ESTONIA

Pühtitsa Dormition convent

A convent in Kuremäe, day trips from Tallinn

Pühtitsa Dormition convent

PÜHTITSA DORMITION CONVENT

About the place

The Holy Dormition Pühtitsa Stauropegial Convent stands in the village of Kuremäe in north-eastern Estonia. According to tradition, in the 16th century the Mother of God appeared to local people on the hill, and shepherds found an icon of the Dormition under an old oak.

The convent was founded in 1891. Next to it is a holy spring visited by pilgrims from all over Estonia and from abroad.

We go to Pühtitsa from Tallinn on day trips.

In brief

Country
Estonia
Village
Kuremäe, Ida-Viru County
Founded
1891
Shrines
The Pühtitsa icon of the Dormition, the holy spring