St. Uspenska Pochaevska Laura
PochaevskaLaurels is situated in the West of Ukraine in seventy kilometers from the cityof Ternopol and in twenty kilometers from the city Kremenec. It is situated onthe high stony mountain towering above all vicinity more than on seventy fivemeters. At a sole of mountain from three parties the place New Pocaev islocated.
The first historical data on Laurels concernto the beginning of the thirteenth century, by time of invasion of the Tatar khan Batiy for theKiev Russ. After rout of Kievand destruction of its relics some orthodox Enoch of Kiev caves ran on the Westand have lodged in district Pochaevska Mountain. The founder on Mountain wasSaint Mephodiy.
Curative Stop of the Virgin
As the national legend which has been written down inancient books says, the Phenomenon of Divine Mother on Pochaevska Mountain wasin 1920. St. the Virgin was to several monks and one layman-shepherd by nameJoin (Ioann). On a place, where there was a phenomenon, Tsarina Heavenly hasleft a print right stop. From this place has hammered in a source of curativewater from which and now believing people receive heaving from various illness.
Since then it is stop became a place of afeat of many monks under an invisible fertile cover Over the Virgin.
Wonder-working image of Divine Mother
On Russ St. icon of the Mother of God hadbrought from Constantinople Greek metropolitan Ieofit. Traveling acrossVolynia, metropolitan for has stopped in manor Url for rest at pious orthodoxwomen named Anna Goyskaya. Having asked some days, metropolitan has blessed andhas left to her it for shown hospitality icon st. of the Virgin. In 1597 inAnna’s manor there was a miracle – Anna’s brother Philipp, has burned blind,has recovered from icon of God’s Mother.
From an icon many miracles began to occur.Anna has decided to give its monks who lived on Pochaevska Mountain. The sameyear the icon has been transferred in Pochaev and to a monastery allotmentshave been presented, that the officially approved existence of a monastery.