Marian devotion
Donskoy Monastery of Moscow
Moscow, Russia
Monastery founded in 1591 that houses the icon of the Virgin of the Don.
The Donskoy Monastery was founded in 1591 by the Tsar Fiodor I to commemorate the liberation of Moscow from the kan Kazy-Giray of Crimea. According to tradition, the icon of the Virgin of Don accompanied Dmitri Donskoy in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380) against the Mongols.
The icon of the Virgin of the Don
This 14th century icon, attributed to the Greek Theophanes, shows the Virgin Mary with the Child in a tender gesture. It is currently preserved in the Tretiakov Gallery. The icon was brought to the Russian army in the Battle of Kulikovo, the first great Russian victory over the Mongols.
The Great Iconostasis
The monastery cathedral contains a 17th-century Baroque iconostasis with numerous Marian images. During the Soviet era, the monastery was partially destroyed, but was returned to the Church in 1991.
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