A twelfth century Russian chronicle describes the establishment of the intercession as a special feast day honoring the event. Within a few centuries churches began being named in honor of the '''Protection of the Mother of God'''.

Among these churches two that are world famous are: in Moscow, the '''''Cathedral of Intercession upon a Moat''''' (In Russian: Храм Покрова "на рву," ''Cathedral of the Pokrov upon a moat''), which is popularly known as the [[St. Basil's Cathedral (Moscow)|St. Basil’s Cathedral]] and in Bogolyubovo near Vladimir, the '''''Church of Intercession upon the Nerl River''''' (In Russian: Церковь Покрова на Нерли, ''Tserkov Pokrova na Nerli'').

The Moscow cathedral was built in the mid 1500s by Tsar Ivan IV and the Bogolyubovo church was built in 1165 by Prince Andrew Bogoliusky. In [[Novgorod]], the Monastery of the Intercession of Our Lady (Zverin Monastery) was also built during the twelfth century.