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The Dormition Cathedral of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, also referred to as the Holy Dormition Church (Temple) or the Great Church, is the main cathedral of the monastery complex. At times of the Kyivan Rus ( Ruthenia ), the cathedral also served as a necropolis for the Kyivan princes.
The Death of the Virgin, also known as The Dormition of the Virgin, is a 1564 grisaille painting by Dutch and Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder, depicting the death of the Virgin Mary with the Apostles and other figures in attendance. It is now displayed in Upton House and under the care of the National Trust. [1]
The Church of the Tithes or Church of the Dormition of the Virgin (Ukrainian: Десятинна Церква, Desiatynna Tserkva;) was the first stone church in Kyiv. [1] Originally it was built by the order of Grand Prince Vladimir (Volodymyr) the Great between 989 and 996 [ 1 ] by Byzantine and local workers at the site of death of martyrs ...
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The discovery of the Dormition led to the attribution of three other signed works of "Doménicos" to El Greco (Modena Triptych, St. Luke Painting the Virgin and Child, and The Adoration of the Magi) and then to the acceptance as authentic of more works, signed or not (such as The Passion of Christ (Pietà with Angels), painted in 1566). [1]
Dormition de la Vierge, Solesmes. In the 12th century, a lord of Sablé returned from the Holy Land in possession of a relic. This relic, being a piece from the crown of thorns was given to the brothers at Solesmes for safekeeping and veneration and drew crowds. [2] The relic is depicted in the center of the monastery's coat of arms.
The Panagia Skafidia Monastery (Greek: Μονή Παναγίας Σκαφιδιάς) is an Orthodox Greek women's monastery dedicated to the Dormition of Theotokos and is located in the County of Elis, in the Local Community of Skafidia, 12 km outside the town of Pyrgos. It belongs to the Holy Metropolis of Elis and Olena.
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