The Dalmat Icon of the Mother of God was found in the Dormition Monastery in the town of Dalmatov, in the province of Perm. The monastery was established in 1644 by the monk Dalmatus, who, out of humility, left the Nevyansk Monastery upon learning that he was to be awarded the rank of abbot. Taking with him only the icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God, he moved to the Shandrinsk district and settled on the bank of the Iseta River in 1644. Upon hearing of this, the Tiumen Tatar Ilegei, to whom the land belonged, set out together with his relatives to drive Dalmatus out and to put to the torch everything he had built. Along the way in the night, though, Ilegei had a vision of the Mother of God, arrayed in rich vestments, wearing a crown, and holding a flaming sword in her hand. She strictly forbade him to harm Dalmatus, and directed that he cede to him the land, so that a monastery might be built there. After seeing this vision, Ilegei and his retinue meekly approached the monk Dalmatus. For the monastery, they gave him all of the land he had occupied, as well as other gifts. Dalmatus, whose name in the world was Dimitry Ivanovitch Mokrinsky, erected a wooden church and cell. This took place in 1646. In 1664, the Siberian prince Devlet-Girei attacked, looted and burned the monastery. However, the icon of the Theotokos remained unharmed. Only a single spot – a spot on its back which a Muslim had touched – was scorched. Later the monastery was renewed by archimandrite Isaac. A stone church was erected, and within it was installed the icon which Dalmatus had brought from the Nevyansk monastery. The Dalmatov Monastery, beautified by gifts offered by people who came from throughout the land to pray there, gained renown, and became the best-known monastery in all of Siberia.