"Path of Blood" (Pechory)

Russia / Pskov / Pechory
 road, place with historical importance

Tradition has it that, slandered by envious people, Abbot Cornelius was beheaded by Tsar Ivan the Terrible on the 20th of February, 1570 - and his head rolled down towards teh Holy Caves by this slopy stone road, leaving bloody marks.
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Coordinates:   57°48'37"N   27°36'54"E
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