This saint seemed like a crazy beggar woman, wandering around the outskirts of imperial Petersburg in ragged rags and responding only to the name of her late husband, Andrei Fedorovich.
The righteous woman Xenia took upon herself the feat of foolishness - one of the most difficult - in the name of love for her husband, a love that was stronger than death. And the Lord gave her not only spiritual purity, but also the gift of clairvoyance. But even the prophecies of the holy fool at first seemed insane, until their true essence was revealed.
Here is a green nettle, and soon, soon it will wither
With these words, Ksenia predicted the imminent death of the merchant Krapivina, so that she could properly prepare for death.
“God sent you a son! Go quickly to the Smolensk cemetery."
What kind of son could be in the cemetery, the friend of the blessed Paraskeva wondered. Nevertheless, she believed the words of the saint and went where it was said. There, on one of the streets next to the Smolensk cemetery, a cabman hit a pregnant woman, who immediately gave birth to a child and died. The boy had no relatives, and Paraskeva Antonova took him into her upbringing.
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“Your husband buries your wife on the Okhta. Run there quickly!"
What kind of husband could a 17-year-old girl have, who did not even have a groom, the Golubev's mother and daughter could not understand. Having gone on the advice of Xenia of Petersburg to Okhta, there they met a funeral procession: they buried the doctor's wife. When everyone had already dispersed, the inconsolable widower lost consciousness from grief right at the grave of his wife. So the Golubevs found him, and a year later the young girl became the doctor's second wife, and all her life she remembered blessed Xenia.
“Take a nickle! Here is the king on horseback; will go out!"
With these words, the holy fool predicted to one woman that there would be a fire in her house, which would not cause damage, but would immediately go out with the prayers of the saint.
This is a good mirror, but there is nothing to see
Another prediction of death for a merchant selling mirrors and jewelry. To alert him, Xenia entered the trade store with these words, and immediately the mirror fell and broke, and soon the owner died.
There the rivers are filled with blood, there are bloody canals …
Xenia's prophetic words related to political strife, which led to sad consequences. Empathizing with the fate of Russia with all her heart, Saint Xenia felt the pain of the country and wept for it. These terrible words referred to the suffering death of Emperor John VI Antonovich.
Soon all of Russia will bake pancakes
Perhaps this is the most famous prediction of the blessed one. The death of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna made these words of Xenia a reality: all of Russia really baked memorial pancakes.