The history of this icon traces back to the 10th century at the Protaton Monastery on Mount Athos. In one of the cells named "The Dormition of the Mother of God," an elderly hieromonk lived with his disciple. They preserved a superb depiction of the Virgin Mary. This old icon became renowned through the revelation of the prayer "It Is Truly Meet." Between the years 980-982, on a Saturday evening before an all-night vigil, the elder monk left for the nearby church, instructing his disciple to continue the religious routine in the cell. Being obedient, the disciple followed the instructions. When he reached the 9th Ode of the Canons, "More Honorable Than the Cherubim...," he suddenly heard someone beginning to chant alongside him: "It is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos..." It was a mysterious pilgrim monk who had appeared unexpectedly and joined in the prayers. At that moment, the icon began to radiate light, as if it were broad daylight. Astonished by the events, the disciple asked the mysterious monk to write down the verses. The monk wrote them on a tile with his finger as if it were soft wax and said, "From now on, this is how you Orthodox Christians should chant," and, saying this, he vanished. Left alone, the disciple realized he had witnessed a great miracle. Enlightened, he understood that the pilgrim was none other than the Archangel Gabriel, who had come, as he had before, to deliver the word of the Highest to humanity.
The icon was transferred from the cell to the Holy Altar of the Protaton Church, where a similar icon is preserved to this day. The tile with the divine hymn was taken to Constantinople and included in the Orthodox Church's liturgical books. Soon after, Archangel Gabriel's prayer was incorporated into the Divine Liturgy, immediately following the Consecration of the Gifts of Bread and Wine. The valley with the cells has since been called Adin, meaning "to chant," "chanting."
The icon "It Is Truly Meet" is of inestimable value and has become the protector of Mount Athos. The icon is celebrated on June 11/24, commemorating the miraculous appearance of the Archangel, and on July 13/26, in honor of the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel.
This icon, of the Eleusa type, portrays gentleness and tenderness in its central figures. The Virgin holds the Child with her right hand, while her left hand, placed beneath His feet, grips the hem of His tunic. The small Jesus wears a short tunic reaching His knees and holds a scroll in His right hand inscribed with the words of the Axion hymn. His left-hand slips under the veil of the Virgin towards her left shoulder. Both figures are crowned with golden halos. Two angels flank the Virgin's halo, while the Almighty in an open heaven blesses with both hands.
Crafted using tempera on wood, the icon is adorned with gold leaf and multicolored enamel, giving the image a unique delicacy. The inscription on the lower frame indicates that the icon was created by the painter Ioasaf in 1905.
The painter monk Ioasaf Berghie (1862-?) of the New Neamț Monastery resided there between 1887 and the 1940s, occupying three rooms to set up his studio, where he worked continuously on icons and church artworks. Born into the family of a church teacher in Jabca village, Ștefan Berghie, Ioan Berghie developed a passion for sacred iconography from an early age. In 1890, Andronic, the abbot of the New Neamț Monastery, blessed him to paint icons. Taking monastic vows in 1895 under the name Ioasaf, he traveled by foot to visit major ecclesiastical centers nearby and further afield, learning the art of iconography. Starting with naive-style interpretations, he eventually mastered professional painting techniques and acquired new decorative skills. His works became highly popular throughout Bessarabia and abroad. Painting a significant number of icons, they were often mistakenly sold as coming from major artisan workshops. To prevent such confusion, he received the abbot's blessing to sign his works, earning recognition and fame for his name.
I. Arheologie și istorie (Archeologie et Histoire)
• Ilie Borziac, Vasile Chirica, Unele considerații referitoare la Gravetianul dintre Nistru și Carpații Orientali (Certaines considérations sur le Gravetien d'entre Nistrou et Ies Carpates Orientals) • Serghei Covalenco, Nicolae Chetraru, Bazele tipologice de individualizare a complexelor mezoliticedin Moldova (Les bases typologiques de l'individualisation des complexes mésolithiques) • Nicolae Chetraru, Serghei Covalenco, Bădragii Vechi - complex mezolitic de tip Kukrek din regiunea Prutului de Mijloc (Bădragii Vechi - Complexe mésolithique du type Kukrek de la région Prouthoul de Mijloc) • Ecaterina Abâzov, Eugen Clocico, Necropola tumulară de lângă s. Chirileni (La nécropole tumulaire Chirileni-Ungheni (II)) • Alexandru Levinschi, Olga Şcipachin, Ghenadie Dulea, Rezervația istorico-naturală "Saharna" - primele investigații (La réservation historico-naturelle "Saharna" - Ies premières investigations) • Alexandru Popa, Sticla de geam din perioada romană târzie în Basarabia (La verre de la période romane-tardive en Bassarabie) • Ion Dron, Peresecina (reevaluări și contribuții istorico-etimologice) (Peresecina - reévaluations et contributions istorico-etimologiques) • Liuba Bârsan, Acest Vlaicu Galeș! (Ce Vlaicu Galeș!) • Eduard Baidaus, Considerente privind premisele politice ale războiului de la Hotin din anul 1621 (Considérations visant Ies premises politiques de la guerre de Hotin de 1621) • Mihai Onilă, Un boier de țară - Mihalcea Hâncu (300 de ani de la moarte) (Un boyard du pays - Mihalcea Hâncu) • Nicolae Răileanu, Carol al Xll-lea după bătălia de la Poltava. Calea spre Bender (Tighina) (Carol XII aprés la bataille de Poltava. Les chemins vers Bender (Tighina)) • Alexei Zagaievschi, Mănăstirea Cosăuți în negura timpului (Le monastère Cosăuți dans Ies tenebres du temps) • Maria Danilov, Ana Grițco, Acte în limba română tipărite în Basarabia (1812-1830. Partea a ll-a (Actes en roumain imprimés en Bessarabie (1812-1830)) • Silvia Corlăteanu-Granciuc, Contribuții documentare la istoricul colonizărilor sârbești în teritoriile dintre Prut și Nistru în primul pătrar al sec. al XIX-lea (Contributions documentaires â l'istorique des colonisations serbes sur le territoire d'entre Prouth et Nistrou dans le premier quart du XlX-e siècle) • Liubov Malahov, Revista Kișinevskie Eparhialinâe Vedomosti (1867-1917) în colecția MNIM (La revue Bulletin diocèse de Chișinău 1867-1917 en collection du MNIM) • Silviu Andrieș-Tabac, Noua stemă și noul drapel ale orașului Rezina (Le nouveau blazon et le nouveau drapeau de la viile Rezina) • Lidia Volânschi, Din istoria mișcării cercetașilor din Basarabia în perioada interbelică (De l'histoire du mouvement de éclaireurs de la Bessarabie dans la période d'entre Ies guerres) • Maria Praporșcic, Poziția autorităților RASSM față de Basarabia (1924-1929) (La position des autorités RASSM à l'egard de la Bessarabie) • Elena Postică, Martiri ai rezistenței antitotalitariste din Basarabia (Les martires de la résistance antitotalitaire de Bessarabie) • Maria Evdochimov, F.N. Tifaniuc-unul din organizatorii industriei de vinificație din Moldova (în baza colecțiilor muzeale) (F.N. Tifaniuc - un des organisateurs de ('industrie vinicole de Moldova (en vertu des collections du musée) II. Muzeografie, etnografie, numizmatica (Museographie, ethnographie, numismatique)
• Grigore Cemârtan, Vânatul și creșterea animalelor domestice la triburile neolitice și eneolitice de pe teritoriul Republicii Moldova (La chlasse et l'élevage chez Ies tribus néolithiques et énéolithiques sur le territoire de la Républicque Moldova) • Vera Paiul, Tezaurul monetar din secolele XVI-XVII descoperit la Milești (Nisporeni) (Le trésor monétaire des XVI-e-XVII-e siècles de Milești, district Nisporeni) • Eugenia Borodac, Tamara Stamatov, Mostre de porțelanuri europene în colecția MNIM (Des échantillon de porcelaine europene dans la colection du Musée National d’Histoire de Moldova) • Irina Gonciarov, Însemne ale persoanelor din administrația țărănească din sec. al XlX-lea în colecția MNIM (Insignes des personnes de l'administration paysanne du XlX-e siècle dans la collection du Musée d’Histoire de Moldova) • Elena Ploșnița, Muzeul de istorie al Basarabiei - un deziderat al Comisiei Guberniale Ştiințifice a Arhivelor (Le Musée d’Histoire de la Bessarabie - un désidérat de la Commission Goubernielle Scientifique des Archives) • Ecaterina Bondarenco, Restaurarea unui păretar de la sfârșitul sec. al XlX-lea (La restauration d’un tapis mural de la fin du XlX-e siècle) • Alexandru Furtună, Unele considerente privind păstoritul transhumant și implicațiile lui în Basarabia, Transnistria, Crimeea, Caucaz și Asia Mijlocie (sfârșitul sec. al XlX-lea - începutul sec. al XlX-lea) (Certaines considérations concernant la bergerie transhumante et son implication en Bessarabie, Transnistria, Crimée, Caucase et l'Assie Moyenne (fin du XlX-e s. comm. du XX-e siècle) • Diana Nicoglo, Aspecte simbolice ale mesei nupțiale găgăuzești din sec. al XlX-lea - începutul sec al XX-lea (Les aspects symboliques de la table nuptiale gagauze du XlX-e s. - au debut du XX-e s.) • Olga Luchianeț, Considerații privind percepția colectivă reciprocă a etniilor conlocuitoare din Moldova (Des considérations concernant la perception collective réciproque des étnies cohabitantes de Moldova)
III. Cultură, artă, învățământ (Culture, art, enseignement)
• Rodica Blanovschi, Chipul Sfintei Parascheva în iconografia ortodoxă (sec. XIV-XVII) (L'image de Sainte Parascheva dans l'iconographie ortodoxe (XIV-XVII siècle) • Vlad D. Ghimpu, Biserici din târgul Orheiului (Les églises de la viile Orhei) • Nicolai Dâmcenko, Andrei Zenkin, Moștenirea culturală a tipografului Mihail Strilbițchi (L'héritage culturel du typographe Mihail Strilbitschi) • Ludmila Năstase, Creionări la portretul de creație al arhitectului A.l. Bernardazzi (Des croyonnages au portrait de création de l'architecte A.l. Bernardazzi) • Nicolae Crețu, Unele considerații asupra dezvoltării învățământului în Basarabia în sec. al XlX-lea (Certaines considérations sur le développement de l'enseignement en Bessarabie du XlX-e siècle) • Ion Chirtoagă, Valentina Chirtoagă, Mărturii despre învățământul primar în coloniile germane din Basarabia (sec. al XlX-lea - începutul sec. al XX-lea) (Des témoignages sur l'enseignement primaire dans Ies colonies allemandes de la Bessarabie (XlX-e s. – corn du XX-e siècle) • Aurelia Cornețchi, Liceul de fete Regina Maria din Bolgrad. Pagini de istorie (Le Lycee de filles Régina Maria de Bolgrad. Pages d’histoire) • Liubov Reprințev, Creația lui Boris Nesvedov în colecția MNIM (către aniversarea a 95-a de la naștere) (L'oeuvre du peintre B. Nesvedov dans Ies collections du musée (à l'aniversaire de 95-ème année de sa nyissance)
IV. Recenzii, omagii (Comptes-rendus, hommages)
• Corpus des römichen Funde im Europäischen Barbaricum (A. Popa) • Monumenta Romaniae Vaticana (A. Hâncu-Tentiuc, l. Tentiuc) • Revista Arheologică, 2, Chișinău, 1998 (V. Ghimpu) • Simion Gavrilă, reputat arheolog și muzeograf român. La 70 de ani (Simion Gavrilă, renommé archeolog et muzeographe roumain. À 70 ans) (l. Niculiță)
V. Cronică muzeală (Chronique museale)
• A. Cornețchi, Activitatea cultural-științifică a Muzeului Național de Istorie a Moldovei (L'activité culturelle - scientifique du Musée National d'Histoire de Moldova, 1998) • N. Dâmcenko, 40 de ani ai Muzeului din Tiraspol (40 ans du Musée de Tiraspol)
The history of this icon traces back to the 10th century at the Protaton Monastery on Mount Athos. In one of the cells named "The Dormition of the Mother of God," an elderly hieromonk lived with his disciple. They preserved a superb depiction of the Virgin Mary...
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
The National Museum of History of Moldova takes place among the most significant museum institutions of the Republic of Moldova, in terms of both its collection and scientific reputation.
31 August 1989 St., 121 A, MD 2012, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
