Pilgrimage activities in the territory of the Taurida Diocese before the establishment of the Taurida Department of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society: based on materials from regional church periodicals (1869-1899)
Journal: Genesis исторические исследования
Year: 2025

The subject of this study is the internal and external pilgrimage activity in the territory of the Taurida diocese during the period leading up to the opening of the Taurida department of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society, which took place on April 2/15, 1900. The main source used is materials from regional church-related periodicals – the Tauride diocesan statements from 1869 to 1899. The author pays special attention to identifying and localizing the main pilgrimage sites in the Crimea p