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Pokrov Railway Station
Pokrov may refer to: *Pokrov, Ukraine, a town in Ukraine *Pokrov (Russian) or Pokrova (Ukrainian), name for the Intercession of the Theotokos, one of the Orthodox feasts *Pokrov Urban Settlement, a municipal formation into which the town of Pokrov in Pokrovsky District of Vladimir Oblast is incorporated * Pokrov, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia ** Corrective colony No. 2, Vladimir Oblast, located in Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast. * Pokrov Cemetery, a cemetery in Riga, Latvia See also * Pokrovka (other) *Pokrovsky (other) Pokrovsky is a Russian surname. Pokrovsky, also spelled Pokrovski and Pokrovskii (), or Pokrovskaya (feminine; Покровская) is a Slavic languages, Slavic last name. Its form in neuter is Pokrovskoye may also refer to: *Pokrovsky District, ... * Novopokrovka (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokrov, Ukraine
Pokrov (, ), formerly Ordzhonikidze () until 2016, is a small List of cities in Ukraine, city and mining town in Nikopol Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Pokrov urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately History During the industrialization of the Soviet Union, the development of the mining industry intensified, Ordzhonikidze became a notable mining town in Soviet Ukraine. On 22 October 1938, Ordzhonikidze, named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, received the urban-type settlement status. In 1971, a large Golden Pectoral from Tovsta Mohyla, Golden Pectoral was discovered on the site of Tovsta Mohyla near Pokrov by the Ukrainian archaeologist Borys Mozolevskyi. It probably belonged to a Scythians, Scythian chieftain of the 3rd century BC, but was likely made by Greeks in pre-Roman Crimea, Greek artisans of the Crimean peninsula. The city was established in 1956 when several miner settlements of the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intercession Of The Theotokos
The Intercession of the Theotokos, or the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, is a Christian feast of the Mother of God celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches on October 14 (Julian calendar: October 1). The feast celebrates the protection afforded the faithful through the intercessions of the Theotokos (''lit.'' Mother of God, one Eastern title of the Virgin Mary). The feast is commemorated in Eastern Orthodoxy as a whole, but by no means as fervently as it is in Russia, Belarus, and, especially, Ukraine. In the Slavic Orthodox Churches it is celebrated as the most important solemnity besides the Twelve Great Feasts and Pascha. In Ukraine, it has a special meaning through its connection to the spirituality of the Ukrainian Cossacks and, accordingly and more recently, to Defenders of Ukraine Day. Etymology The Protection of the Theotokos or the Intercession of the Theotokos (, Pokrov, , Pokrova), like the (, Sképē) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast
Pokrov () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Petushinsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located to the north of the left bank of the Klyazma River (Oka River, Oka's tributary), west of Vladimir, Russia, Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast, and east of Moscow. Population: 2,925 (1897). History It was established in the 17th century as a monastery village and was granted town status in 1778. Administrative and municipal status Within the subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions, framework of administrative divisions, Pokrov is directly subordinated to Petushinsky District.Resolution #433 As a subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, municipal division, the types of inhabited localities in Russia, town of Pokrov is incorporated within Petushinsky Municipal District as Pokrov Urban Settlement.Law #159-OZ Local government The Council of Deputies is the representative body of the municipality. It consists of 15 deputies elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokrov, Russia
Pokrov () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Kaluga Oblast As of 2010, six rural localities in Kaluga Oblast bear this name: * Pokrov, Babyninsky District, Kaluga Oblast, a village in Babyninsky District * Pokrov (Sovkhoz Chkalovsky Rural Settlement), Dzerzhinsky District, Kaluga Oblast, a village in Dzerzhinsky District; municipally, a part of Sovkhoz Chkalovsky Rural Settlement of that district * Pokrov (Ugorskaya Rural Settlement), Dzerzhinsky District, Kaluga Oblast, a village in Dzerzhinsky District; municipally, a part of Ugorskaya Rural Settlement of that district * Pokrov, Kirovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, a village in Kirovsky District * Pokrov, Meshchovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, a '' selo'' in Meshchovsky District * Pokrov, Zhukovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, a ''selo'' in Zhukovsky District Kostroma Oblast As of 2010, one rural locality in Kostroma Oblast bears this name: * Pokrov, Kostroma Oblast, a '' selo'' in Lapshinskoye Settlement of Vokhoms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokrov Cemetery
Pokrov Cemetery () is a wide cemetery in Riga built in 1773. The current owner of the cemetery is Shelter of Our Most Holy Lady Church who are renting the land. Two Red Army burial sites are located in the cemetery – a smaller one for the summer of 1941 and a bigger one for the years 1944–1946; as well as Russian Empire army's bed of honour dating from 1917. The cemetery also houses Ascension of Christ Church; the only Latvian Orthodox church in Riga where sermons are held in Latvian. History The cemetery was built in 1773 following the Russian Empire's prohibition of burials within city territories. Together with Vagaņka and Novodevičja cemeteries, Pokrov Cemetery was among Russian Empire's largest five cemeteries. In 1773 a wooden Proclamation Chapel was built, and in 1777 under Pskov's archbishop's order Pokrov church was built, which burnt down in 1875. On April 29, 1845, the first sermon in Latvian was held by priest Jēkabs Mihailovs, former domain factor of Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokrovka (other)
Pokrovka may refer to: *Pokrovka, Russia, the name of multiple localities *Pokrovka, Kyrgyzstan, a village in Talas Province *Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, the main street in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia *Pokrovka, Donetsk Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Ukraine *Pokrovka, Mykolaiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, a village in Ukraine Places formerly known as Pokrovka *Kuybyshev, Armenia, a town in Lori Province *Günəşli, Jalilabad, Azerbaijan, a village in the Jalilabad Rayon *Qaratəpə, Sabirabad, Azerbaijan, a village in the Sabirabad Rayon *Kyzyl-Suu, Kyrgyzstan, a village in the Issyk Kul Province * Chuy, Kyrgyzstan, a village in the Chuy Province See also *Pokrov (other) *Pokrovsky (other) Pokrovsky is a Russian surname. Pokrovsky, also spelled Pokrovski and Pokrovskii (), or Pokrovskaya (feminine; Покровская) is a Slavic languages, Slavic last name. Its form in neuter is Pokrovskoye may also refer to: *Pokrovsky District, ... * Pocrovca {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokrovsky (other)
Pokrovsky is a Russian surname. Pokrovsky, also spelled Pokrovski and Pokrovskii (), or Pokrovskaya (feminine; Покровская) is a Slavic languages, Slavic last name. Its form in neuter is Pokrovskoye may also refer to: *Pokrovsky District, a district of Oryol Oblast, Russia *Pokrovsky, Russia (''Pokrovskaya'', ''Pokrovskoye''), name of several inhabited localities in Russia *Pokrovskoye, former name of the village of Qaratəpə, Sabirabad, Qaratəpə, Azerbaijan *Pokrovsky Cathedral, also known as the St. Basil's Cathedral, Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, in Red Square, Moscow *Pokrovsky Monastery (Moscow), a male monastery in Moscow, Russia *Pokrovsky Monastery (Suzdal), a female monastery in Suzdal, Russia *''The Pokrovsky Gate'', a 1982 Soviet comedy film See also *Pokrovsk *Pokrovsk (other) *Novopokrovsky *Pokrovka (other) *Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line, one of the lines of the Moscow Metro {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
