We know that in 1399, the Greek Emperor Andronicus Palaeologue, son of Emannuel, gave the miraculous icon which is in the Niamets monastery in Moldavia, with his blessing to the Moldavian ruler Governor (Voyevod) Alexander.
A Moldavian prince gave Count Tchertkoff an exact copy of the miraculous
Niamets-Moldavian icon of the mother of God; neither the prince’s name, nor the
period of his reign are known to us. In
1846, Ivan Dimitrievich Tchertkoff, landlord of the settlement of Mikhailovka,
sent this icon as a blessing to the peasants of Mikhailovka settlement,
Bogucharsk District in the Diocese of Voronezh.
On the eve of June 24th, the icon was brought in
procession to Mikhailovka, where it was installed in the Holy Nativity
Church. The icon is an ancient image, artfully written on canvas. It has a
silver and gilded riza. At its base, there is an inscription in Moldavian.
On the reverse are inscriptions in gold letters, stating: a) “The image,
which belonged to my mother (Countess Tchertkova), Avdotya Stepanovna
Tchertkova, born in Tevyashevo, and which stood behind the Altar table in our
house church in Voronezh, which is now the gentry club.” b) [the first inscription in Moldavian] “a
faithful rendering of the miraculous icon of the most holy mother of God, which
is in the holy monastery called Niamets (Niamtsula) in the Moldavian land, sent
by the most pious Emperor of Constantinople Andronicus Palaeologue to Governor
Alexander of the Moldavian land in 6907 (1399).”; and c) “as a sign of blessing
to my peasants I donate this to the church of the settelement of Mikhailovka.”
A considerable number of miraculous signs have been manifested through the Niamets-Moldavian icon of the mother of God.