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Church of the Holy Martyr Mina

TIME : 2016/2/19 0:04:05

If you like your churches photogenically abandoned and seasoned with a dash of the fantastic, this one's for you. Legend has it that in the 17th century, Swedish invaders sought refuge in the church after a long day of looting and pillaging, only to be struck blind upon crossing the threshold. They were sent back to Sweden as proof of the miracles of Russian Orthodoxy.