Veliky Ustyug was a meteorite that fell on July 3, 1290 (Julian calendar

Julian calendar

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: June 24) at the Kotovo village near the town of Veliky Ustyug

Veliky Ustyug

Veliky Ustyug is a town in the northeast of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Sukhona and Yug Rivers. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Velikoustyugsky District, by which it is completely...

, Vologda Oblast

Vologda Oblast

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, Russia

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. The fall was witnessed by local priests. The whole event was later described in the Life of Procopius the Righteous

Procopius of Ustyug

Procopius of Ustyug was a fool for Christ , a miracle worker, saint of Russian Orthodox Church, formerly a merchant from Lübeck. He was born in Germany, a Roman Catholic merchant who converted to eastern Orthodox Christianity during his travels....

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The meteorite itself has been lost. Veliky Ustyug is not included in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database.

Scientists of Meteoritics Laboratory of Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry presume that the fall of Veliky Ustyug meteorite is connected to Tunguska explosion.