schism and lasted from the end of the 17th to the first half of the 19th centuries, there was a phenomenon of neglect of ancient Russian holiness that was destructive for the national and popular spirit. The case of the venerable and blessed nun princess Anna Kashinskaya was the most striking example of this kind.
The Tver land has always been famous for its talented, intelligent, bright people who left a significant mark on the entire Russian history. Among them are the blessed princesses of the Russian land, such as Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga, Venerable Fevronia of Murom, Holy Blessed Princess Vasilisa, Holy Blessed Princess Anna Kashinskaya and many others.
Ancient icon of St. Anna Kashinskaya
October 15, according to the new style (October 2, old style) is the day of the repose of the holy blessed princess-nun Anna Kashinskaya . Anna Kashinskaya occupies a special place in the history of the Church. She lived in the difficult period of medieval Rus': during the Horde yoke over the Russian land, during the period of struggle for rivalry between Moscow and Tver, she was twice canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Anna Kashinskaya was mentioned in her works in the 18th century. MM. Shcherbatov, A. Shchekatov, the first Tver historian D.I. Karmanov. Kalyazin tradesman S.P. Sokovnin dedicated an entire article to her. In the 19th century Historians V.O. wrote about her. Klyuchevsky, N.M. Karamzin, P.M. Stroev, E.E. Golubinsky. Bishop Dimitri (Sambikin) included articles about Anna Kashinskaya in the “Months of the Saints” and “Tver Patericon”. In the 20th century Priests S. Arkhangelov, I. Zavyalov, I. Vostorgov, and Old Believer researcher A. Pavlov wrote about the blessed princess. Research into hagiographic works about Anna Kashinskaya was carried out by S.A. Seed. However, special mention should be made of the work of T.I. Manukhina “The Holy Blessed Princess Anna Kashinskaya”, published in Paris in 1954.
Brief biography of the holy princess
The princess was loved for her wisdom and justice. She adhered to her chosen principles until her last days. The princess's life was filled with tragic events.
Origin
Anna was born into the family of a Rostov prince. They call her Kashinskaya because her last years were spent in the city of Kashin, the inheritance of the princess’s youngest son.
Early years
The grandmother was involved in raising the young princess. The whole family observed Orthodox fasts and honored traditions.
Life in marriage
Anna was married to Mikhail Yaroslavich Tverskoy. Soon after his marriage, he became the owner of a label that gave him the right to reign in the Grand Duchy of Vladimir. The couple had five children.
The first daughter died before reaching the age of one, two sons were killed on the territory of their principalities due to internecine strife.
Widowhood
The brutal murder of Prince Mikhail of Tver became a tragedy for the whole family. The princess wished to become a nun after the death of her husband, but stayed to support her sons
Princess nun
After the death of her sons and grandson, she left and became the abbess of the monastery. For her righteous life after death, the nun began to be called a holy missus, which means that, while remaining a princess, she led a righteous life.
Finding the relics
The relics were found in the 16th century. After the healing of the minister Gerasim, the remains were given the status of miraculous.
Ban on veneration
The church schism that occurred under Nikon led to the Tver princess being decanonized. The remains were buried and the grave was barricaded.
Popular veneration
Despite the prohibitions, people did not forget about Anna. They prayed to her and kept icons. Despite the fact that she lived in Kashin only the last years of her life, she was considered a Kashin saint.
Second canonization
The re-designation and burial took place during the reign of Nicholas II. The relics were again returned to the church of the city of Kashin.
Instead of the princely mansion there is a monastic cell
During the reign of her son Vasily, Anna did not take part in the Tver events. Historians write that her native Rostov raised the princess in faith and piety, taught her to submit to the will of God, i.e. accept your earthly share as given from above. Princess Anna is heading to the Afanasyevsky Maiden Monastery, popularly called “Sofia.”
Now on the site of the convent where St. stayed. Anna, there is the Church of the Intercession and a clothing market
The life of Anna follows the pattern of all monastic lives, listing the exploits of Anna the nun: prayer, all-night vigil. Resorting to calculations, we can say that it is impossible to establish for certain the number of years Anna spent in the St. Sophia Monastery. However, in 1358 she was already a nun. At the request of her son Vasily, she decides to leave Tver for Kashin. Blessed Anna reposed on October 2 (15), 1368. In the year of Anna’s repose, her son Vasily died. The blessed princess was buried under the cathedral church of the Assumption of the Mother of God. Researcher Manukhina notes that everything that is known about the blessed princess Anna preserves the features of the ancient Russian “blessed princess”: chastity of marriage, maternal love, inconsolability of widowhood, monastic exploits, an immeasurably patient Christian soul submissive to its lot.
Lyrics
Prayers and magnifications are read in front of the icon of Anna the schema-monster. Akathists sing without kneeling.
Prayer
O reverend and blessed mother Anno! Humbly falling before your honorable relics, we pray diligently with tears: do not forget your poor to the end, but always remember us in your holy, auspicious prayers to God.
O blessed Grand Duchess Anno! Do not forget to visit your children, even though you passed away from us in body, but after death you remain alive, not departing from us in spirit, preserving us from the arrows of the enemy, all the charms of the demonic and the snares of the devil.
Our zealous prayer book! Do not stop praying for us to Christ our God, even though the relics of your cancer are visible before our eyes, but your holy soul, standing with the Angelic hosts at the Throne of the Almighty, worthily rejoices. We fall down to you, we pray to you, we are dear to you: pray, most blessed Anno, to our All-Merciful God for the salvation of our souls, to ask us time for repentance, to pass from earth to Heaven without restraint, to escape from bitter ordeals, to escape eternal torment and to be the heir to the Kingdom of Heaven to be with all the saints, who from time immemorial have pleased our Lord Jesus Christ, to Him be glory, with His Beginningless Father, with His Most Holy, Good, Life-Giving Spirit, now, ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Kontakion
Like a bright star, you appeared in the Russian land, in the city of Kashin, the Venerable Mother Anno, in all pious and faithful wives, like krin, you flourished with your pure and immaculate life, and in the nuns, with your perfect works, you ascended to the Highest City, rejoicing and rejoicing because you have completed your course well, now your honest relics, like precious beads, appear for healing to all who come with faith. Thus we cry to you: Rejoice, all-red soul, pray to Christ God for the salvation of our souls.
Greatness
We honor you, reverend mother, Grand Duchess Anno, we honor your holy memory, teacher of nuns and interlocutor of the Angel.
Akathist
Kontakion 1
More than the chosen and most admirable servant of Christ, our quick helper and prayer book, we sing praises to you, the intercessor of us before Christ our God. But you, who have great boldness towards the Lord, pray that He will deliver us from troubles and sorrows, calling:
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Ikos 1
The Creator of Angels has chosen the honorable branch of the pious root of the noble Russian princes as the image of all, shining with faith, love, purity, and all, seeing your godly life, with reverence and joy we say to you:
Rejoice, for from infancy you have been filled with the grace of God; Rejoice, for in your life you have been enlightened by many virtues.
Rejoice, rule of faith and piety; Rejoice, image of meekness and humility.
Rejoice, shining light of love and abstinence; Rejoice, honest repository of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Rejoice, consolation for the sorrowful; Rejoice, Russian princesses and nuns, praise.
Rejoice, you who live in the world as a quiet haven; Rejoice, consolation of pious parents.
Rejoice, decoration of the cities of Tver and Kashin and all our lands; Rejoice, now coming from the faces of angels in heaven, the Lady of all.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 2
Having foreseen the Lord your angelic life, as if you had glorified His holy name and, like the commandment of the holy Apostle, vigilant, holy, chaste, healthy in faith, love and patience, from your youth he called you to sing to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Heavenly intelligence has been granted to you, God-chosen girl, to constantly think about the heavenly ones in the God-loving blood of your faithful parents. For this reason, accept this praise from us:
Rejoice, blessed fruit of pious parents; Rejoice, thou who has inherited their virtues and piety.
Rejoice, having learned piety and prayer from them; Rejoice, you who have become accustomed to reading the Divine Scriptures.
Rejoice, thou who loved the lives of the saints and their teachings; Rejoice, having received teaching from the saints of Rostov.
Rejoice, you who with your parents always listened to the blessing and instruction of the priests of the Lord; Rejoice, like a fragrant bean that has prospered in your Fatherland.
Rejoice, you who from your youth had the fear of God; Rejoice, thou who hast been wise since thy youth.
Rejoice, you who showed us the way of salvation; Rejoice, thou who has invariably preserved unshakable trust in the Lord Jesus.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 3
The power of the Most High from Your youth has truly overshadowed you, and guarded you, and aroused you to prayer, fasting and mercy, to imitate your pious ancestor and sing to the Lord: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having pious parents, you were diligent in living a life pleasing to God, and were always supported by the grace of God in all your deeds. Moreover, marveling at such zeal from your youth, we call to you with tenderness:
Rejoice, for the Lord God has deigned to sanctify you from your youth; Rejoice, for He who is rich in mercy has enriched you with His grace.
Rejoice, for the Lord has filled you with the fear of God, wisdom and reason; Rejoice, for from infancy you have clung to the Lord.
Rejoice, for with the fear of God and zeal you have always been devoted to the temple of God and to church services; Rejoice, for in your house you also vigilantly corrected the rule of prayer.
Rejoice, for all your work is connected with prayer; Rejoice, for your labor has ended with thanksgiving to God.
Rejoice, guardian of spiritual and physical purity; Rejoice, being an ambulance to the faithful through tireless charity and alms.
Rejoice, wise organizer of pure virgins; Rejoice, kind teacher of our children.
Rejoice, blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 4
A storm of troubles and misfortunes then oppressed our Fatherland and the Orthodox faith, and all the misfortunes caused by the invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare. But you, a young girl, pure in heart, in solitude, poured out your soul in prayer before the Lord, an angelic song crying out: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Having heard the God-loving Princess Ksenia, the mother of the holy Prince of Tver Michael, about your piety, Princess Anno, she spoke to her ambassador: I heard that the Prince of Rostov has a daughter who is extremely virtuous, wise and beautiful; For this reason, by God’s will, I wish to see this in marriage for my son. And by the grace of God, the desire of her heart was fulfilled, so that God may be glorified by you and may everyone sing to you:
Rejoice, bride, ordained by God's providence; Rejoice, pure dove and immaculate in heart.
Rejoice, wise evangelical virgin, who walked in the light of faith and good deeds; Rejoice, for you walked the irrevocable path according to the commandments of your Master.
Rejoice, for for your glorious virtues you have been vouchsafed to enter the palace of the Heavenly King; Rejoice, praise and affirmation to all Russian wives.
Rejoice, through your purity all generations have received firm teaching; Rejoice, for you gave consent to your spouse through prayers to you.
Rejoice, glorified by God’s inscrutable destinies from Him; Rejoice, you have shown new wonders and signs to many who honor you.
Rejoice, for thou hast moved the divinely crowned king and his house to worship with thy might; Rejoice, for you have attracted the hearts of the faithful to your veneration and glorification.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 5
Like a bright star, a God-wise bride, accompanied by your family, with great glory, you have arrived in the city of Tver, in the temple of our Savior, and the princes and people, splendidly greeting you, rejoice over you, crying out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
When the nobles, clergy and worldly people of the God-saved city of Tver saw you, they flocked to an honest marriage with their beloved prince Michael, and came out to meet you and cried out to you, saying:
Rejoice, the bride from Lebanon, in the image of the unity of Christ and the Church, is coming to marry our prince; Rejoice, pure dove, by your coming you bring peace with God and signify goodwill among men.
Rejoice, God has prepared an assistant for our prince in matters of government; Rejoice, intercessor for the innocent and cruelly suffering, ordained by God's providence.
Rejoice, you who were ordained by God to take care of our needs and requirements; Rejoice, treasure of maternal care given to us by the Lord.
Rejoice, shining light of mercy, rising above our city; Rejoice, morning star, always bringing joy to us.
Rejoice, all-bright cloud, promising rain of love and help to all those worthy of your intercession; Rejoice, thou who was named from above as the image of Christian women.
Rejoice, protection sent by providence to widows and the orphans; Rejoice, refuge and strength for young virgins and wives.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 6
They preach about your godly life, blessed mother, in marriage and reign, your virtues: great piety, humility, mercy, true maternal love for everyone who sings about you to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
Your godly life has risen up, like a red dawn, calling everyone to please God and to do their work with zeal, and everyone who follows calls you:
Rejoice, having lived with the prince, your husband, in all piety and purity; Rejoice, you who raised your children in the passion of God.
Rejoice, you who have done good to the Church of God and loved the splendor of God’s temples; Rejoice, and after your death you kindled much love in the souls of God-loving citizens.
Rejoice, for you heal those who come running to you with faith from every ailment; Rejoice, for you have saved those who pray to you from the cruel violence of the devil.
Rejoice, for you have always had every care for the blessing of those who rule; Rejoice, in the sorrows and suffering of the unfortunate, the orphaned and the poor, warm helper.
Rejoice, quick and wonderful healer of the sick; Rejoice, gracious mentor of those who seek the path to salvation.
Rejoice, for after your repose you were granted the gift of miracles from God; Rejoice, you who drove away the foreign armies from the city of Kashin through your prayers.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 7
Although the Lord will reveal your true piety and strengthen you with patience, let many sorrows fall on you, so that you become enlightened, like gold in a furnace, and let you eat to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
The Lord reveal a new passion-bearer, the wife of your blessed Prince Michael, with whom you were crowned with a compassionate crown from God, blessed princess, and glorifying the Lord who glorified you, we sing this:
Rejoice, righteous Anno, bearing a contrite spirit towards the mighty God of minds; Rejoice, you who have endured many sorrows and troubles.
Rejoice, you who conquered everything through prayer; Rejoice, you who consoled your husband with patience and hope.
Rejoice, you who waited for help from the Lord alone; Rejoice, you who fell to the merciful One with bitter tears.
Rejoice, purified from the Lord like gold in the furnace of sorrows; Rejoice, like a precious stone, shining with purity.
Rejoice, O vineyard, bring fragrant wine from the winepress; Rejoice, manna, who nourishes and delights all who need it.
Rejoice, fountain of reason, water everything from the God of reason; Rejoice, dew, irrigating and revitalizing your country, which suffered from the invasion of foreigners.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 8
A wanderer in an unfaithful land has appeared, your faithful husband, the all-blessed Anno, when envy and slander his relatives were quickly brought to the godless king of the Horde. You covered the sorrow of your heart, you cried out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
All you are is my desire, all sweetness, Sweetest Jesus! Michael, the Christ-loving prince, prayed to Sitsa, and said thus: if God deigns, I want to go into the Horde myself to the lawless king, I want to give an answer myself and lay down my soul for the sheep of Christ’s flock according to His word. But you, the wife of the pious prince, inspired by grace from above, told him: truly blessed will you be throughout all generations. For this sake, I invite you here:
Rejoice, blessed mother who had the strength of a man in her feminine nature; Rejoice, you who were patiently strengthened by your trust in the Lord.
Rejoice, who said to the prince: The Lord will be your helper; Rejoice, who said to him: having suffered for the Lord, you will be truly blessed.
Rejoice, for you yourself were prepared to suffer for the Savior Christ; Rejoice, thou who suffered thy spouse in great sorrow.
Rejoice, even if not in the flesh, yet at least in your heart you suffered for Christ; Rejoice, strengthened only by fasting, prayer and the grace of God.
Rejoice, you who cried out to the Lord with a strong cry; Rejoice, who said: deliver us, O Lord, from wicked men and from unrighteous men who wage war, deliver us.
Rejoice, thou who admonished thy husband to despise the glory and all the sweetness of this corruptible world; Rejoice, you who give us strong hope.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 9
Your whole heart will tremble, God-wise, when the messenger brings sad news, as your faithful husband Michael endured martyrdom in many sufferings, and in great sorrow, you bowed your knee to the Heavenly Father and groaned: Thy will be done. The angels, lifting the soul of the blessed one to Heaven, said: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
The oracles of multi-proclamation will not be able to utter your sorrows and the strength of your love, when you flowed from your children to the meeting of the relics of the blessed prince, your husband. In the same way, we, gratifying the illness of your heart, say:
Rejoice, you who endured the fiery temptation of the Lord for the sake of it; Rejoice, thou who hast been worthy to partake of the passion of Christ.
Rejoice, you who bore your cross with faith and love and followed Christ; Rejoice, you who despised the charms of this world for the sake of salvation.
Rejoice, for in the manifestation of His Glory you will rejoice and triumph; Rejoice, in troubles and sorrowful circumstances you are an ambulance to help us.
Rejoice, for in your life you yourself were much sorrowful for Christ’s sake; Rejoice, quiet pacifier of troubled souls.
Rejoice, wondrous comforter to the dejected; Rejoice, wise counselor to the perplexed.
Rejoice, warm prayer book for those who call you; Rejoice, strong hand of the dying with faith and hope.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 10
Seeking a saving feat, the blessed, much-sorrowful Princess Anno, constantly begging God with warm prayers, may he not deprive you of the heritage of the saints and the inheritance of His Heavenly Kingdom, singing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
You were an indestructible wall, refuge and intercession for those who flowed to you, blessed one, consolation and joy. For this reason we call you:
Rejoice, and in widowhood the former ruler was wise, like the holy Olga and merciful; Rejoice, you who kept your children in the fear of God.
Rejoice, walk in the commandments of the Lord and show mercy to everyone; Rejoice, blessed one, who nourished the poor and looked upon the wretched.
Rejoice, you who commanded to bring strangers into your house, who gave them food and clothing; Rejoice, you who stood up for the orphans and widows and helped everyone who asked for help.
Rejoice, you who suffered greatly for your children; Rejoice, dear wife.
Rejoice, you who lived a strict monastic life in widowhood; Rejoice, revealing the eternal world to those oppressed by earthly sorrows.
Rejoice, you who constantly asked for peace and silence from Him Crucified on the Cross for us sinners; Rejoice, warm helper for everyone in this life.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 11
Singing and unceasing prayers to offer to God as you wish, blessed one, you came to the monastery of the maiden and there, praying with great humility, you ordered yourself to be ordained into the rank of Angels, and so, with the help of the Most High God, in a short time you surpassed in virtues all the fasting women who were there, singing Lord: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
You were a light-giving lamp, blessed one: princes, princesses, your children and all those who lived piously in the cities of Tver and Kashin, who visited your monastery, you constantly taught to fear God, always pleasing to Him to create and live in love for each other. For this sake, I glorify you for everything:
Rejoice, you who have renounced worldly vanities; Rejoice, you who desired the Heavenly Fatherland.
Rejoice, you who loved Christ with all your heart; Rejoice, you who always fell at the footstool of His feet.
Rejoice, adorned with a great angelic image; Rejoice, thou who strivest for monastic deeds and struggles.
Rejoice, you who have completely given yourself over to monastic obedience; Rejoice, you who sacrificed everything to yourself as an immaculate sacrifice.
Rejoice, having dedicated your mind and heart to prayer; Rejoice, for Christ, in your dormition, brought you into His palace.
Rejoice, for you have preserved your incorruptible relics, and enrich those who come to you with many miracles and healings; Rejoice, teacher of nuns and interlocutor of the Angel.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 12
Your grace and great boldness before God, we pray to you, reverend mother: pray for us to the Lord, may he deliver us from all troubles and misfortunes and preserve and establish us in the holy faith, in holy piety and purity, and a quiet and silent life let us live and sing to the God who benefits you: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing your glorification, we bless you, reverend one, as a much-powerful prayer book for us before the Lord, a comforter and patroness, and we proclaim to you:
Rejoice, you who fought the good fight; Rejoice, you who constantly carried out the sorrowful course through fasting, vigil and prayer.
Rejoice, you who bore the crown of thorns on earth; Rejoice, you who have inherited an imperishable crown in Heaven.
Rejoice, wife of the passion-bearer of Christ; Rejoice, you who suffered and were married with him.
Rejoice, through your prayers you saved the city of Kashin from a deadly plague; Rejoice, for you have kindled the undoubted faith in you and the known hope in those who love you.
Rejoice, giver of all good things to us from the Lord; Rejoice, comforter in all sorrows and circumstances.
Rejoice, protector from visible and invisible enemies; Rejoice for us before the Lord on the day of righteous reward to the intercessor.
Rejoice, holy blessed princess, reverend mother Anno.
Kontakion 13
Oh, reverend and blessed mother Anno! Pray always to Christ our God to grant to Orthodox people victory and victory over their enemies, and peace to the world, and great affirmation to the entire Russian land, but for us the forgiveness of sins and correction of life, so that we will be heirs of the Heavenly Kingdom, singing in joy with the Angels to God: Alleluia.
Appearance of the mysterious wife
The memory of Princess Anna faded away along with the family of the Kashin appanage princes, along with her descendants - the princes of Tver, who fell under the rule of Moscow (in 1485). The names of the Tver princes were preserved in chronicles, but most of them disappeared from people's memory without a trace. In historical reality, the reason for resurrecting the forgotten memory of Princess Anna was an event, or better yet, a supernatural phenomenon that happened in 1611.
A certain wife appeared in a dream to the sick sexton of the Assumption Cathedral, Gerasim, in a “great monastic image of a robe” (i.e., in a schema), called herself “Anna”, promised him healing, but at the same time said reproachfully:
I am neglectful and offended by you. Is there really no reasonable person among you, that none of you still understands this? And how long will you trample me underfoot?.. Don’t you know that I pray to the All-Merciful God and the Mother of God, so that your city is not given over to the hands of your enemies, and that I am saving you from many evils and misfortunes?...
The mysterious wife ordered Gerasim to tell the cathedral priest and the entire clergy to light a candle over the coffin in front of the image of the Savior Not Made by Hands and not to place hats on the coffin.
The mysterious dream and miraculous healing of the sexton Gerasim shook the whole city. People remembered recent events: in the years 1606-1611, when the Poles and Lithuanians robbed and burned Russian cities, enemies approached Kashin three times, but left each time without causing much harm to the city itself. At the same time, a strong fire broke out in Kashin, but quickly stopped and the city did not burn.
The rector of the cathedral, Vasily Mikhailov, and the church clergy began to put the tomb in order. People poured into the cathedral. Pious jealousy awoke, they began to inquire: who is this schema-nun Anna buried in the cathedral?
Having unexpectedly learned from the cathedral priest Vasily about the appearance of the Grand Duchess Anna of Tver and the veneration of her tomb, a relative of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, Vasily Ivanovich Streshnev, considered the news so significant that he ordered the priest to immediately submit a petition to the Sovereign and notify him of what had happened. But Mikhail Fedorovich died, and in the first years of Alexei Mikhailovich’s reign there was no time for them: the coronation of the young sovereign, his marriage, and then alarming events - the threat of the Crimean Tatars, crop failure, famine, a strong fire in Moscow, unrest. In many cities, general discontent was growing. To pacify the country, the tsar hastily convened a Zemsky Sobor in 1649. The residents of Kashin took advantage of the relative calm and filed a new petition.
During the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich, the relics of her husband, Mikhail Yaroslavich, which disappeared during the fire of Tver during the Lithuanian invasion in 1606, were found. They turned out to be hidden by someone's protective hand in the ground near the cathedral wall and were solemnly installed in 1643 in the newly built cathedral, in the chapel named after him.
Cover for the tomb of the saint, embroidered by the hands of the wives of the reigning house of Romanov
The petition received orders from the patriarch to immediately send a commission to Kashin to examine the relics. Archbishop Jonah of Tver and Kashin, Archimandrite Sylvester of the Androniyev Monastery, and Abbot John of the Danilov Monastery arrived in Kashin. The inspection turned out to be favorable for the fate of the relics. A Service was hastily drawn up for their acquisition. Kashin zealots of the memory of Princess Anna, the priest of the Trinity Church Ioann Naumov and the townsman Semyon Sukhorukov, composed a troparion, kontakion and canon. The inspection report with a description of the miracles, with a troparion, kontakion and canon was presented by the commission to the patriarch, who, upon notification of the Sovereign, convened a council of bishops; Upon consideration of the material, it was decided: the relics of the blessed princess Anna, as a new saint of the Russian Church, should be opened for general worship.
The church glorification of the blessed princess Anna took place on June 12, 1650. On that day, the holy relics of the blessed princess Anna were transferred from the wooden Assumption Cathedral to the ancient stone Resurrection Cathedral. The bedspread for the relics with the image of the princess was embroidered by the sovereign's wife, Queen Maria, with her own hands. On the same day, a miracle happened before everyone’s eyes: the healing of the daughter-in-law of the Kashin governor Skobeev. The tsar brought with him a service for the transfer of the relics, which was written by the famous Kiev scientist Epiphanius Slavenetsky at his request. Soon, the council of bishops formalized the canonization and established the celebration of the blessed princess Anna twice a year: October 2 , the day of her repose, and June 12 , the day of the transfer of her relics.
How does the icon of Anna Kashinskaya help?
The princess experienced many troubles during her life, but this did not break her, but on the contrary, made her even stronger, this helped her remain a deeply religious person until her death. Orthodox Christians from all over the world pray to the Holy One and ask for help for consolation, the granting of spiritual strength, the healing of illnesses and the banishment of melancholy.
Also, the face of Anna Kashinskaya helps believers cultivate a spirit of humility. She stands up for all those who have lost their parents, are widowed or have lost their children.
According to folk tradition, those who are going to tie the knot, as well as those who are ready to take monastic orders, pray before the holy icon.
