The Legend of the Vision of Dorotheus <XVI-XVII cent.>
Pskov-Pokrovskaya Icon of the Mother of God
The basis for the creation of the icon "Theotokos of Pskov-Pokrovskaya" was the "Legend of the Vision of Dorotheus", which tells about the miraculous appearance of the Mother of God and the saints to Elder Dorotheos, a monk of the Intercession Monastery, during the siege of Pskov by the troops of the Polish king Stephen Batory in 1581. "The Legend" is the earliest literary monument dedicated to the heroic defense of Pskov.
The icon depicts the Pokrovsky Monastery and the Pokrovskaya Tower, the Trinity Cathedral and some other temples, the Velikaya River, the fortress walls, the Mirozhsky and Pechora monasteries.
The Legend of the Vision of Dorotheus <XVI-XVII cent.>
Pskov-Pokrovskaya Icon of the Mother of God
The basis for the creation of the icon "Theotokos of Pskov-Pokrovskaya" was the "Legend of the Vision of Dorotheus", which tells about the miraculous appearance of the Mother of God and the saints to Elder Dorotheos, a monk of the Intercession Monastery, during the siege of Pskov by the troops of the Polish king Stephen Batory in 1581. "The Legend" is the earliest literary monument dedicated to the heroic defense of Pskov.
The icon depicts the Pokrovsky Monastery and the Pokrovskaya Tower, the Trinity Cathedral and some other temples, the Velikaya River, the fortress walls, the Mirozhsky and Pechora monasteries.