Complex sentence: In 1681, the icon appeared in a dream to Ivan Pleshkov, who had been paralysed for twelve years, and commanded him to go to Kostroma, procure a copy of the icon, bring it back to Yaroslavl and to build a church for its veneration.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1681, the icon appeared in a dream to Ivan Pleshkov, who had been paralysed for twelve years. He was commanded to go to Kostroma, procure a copy of the icon, bring it back to Yaroslavl and to build a church for its veneration.