Russia's much-revered icon delivered to Kursk

A main shrine of Russian expats, the much-revered icon was delivered to Kursk in a move previously initiated by Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who arrived in the city earlier in the day.

Hundreds of people hailed the Patriarch as he made his way to the Kursk Znamensk Cathedral, where the icon will be on display.

Also on Wednesday, Patriarch Kirill led a prayer at the Znamensk Cathedral to pay tribute to the event. Chronicles say that the icon was found literally lying on the roots of an oak-tree back in 1295.

By Voice of Russia