Russian pilgrims prays in front of icons in Pskovo-Pechersky (Pskov Monastery of the Caves) monastery in the Pskov region, Russi

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St Cornelius Pechersky, an abbot of the monastery, was killed on this place by tsar Ivan the Terrible. The central icon is dedicated to St Cornelius.

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