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Moment of prayer at the relics of Saint Matrona, Darvari Hermitage, June 16, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Archdeacon. Nicolae Iftimiu

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St Matrona the Blind (Saint Matrona of Moscow)

Saint Matrona was born in 1881, being the last child of a family of faithful peasants. She was chosen by God before she was born. The numerous gifts received from God were commensurate with a particularly heavy cross, which she carried humbly and patiently throughout her life.

The Righteous Mother Matrona was not only blind but had no eyes at all. God instead gave her the gift of spiritual sight and healing, which manifested from childhood. Lines of people would form in front of her house, waiting to receive healing from their illnesses or answers to their problems.

At the age of 17, she was paralyzed for the rest of her life. She could no longer move, and later, she had to move from one place to another to escape the persecution of the communist regime.

Books and documentaries recount various healings and miracles. She was a quick intercessor with God during her life and is still after her death, and this is also reflected in her words—a spiritual testament: “Everyone, everyone who will come to me: tell me, as if I were alive, of your sorrows, and I will see you, and hear you, and help you.”

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You must cross yourself more often because it guards you just like a lock on a door. Save yourselves and defend yourselves with the power of the honorable and Life-giving Cross.

Saint Matrona the Blind of Moscow

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Saint Matrona the Blind of Moscow

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