Joy_of_All_Who_Sorrow
Joy of All Who Sorrow
Eastern Orthodox title for Mary, the mother of Jesus
The Joy of All Who Sorrow or the Joy of All Afflicted (Russian: Всех скорбящих Радость) is the name of an icon and a title given to the Theotokos (Mary, mother of Jesus). The iconography is specifically Russian, without Byzantine precedent. In Russian Orthodoxy, it is revered as a miraculous icon.[1] The icon was first glorified in 1648 after, according to tradition, the sister of Russian patriarch Joachim was healed through prayer before the icon.[2][1]