Churches Dedicated To Pokrov
The first churches dedicated to feast of Pokrov appeared in Russia in the 12th century.
Several notable churches in Russia are named for the holiday. Probably the most famous church named for the feast day is Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow, which is officially entitled "the Church of Intercession of Our Lady that Is on the Moat", Intercession Cathedral, or in (Russian: Собор Покрова пресвятой Богородицы, что на Рву) or also in (Russian: Храм Покрова "на рву", Cathedral of Pokrov upon moat), . The other one is the Church of Intercession in Bogolyubovo near Vladimir on the Nerl River, or in (Russian: Церковь Покрова на Нерли, Tserkov Pokrova na Nerli), or (Russian: Церковь Покрова на Нерли, Tserkov Pokrova na Nerli). Both churches are on the United Nations' World Heritage List, the latter as part of the site White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal.
There is also a Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in St. Petersburg.
Other notable churches commemorating this feast are Intercession of the Holy Virgin Russian Orthodox Church in Manchester, England, and the Russian Orthodox Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin & St. Sergius in Glen Cove, New York.
Saint Mary the Protectress in Irondequoit, New York is a notable Ukrainian Orthodox Church dedicated to the feast of Pokrova.
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