936 AD — Constantinople
In the Church of Blachernae in Constantinople, I saw the Most Holy Mother of God standing in the air above the people, surrounded by angels and saints. She was weeping for sinners and spreading her luminous veil over the faithful, protecting them from all evil. Her intercession covers all who pray to her.
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Orthodox hagiographical tradition
by St. Andrew the Fool-for-Christ