Venerable Dimitry of Prilutsk, with scenes from his life
Iconography: Dimitri of Priluki, the Venerable, Life Cycles of the Venerable Dimitri of Priluki
Date: XVI century. C.a. 1503
Iconographic school/art center: Moscow school
Icon-painter: Dionisius
Origin: From Spaso-Prilutsky monastery near Vologda.
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 139 cm, width 105 cm
The center of the icon represents the frontal half-length figure of blessed Dimitry wearing traditional monk clothes – a robe, the paramand and a mantle with koukoulon. His right hand is raised in blessing, with his left hand he holds a folded scoll.
Inv. NO ВОКМ 1593 © Vologda State Museum of History, Architecture and Art

General view

Nicolas the Wonderwokere

The face of the saint's


St. Nicholas consecrated deacon

The founding of St. Nicholas monastery in Pereslavl-Zalessky

Meeting with venerable Sergius of Radonezh

Meeting with Great Prince Dimitry of Don

St. Dimitry leaves Avnega

10. St. Dimitry founds Spaso-Prilutsky and give him their land for the monastery)

The prophesy about the death of Great Prince Dimitry of Don

St. Dimitry is blessed to become abbot

St. Dimitry is blessed to become abbot

The dormition of St. Dimitry

The entombment of St. Dimitry

16. The miracle of Vyatka citizens (angel strikes Vyatka citizens attempting to loot the saint’s tomb in Vologda)

The healing of the devil-obsessed Simeon

18. The miracle of the church (the apparition of St. Dimitry carrying logs for the construction of a church)

The healing of the dumb John