Mother of God: a Minsk Passport Emblem

Mother of God, the Minsk Passport Emblem at Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary. A central Minsk Catholic cathedral and old-town landmark connected to the city's religious memory.

Mother of God is a collectible emblem connected to Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary in Minsk Passport. The page records the location, story, and collection context for this digital souvenir so visitors can understand where it belongs before opening the route in Emblem.

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About this Emblem

The Mother of God holds the Child, who holds a small globe, in an icon painted in deep blue and gold. The Emblem is collected at the Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary, an old-town landmark of Minsk. The Emblem honours one of the city's most revered images, the Minsk Icon of the Mother of God, kept today in the Holy Spirit Cathedral nearby. Tradition holds that it came to the city by the Svisloch River in 1500, shining on the water.

The place

Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary

A central Minsk Catholic cathedral and old-town landmark connected to the city's religious memory.

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