The case of the renewal of three icons in Vyalki village of Bronnitsky district

Abstract

   “The case of the renewal of three icons in Vyalki village of Bronnitsky district” is the document from archival fund of Moscow Governor-General Chancellery (Central State Archive of Moscow). That file gives information about the renewal of three icons in Vyalki village in summer 1842, and includes a story of several ailing klikushi (hysteric person) who felt noticeable relief after worshiping those icons. The document is particularly interesting because it contains evidences of klikushi, and gives an idea how they perceived own malaise and following healing.