Velikoretsky temple complex
Description:
A unique temple complex in the village of Velikoretskoye adorns the Kirov region and is considered a shrine of the entire Vyatka Territory. The history of the founding of the Orthodox Church on the Great River (later giving the name of the village - Velikoretskoye) begins with the appearance of the miraculous image of St. Nicholas in the form of a "wonderful sign" in 1383. The Velikoretsk icon eventually becomes the shrine of the whole region, and the temple-city being built on the holy land - a place of pilgrimage for Orthodox Christians, the beginning of the ancient tradition of the Velikoretsk cross procession.
The staircase leads to the icon of St. Nicholas the Great (copy). The real thing comes during the procession.