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On March 8th, 1998 the appropriation of the holy [[relics]] of the Blessed Matrona took place. A year later she was canonized as a Saint of the [[Church of Russia]]. At the request of the nuns of the Moscow Pokrovsky Convent (of the Holy Intercession of the Mother of God), who cared for her grave, the relics were transferred to that Convent. From then on the Convent has become a site of pilgrimage for people not only all across Russia, but from all over the world. The nuns carefully collect and write down all testimonies of miraculous help received by people from the Blessed Matrona.
==Legacy==St. Matrona led an [[Asceticism|ascetic]] life on her bed of pain. She [[Fasting|fasted]] constantly, slept little, her head resting on her chest, and her forehead was dented by the innumerable [[Sign of the Cross|signs of the Cross]] that she made. The help that Matrona gave to the ill had nothing to do with charmers, fortune-tellers, and so-called folk healers and other magical dealings, but was of a true Christian nature. The righteous Matrona was therefore hated by sorcerers, as is witnessed by those who knew her well during the Muscovite period of her life. Above all Matrona [[Prayer|prayed]] for people. As a righteous one of God, richly endowed with gifts from on high, she asked of the Lord miraculous help for the suffering. Her help was also unmercenary, and she took nothing from anyone. The main [[Virtues|virtue ]] of the Blessed Matrona’s life was in patience. A great patience, stemming from a purity of heart and passionate love for people; a kind of patience that the Holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church had prophesied would save people. The Blessed Matrona, just like any true Christian zealot, taught people Christianity not so much in by words, as by the deeds of her whole life. Physically blind, she taught and continues to teach people true spiritual vision.
==Hymns==
[[Category:Russian Saints]]
[[Category:Modern Saints]]
[[Category:Unmercenaries]]
[[Category:Wonderworkers]]
