About the book: 2015 / The veneration of the Mother of God is one of the most gratifying aspects of Christianity, and it will fade away only when the thirst for maternal love, affection and care. For more than two thousand years, humanity has experienced the love of the all-encompassing, boundless heart of the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. Not with fear, not with threats, but with love and mercy, the Mother of God leads people to Christ. The book of Sofia Snessoreva, one of the best books about the Mother of God and her miraculous icons, (the original title is “The Earthly Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a Description of Her Holy Miracle-Working Icons, Revered by the Orthodox Church , based on the Holy Scriptures and church traditions, with images in the text of holidays and icons of the Mother of God") is published with abbreviations.