More than 2,000 people attended an evening service at the Assumption Cathedral. The Smolensk Icon of the God Mother named ‘Hodegetria’ is the church’s main relic. In Russian, ‘Hodegetria ...

Prince Rostislav issued an edict in the city of Smolensk assuring Bishop Manuel that he would provide him with whatever he needed. On September 30, 1150 Saint Rostislav also ceded Cathedral Hill at ...