Photo Novodevichy Convent. Smolensky cathedral by Eugene Yuchkin

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Novodevichy Convent. Smolensky cathedral

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Moscow monastic

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This is one of the most beautiful convents in Moscow and its was founded in the early 16th century. Its main cathedral was consecrated in honour of the Smolenskaya Icon of the Mother of God Hodigitria. According to legend, the icon was painted by St. Luke himself, and it is closely linked with the convent`s foundation.

The icon was brought to Rus from Greece in 1046 by Tsarina Anna Monomakh, the wife of the Chernigovsk Prince Vsevolod Yaroslavich, and later ended up in Smolensk. In 1398 Sofia, the wife of Prince Vasily I, went to Smolensk to visit her father, the Lithuanian Duke Vitovt. He allowed her to take the icon back to Moscow, and it was placed in the Kremlin Cathedral of the Annunciation. Several years later the citizens of Smolensk asked the Moscow Grand Prince to return their object of worship. Eventually Vasily II the Dark, who had succeeded Vasily I, acceded to their request in 1456. He had an exact copy of the icon made, and then sent the original revered icon back to Smolensk. The icon was solemnly accompanied by a religious procession to the banks of the Moscow River opposite the Vorobyovy Hills, where a service was held. From that day onwards (up to the revolution) a religious procession was held annually at this place.

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Fri 4 Feb 2005 00:47

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Regina Lopes #1 Fri 4 Feb 2005 01:07

Wonderful in BW, and good report too. Regards.

Irina Opachevsky #2 Fri 4 Feb 2005 01:14

Прекрасная композиция!
Этот кадр мне понравился больше предыдущего

miguel #3 Fri 4 Feb 2005 01:57

Great story behind the shot eugene. Good work and good documentation.Best regards.

Natalia Norland #4 Fri 4 Feb 2005 02:27

Красавец-монастырь!

Fernando Dinis #6 Fri 4 Feb 2005 04:36

Excellent picture and very interesting report mt friend, regards!

Carmikel C #8 Fri 4 Feb 2005 08:24

Very nice and well made picture with very good light and contrast. Interesting and well made notes.
Regards

Snitkovski Oleg #10 Fri 4 Feb 2005 09:58

Очень красиво! Интересное повествование. Снимок технически грамотен, удачно скомпанован кадр, ничего лишнего. Я вчера тоже сделал снимок церкви, скоро выставлю:)

Eugene Yuchkin #11 Fri 4 Feb 2005 10:08

Очень интересно будет посмотреть.

fotoni #12 Fri 4 Feb 2005 10:16

Hi Eugene,
a timeless symbol from the Orthodoxian Russia and your history. And thank you for the lesson of history also. For foreigners this is fascinating and new, of course. But was it Petr the Great who was the first ruler to be called "Tsar"...some centuries later. In 1046 this Vselovod was perhaps the nephew of Rurik.
Something about the photo also smile , great work!