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# The burial of Jesus (Isaiah 53:8; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42; Mark 15:40-47)</ref> Three of the swords enter her heart from the left, three swords enter from the right and one sword from underneath. This icon is very similar to the [[Seven Swords]] icon and they differ only in the arrangement of the swords.<ref group="note">On the [[Seven Swords]] icon there are three swords on the right and four on the left. This icon is commemorated [[August 13]] in the Old Calendar.</ref> The “Softener of Evil Hearts” icon is commemorated on the [[Sunday of All Saints]]<ref>http://www.antiochian.org/node/18648</ref>, although other references commemorate it [[February 2]] / [[ February 15]].
Since this icon is only found in Russia and originated in southwestern Russia (near Roman Catholic Poland), it is likely an Orthodox adaptation of the Roman Catholic imagery contained in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Sorrows Our Lady of Sorrows]].
== Prophecy of Simon ==