odigitri, translated from greek as a guidebook, the main image of novodevichev, has already been restoredage in the historical museum, from here they will be returned to the smolensk cathedral. ivan vasilyevich the terrible, the first was a royal investor. icons associated with his name are kept in the large iconostasis of the cathedral. here is one of them, in particular, the mother of god, you see now in front of you. in 1917, the annual religious procession from the kremlin took place here; russians always took part in it sovereigns. for a century and a half, from the founding of the monastery until the end of the 16th century, the history of the monasteries was closely connected with the destinies of the royal dynasties. representatives of both the royal family and noble boyar families took monastic vows here, and there was no sign of hopelessness in this; it was a completely natural transition to prayer, especially if the future nun or nun. before this, we entered with you into the subletary honor of the basement of the smolensk cathedral on the oldest site above the grave above grav