page_title: Mokosh
section_title: Christianization
hierarchical_section_title: Mokosh / Christianization
caption_attribution_description: English: Inquisition slandering depiction of Slavic Native Faith believers in Moscow worshiping of their goddess Mokosh. (SCHLEUSING G. A La religion ancienne et moderne des Moscovites. Amsterdam, 1698) Русский: Поклонение Макоши у Московитов (рисунок из книги Шлейзинга)Polski: Broszura inkwizycji oczerniająca mieszkańców Moskwy modlących się do swojej słowiańskiej bogini Mokosz.
context_page_description: Mokosh is a Slavic goddess mentioned in the Primary Chronicle, protector of women's work and women's destiny. She watches over spinning and weaving, shearing of sheep, and protects women in childbirth. Mokosh is the Great Mother.
  Mokoš was the only female deity whose idol was erected by Vladimir the Great in his Kiev sanctuary along with statues of other major gods.
context_section_description: During Christianization of Kievan Rus', there were warnings issued against worshipping Mokosh. She was replaced by the cult of the Virgin Mary and St. Paraskevia.
caption: Warning from the Christian church against worshipping Mokosh
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