Setting out on their journey and carrying this icon with them, the travelers spent the night on the banks of the Terek River near the city of Mozdok. Throughout the night, a bright light emanated from the holy icon, illuminating the entire surrounding area. In the morning, when the settlers wished to continue their journey, the oxen harnessed to the cart carrying the Iveron Icon could not be moved. One of the travelers had a vision in a dream: the Mother of God commanded that the icon be left in that place. At the end of the 19th century, the inhabitants of Mozdok built a magnificent church in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God. But it was not only the residents of Mozdok who considered this icon their protectress—she was revered throughout the Caucasus.
