The Virgin of Tikhvin telling the sexton Yurosh to put a wooden cross, not an iron one, on the roof of the church. Tempera painting.

Unknown artist

Lettering: Translation of heading: 'The Icon of the most Holy Mother of God of Tikhvin 'The most holy Mother of God appeared to Sexton Yurosh....together with St. Nikola and told him, not to put the iron cross upon the church. "My son and your God was crucified upon a tree (wood) and not upon iron". And then they disappeared. In the halo of saint - 'Saint Nikola, wonder worker'.