One-day votive churches

One-day votive churches were churches built in medieval Russia to ward off epidemics. Most of these churches were built in Novgorod, Pskov and Muscovy in the 14th through 17th centuries.

About One-day votive churches in brief

Summary One-day votive churchesOne-day votive churches were churches built in medieval Russia to ward off epidemics. Most of these churches were built in Novgorod, Pskov and Muscovy in the 14th through 17th centuries. The tradition declined and eventually disappeared as more rational anti-plague measures were gradually enacted.