Surving the storm at sea, our merchant returned to his home in the Eternal City but soon therafter he became perilously ill. His condition worsened and afraid perhaps to show himself before God with the stolen icon in his conscience, he decided to tell one of his friends about it. He then expressed his desire that the icon be enshrined in a church so that proper veneration be accorded it. Upon the merchant's death, his friend took custody of the icon.
He brought the icon home and related to his wife the merchant's wishes. The wife was delighted with the icon and decided to keep it for themselves. She rationaled that many Christian homes have pictures of the Madonna and Child and a church is not needed for it to be venerated. She decided to hung it in their home and was unwilling to part with it...
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