Matronushka
There is a legend that when the mother of the future saint is stillshe only dreamed of a child, she had a strange dream: a bird with a human face, whose eyes were tightly closed, sat down on the wattle fence, and then a voice came from nowhere: "Your daughter will not be sighted, but she will see the souls of people." And it happened. The girl who was born turned out to be blind, but for her spiritual vision she was called perspicacious. She helped not only with advice, but with prayer, and her help was unselfish.
After the revolution for Matrona came hardtimes - both her brothers were party not only on paper, but also on the spiritual inclination, and the presence in the house of a "strange" sister who prays "to her God," compromised them. In 1925 Matronushka moved to Moscow, to a city whose love, despite all the ordeals, she kept until the end of her days.
Miracles of the Holy Matrona
Quietly and calmly Danilovsky cemetery, the grave of Matrona, survived many terrible days, is his pearl. Suffering, crippled, miserable - all those who receivedhelp in the life of a saint, and today they are heard. The miracles of Matronushka are beautifully written in her life. So, one day a policeman came to the house where she lived. He had to arrest the visionary old man, but she smiled and said softly: "Run quickly home, you have a misfortune there, and I'm blind, I'm not going anywhere." So it turned out - the wife of the servant of the law nearly died from the fire of the kerosene, and he barely managed to save her. Arrested Matronu militiaman did not ...
The modern Orthodox Christian considers hisit is a duty to visit the Danilov cemetery, the grave of Matrona, in which the holy relics rest, like a magnet attracts pilgrims. The demoniacs are healed, the blind see it, and those who are desperate, get new strength and desire to live on. And the greatest popularity of the power of a visionary old man is for couples who for one reason or another can not have children. "Danilov cemetery, Matrona's grave", - confidently say knowledgeable people, inspiring confidence in young people.
How to get there?
Покровский Ставропигиальный женский монастырь it is easy to find - it is located on Taganskaya street, 58. You can get there by metro (the nearest stop is the metro station "Marxist"). In general, many paths lead to the Danilovsky cemetery, Matrona Moskovskaya's grave exactly tells us how to find it. Some, as if paying tribute to the ancient Orthodox tradition, come on foot. As a rule, the route "Danilovskoe cemetery, the grave of Matrona", whose address is well known to taxi drivers, is very popular with the latter, so you should be more careful and remember that they can overstate the price. Touching the relics usually wants a lot of people, so you need to arrive early and take a turn in advance. The monastery is open until eight in the evening.
