Excursions in Smolensk with a visit to the Assumption Cathedral

The Smolensk Cathedral of the Assumption, built on the place where Vladimir Monomakh married in the 11th century. The Assumption Cathedral survived two wars: Patriotic 1812 (by order of Napoleon in the cathedral was exhibited security) and the Great Patriotic 1941-45. He survived the period of the “war with the temples” in the 20-30s of the last century – an anti-religious museum was opened in the temple. And now the cathedral is not only the main temple of the Smolensk diocese, but also the most famous tourist attraction of Smolensk.

The greatness of the iconostasis of the temple is striking – a 30-meter five-tier carved gilded, decorated with a large number of wooden sculptures; you will not find anything like this in other Russian lands. In the temple there are three Orthodox shrines, the fame of which goes far beyond the boundaries of the Smolensk land: the sandals of St. Mercury (XIII century), a gold woven shroud of workshops of kn. Euphrosyne Staritskaya (XVI century) and, of course, the miraculous image of the Icon of the Smolensk Mother of God “Odigitria” (XVII century).

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