Chapel of Saint Matrona of Moscow in Paphos, Cyprus

Saint Matrona is considered one of the greatest Saints in Russia. She lived from 1881 and passed away in 1952. Having been blind and destitute from birth, she was also persecuted by the then Soviet regime, who saw her spiritual gifts as a threat. Despite all this, she was found worthy by God to do many wondrous things due to her great virtue, especially her patience and the support and love she showed towards others.

In Paphos, Cyprus there is a chapel dedicated to Saint Matrona, located in a panoramic location in the area of Toxeftra in Peyia. It was built in return for a vow made by two young people, Maria Aeriniotis and Andreas Athanasiadis, after their recovery from an illness, thanks to the Saint. They also had the support of Metropolitan George of Paphos, since the space for the construction of the church was granted by him.

"If God Heals Your Son, Will You Believe in God?" - A Miracle of Saint Matrona of Moscow

Zinaida Vladimirovna Zhdanova says that in 1946, a woman came to their apartment, where Matrona also lived back then. The woman was a high official. Her only son had gone insane, her husband had been killed at war, and she herself was an atheist of course. She had taken the sick son to Europe, but no famous psychiatrists could help him.

“I have come to you out of despair," she said to Matrona, "I have nowhere else to go to.”

Matrona asked, “If God heals your son, will you believe in God?”

The woman said, “I don’t know what it means to believe.”