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Transfiguration Cathedral of the Mirozh Monastery

Item No: 150:5944310332
Category: 24

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Author: V. Sarabianov
ISBN 5944310332
Publisher: Severniy Polomnik, Moscow, 2002
Size: 145x200 mm (5.75x7.9 in); 72 pages, 56 photographs; Paperback

Transfiguration Cathedral of the Mirozh Monastery can be regarded as one of the most important medieval monuments of the city of Pskov. The cathedral was built and decorated with murals around 1130-1140. Its construction was initiated by Nifont, Archibishop of Novgorod, whose main goal was to carry on the missionary work in North-West Rus. The frescoes of the cathedral were created by Byzantine masters and are outstanding for the richness of their iconography, artistic value and their exellent condition. All this makes the Mirozh Monastery cathedral one of the most interesting architectural monuments of medieval Europe.

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