The icon of Fevronia and Peter appeared due to the fact that many centuries ago a mysterious story occurred on the territory of Russia. To the wife of one of the Russian princes began to fly a serpent, which was associated with evil spirits. She told this to her husband (Prince of Murom of Murom), and he, together with her brother Peter, began to hunt for the intruder. They succeeded in this matter, the monster was killed by Peter with the help of the legendary sword forged by the son of King Herod Agric. Chronicles note that the sword glowed with blue light and easily chopped off any armor, indicating a possible supernatural or high-tech nature of this weapon.
The icon of Fevronia and Peter is the bearer of the faces of two saints who stand nearby (sometimes depicted against the backdrop of the city). But before becoming like a holy order, these people have come a long way. Peter during the battle with the snake was sprayed with the blood of the enemy, from which he received skin ulcers that could not be cured. But salvation was found in the village of Laskovo, where there lived a flight attendant (collector of wild bee honey) and his daughter Fevronia, who was distinguished by her knowledge of herbs. She made an ointment for the prince in exchange for the fact that he would marry her.
They did not break up
The icon of Fevronia and Peter captured the couple, because the prince really married a peasant girl. After the death of his elder brother, Peter became the ruler of Murom together with Fevronia, which the boyars did not like, because they did not want to put up with a commoner society. In order not to part, the couple left Murom, after which bloody conflicts broke out in the city for power, and the townspeople asked the exiled rulers to return, to which they agreed.
The icon of Peter and Fevronia of Murom, as well as their relics, are in Murom, in the Trinity Monastery. In addition, you can worship the saints in the capital. Particles of the relics are located in Moscow in churches at the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and on Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street. Shortly before his death, the couple took the monastic rank (Peter, under the name David, Fevronia became Euphrosyne). The couple died on the same day (according to legend, by their own decision), and when they were buried in different coffins, several times inexplicably united after death. They are resting inseparably, and the history of their life has not yet been found either confirmation or rebuttal.
Who helps icon
The icon of St. Peter and Fevronia will help harmonize family life, relieve disagreements, preserve peace and prosperity in the house. Before her, they pray for a successful marriage, the fortress of the family hearth, as well as for strengthening the strength of the state, and for gifting children. The Day of Fevronia and Peter is celebrated during the Peter Lent, July 8. This holiday, in contrast to the Western day of lovers, is devoted specifically to relationships in the family.
Old and modern holiday
The icon of Fevronia and Peter began to be especially revered due to the fact that since 2008 on the day of these saints the All-Russian holiday of love, family and fidelity has been celebrated, initiated by the wife of the President of the country at that time Svetlana Medvedeva. According to folk calendars, the first mowings were made on this day, and also believed that you can swim safely in water, because mermaids go from the coast into the depths of lakes and rivers and there fall into a dream.