Rozhdestvenka 20 Convent. Moscow theotokos-nativity monastery

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The monastery in Naydenov's album, 1882

The Mother of God Rozhdestvensky Convent is one of the oldest convents in Moscow. It is located at the intersection of Rozhdestvenka Street and Rozhdestvensky Boulevard, to which it gave its name.

Pre-Petrine time

The monastery was founded in 1386 by the wife of Prince Andrei Serpukhovsky and the mother of Prince Vladimir the Brave - Princess Maria Konstaninovna, who tonsured her tonsure here as a nun before her death in 1389 under the name of Martha. At first it was on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin and bore the name of the Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin on the Moat. There is also a version that from the moment of its foundation the monastery was located on the banks of the Neglinnaya River, near the Kuchkov field, in the possession of Prince Vladimir Andreevich Serpukhovsky.

In the 1430s, Princess Elena Olgerdovna, the wife of Prince Vladimir the Brave, was tonsured at the monastery under the name Eupraxia, and she was buried, according to her will, at the monastery cemetery in 1452. Princess Elena donated the monastery to the village with the villages.

The one-domed stone cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was erected in 1501-1505 in the tradition of early Moscow architecture. ... After the fire in 1547, for 150 years, it was surrounded by outbuildings that distorted the original appearance.

On November 25, 1525, in the Nativity monastery, the wife of Vasily III Solomoniy Saburov was forcibly tonsured under the name Sophia. She lived in the monastery before being transferred to the Suzdal Pokrovsky Monastery.

In the summer of 1547, during a strong Moscow fire, the buildings of the monastery burned down, and the stone cathedral was damaged. It was soon restored by the vow of Tsarina Anastasia Romanovna, the wife of Ivan the Terrible. By order of the tsar himself, the Nikolsky side-chapel was created in the southern altar apse.

In the 70s of the 17th century, the Nativity monastery became the burial place of the Lobanov-Rostovsky princes: their tomb was added to the cathedral from the east. In the 19th century, it received the second floor, which housed the monastery sacristy.

In 1676-1687, at the expense of Princess Fotinia Ivanovna Lobanova-Rostovskaya, a stone church of St. John Chrysostom with a refectory and chapels of St. Nicholas, righteous Philaret the Merciful and St. Demetrius of Rostov was erected. At her own expense, in 1671, a stone fence with four towers was built.

Monastery in the XIX-XX centuries

In 1835-1836, a bell tower was built over the Holy Gates with the church of the Holy Martyr Eugene, Bishop of Kherson (project of N. I. Kozlovsky, the church was arranged at the expense of S. I. Shterich).

At the beginning of the 20th century, three-storey cell buildings were built, which housed the classrooms of the parish school. In 1903-1904, according to the project of the architect P.A.Vinogradov, the church of St. John Chrysostom was reconstructed and the refectory of the monastery was erected. In 1904-1906 Vinogradov built a temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God with a new refectory chamber. An orphanage for girls and a parish school operated at the monastery.

In 1922 the monastery was closed, the silver vestments were removed from the icons (a total of 17 poods of silver were taken out), some of the icons were originally moved to the Church of St. Nicholas in Zvonary, and later to the Church of the Sign in Pereyaslavskaya Sloboda. The monastery housed office, scientific and educational institutions. Communal apartments were arranged in the cells. Some of the nuns were allowed to stay in the former monastery; two nuns lived on the territory of the monastery until the end of the 1970s. The monastery cemetery, together with the grave of the founder of the monastery, Princess Maria Andreevna, was destroyed, part of the walls were demolished. In 1974, by the decision of the Moscow City Council, the Rozhdestvensky Monastery was transferred to the Moscow Architectural Institute to organize a museum-reserve of ancient Russian art and architecture. After restoration, the archives of one of the research institutes were kept in the Nativity Cathedral.

Modernity

The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was returned to the church in 1992, and services resumed there on May 14, 1992. The monastery has been provided with stavropegium.

The monastery was revived on July 16, 1993, restoration work is underway. There is a Sunday school at the monastery for children 4-17 years old. In 2010, a free three-year church singing school for women was opened in the monastery. Her curriculum includes the study of catechism, liturgy, liturgical regulations, solfeggio, church singing, and a choral class. In 2011, a library was created at the schools in the monastery.

Since 1999, the monastery's courtyard has been the Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow", located in the village of Fedorovskoye, Volokolamsk District, Moscow Region.

Monastery shrines

Kazan Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
Icon of St. Nicholas Peace of Lycia the Wonderworker
Icon of the holy great martyr and healer Panteleimon with a particle of relics
Icon of St. Sophia of Suzdal with a particle of relics
Cathedral icon of the Optina elders with particles of the relics of 12 Optina elders

Address: Russia, Moscow, intersection of Rozhdestvenka streets and Rozhdestvensky boulevard
Foundation date: XIV century (1386)
Main attractions: Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy, the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, the Church of St. John Chrysostom, the bell tower with the Church of Eugene of Kherson
Shrines: the icon of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, icons of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, a particle of the relics of the Holy Great Martyr Barbara, a particle of the relics of St. George the Victorious, the Bogolyubskaya icon of the Mother of God, the icon of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos
Coordinates: 55 ° 45 "56.7" N 37 ° 37 "28.8" E

Content:

In the very center of the city there is one of the oldest women's cloisters in Moscow, the chronicle of which begins at the end of the XIV century. The Orthodox monastery went through a period of prosperity and difficult years of oblivion. Today, its temples are beautifully restored and open to pilgrims and tourists.

General view of the Rozhdestvensky monastery

History of the monastery

In 1386, Maria Konstantinovna, the widow of Prince Andrei Ivanovich of Serpukhov, took monastic vows under the name Martha and established a new monastery. According to the main cathedral, they began to call it "The Nativity of the Virgin on the Moat." Fulfilling the princess's desire, Sergius of Radonezh took over the duties of the monastery's confessor.

Historians differ as to the place where the monastery was originally located. Some of them believe that he stood in the center of the Kremlin, while others are sure that the monastery was located near Kuchkov Field, on the steep left bank of the Neglinka River.

According to legend, Maria Konstantinovna decided to found a monastery in gratitude that her son returned alive after the bloody battle of Kulikovo. To perpetuate the memory of the fateful battle, crosses with crescents were installed on the churches, and the first inhabitants of the monastery were widows, mothers, sisters and daughters of soldiers who fell on the Kulikovo field.

In the 30s of the 15th century, the wife of Prince Vladimir the Brave, Elena, took monastic vows here. Before that, she presented the monastery with the village of Kosino with the Holy Lake and several villages, and after her death the nun was buried in the monastery cemetery.

View of the monastery from the side of Rozhdestvensky Boulevard

Under John III, a large-scale reconstruction of the Kremlin began. It was decided to withdraw the nunnery from the grand-ducal residence, and in 1484 the monastery moved to the place where it is located today. The road passing along the monastery connected the Kremlin and Kuchkovo Pole, and soon the name Rozhdestvenka or "church" street was assigned to it.

At the beginning of the 16th century, a stone cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin appeared in the monastery. The beautiful one-domed church was built in the best traditions of early Moscow architecture and it became an architectural replica of one of the oldest Moscow churches - the Spassky Cathedral of the Andronikov Monastery. It is known that in 1505 John III himself attended the consecration of the new church.

In the middle of the 16th century, Moscow experienced a terrible fire. The fire did not spare Rozhdestvenka and the convent that stood here. The cathedral church was especially badly damaged. The money for it was allocated by the wife of John IV the Terrible - Tsarina Anastasia Romanovna, and by the decree of the tsar a stone Nikolsky side-chapel was attached to it. From numerous alterations, the cathedral began to look heavy and no longer resemble a candle directed upwards.

Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

In the 1670s, a tomb was built in the monastery for the Russian princes Lobanov-Rostovsky, who were very proud of the fact that they descended from Rurik himself. At first, the building had one floor, and then it was completed with a second floor, and the monastery sacristy began to be kept there. Thanks to the contributions of the Lobanov-Rostovskys, the monastery acquired the Church of St. John Chrysostom, a tent bell tower and a fence with the Holy Gates and four towers.

In 1764, on the initiative of Empress Catherine II, a church reform took place in Russia. Like many other monasteries, Rozhdestvensky lost part of its lands, but began to receive money from the treasury for the maintenance of churches and the monastic community.

In 1812, before the arrival of the French, the abbess managed to hide what was kept in the monastery sacristy. Napoleonic soldiers broke into the monastery, but did not find the treasure and began to plunder the temples. One of the French generals settled in the monastery, and by his order the refectory was turned into a stable.

By the beginning of the last century, the convent flourished. On its territory there were four temples and three-storey stone buildings. There was a parish school at the monastery and an orphanage for girls.

Church of St. John Chrysostom

With the advent of Soviet power, the fate of all monasteries in Moscow changed dramatically. In 1921, the Nativity monastery was closed. During the campaign for the removal of church valuables, 17 poods of silver were taken out of the monastery - all the silver vestments and valuable liturgical utensils. Some of the icons were transferred to other Moscow churches, while others were simply thrown away.

In 1922, the sisters continued to live in the monastery, but they began to take rent from them. The empty buildings housed the All-Russian Committee for Aid to Soldiers and a concentration camp, and then the buildings were given to the police and cadets. The nuns were kicked out the following year. The Church of St. John Chrysostom was converted into a club, and the refectory of the Kazan temple was turned into a dining room. In subsequent years, the monastery buildings were occupied by various organizations, scientific and educational institutions. The former cells were used as communal apartments.

In the early 1990s, the buildings were returned to believers. Two years later, the first services were held in the cathedral church, and a year later the convent was revived.

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin

Architectural monuments

The rectangular area is surrounded by a stone fence with towers. The central place on it is occupied by the old Nativity Cathedral, which was built in 1501-1505. During the restoration work carried out, researchers discovered an ancient white-stone masonry and came to the conclusion that the cathedral was erected on the foundations of an older stone church.

The four-pillar temple is crowned with a high drum with a helmet-shaped head. In the cathedral refectory, tombstones of the 17th-18th centuries have been preserved. On the southeast side, the building is adjoined by the old tomb of the Lobanov-Rostovskys.

To the south of the Nativity Cathedral is the large church of St. John Chrysostom. The first temple on this site was made of wood, but in the 1670s and 1680s it was rebuilt in stone. The warm church was built in the best traditions of the posad temples of the 17th century. It has five chapters and a spacious refectory. Today the temple has been well restored and is open to believers.

Bell tower with the church of Eugene of Kherson

From the north of the Nativity Cathedral, you can see a long three-story building, over which the five-domed temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God rises. This church was built at the beginning of the last century by the architect P.A.Vinogradov. The picturesque red-brick building is made in the tradition of retrospectivism and is decorated with intricate platbands, columns and flies. During the years of Soviet power, the domes of the temple were demolished, and students of the Moscow Architectural Institute studied inside.

The Church of Eugene Kherson is located under a three-tiered bell tower, which stands near the entrance gate, from the side of Rozhdestvenka Street. The first temple was built by the architect N.I. Kozlovsky in the 30s of the XIX century, however, 100 years later, by decision of the authorities, it was destroyed. The church that can be seen today replaced the one that was lost in 2005.

The monastery today

The Convent is an active monastery in which the monastic community permanently resides, and church services are held twice a day at 7.00 and 17.00.

View of the monastery from Rozhdestvenka street

A church-singing school has been opened at the monastery, where women study the liturgical charter, catechism, liturgy, solfeggio and study in a choral class. Education in it is designed for three years. There is also a library and Sunday school classes. Nuns and novices are active in charity work, collecting things for the poor, homeless and large families.

The icons of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, Nicholas the Wonderworker, John the Baptist, the healer Panteleimon, the Optina elders and Sophia of Suzdal are considered to be the shrines of the monastery. In addition, believers come to monastery churches to venerate the particles of the relics of the Great Martyr Barbara and George the Victorious.

The monastery was founded in 1386 by the wife of Prince Andrei Serpukhovsky and the mother of Prince Vladimir the Brave - Princess Maria Konstaninovna, who tonsured her tonsure here as a nun before her death in 1389 under the name of Martha. At first, it was on the territory and bore the name of the monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin on the Moat. There is also a version that from the moment of its foundation the monastery was located on the banks of the river, near the Kuchkov field, in the possession of Prince Vladimir Andreevich Serpukhovsky.

Nikolay Naidenov, CC BY-SA 3.0

The one-domed stone cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos was erected in 1501–1505 in the tradition of early Moscow architecture. After the fire in 1547, for 150 years, it was surrounded by outbuildings that distorted the original appearance.

Church of St. John Chrysostom (1676-1678) A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Monastery in the XIX-XX centuries

In 1835-1836, a bell tower was built over the Holy Gates with the church of Hieromartyr Eugene, Bishop of Kherson (designed by N. I. Kozlovsky, the church was built at the expense of S. I. Shterich).

Bell tower in the style of classicism (1835-1836) Sergey Rodovnichenko, CC BY-SA 2.0

In 1922 the monastery was closed, the silver vestments were removed from the icons (a total of 17 poods of silver were taken out), some of the icons were initially moved to the Church of St. Nicholas in Zvonary, and later to the Church of the Sign in Pereyaslavskaya Sloboda. The monastery housed office, scientific and educational institutions. Communal apartments were arranged in the cells. Some of the nuns were allowed to stay in the former monastery; two nuns lived on the territory of the monastery until the end of the 1970s. The monastery cemetery, together with the grave of the founder of the monastery, Princess Maria Andreevna, was destroyed, part of the walls were demolished.

In 1974, by the decision of the Moscow City Council, the Rozhdestvensky Monastery was transferred to the Moscow Architectural Institute for the organization of a museum-reserve of ancient Russian art and architecture. After restoration, the archives of one of the research institutes were kept in the Nativity Cathedral.

Modernity

The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was returned to the church in 1992, and services resumed there on May 14, 1992. The monastery has been provided with stavropegium.

Since 1999, the monastery's courtyard has been the Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow", located in the village of Fedorovskoye, Volokolamsk District, Moscow Region.

Photo gallery

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the side-altar of the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles

1501 - 1505

It was built in the traditional Moscow style of the 16th century on the site of the previous one, the existence of which is evidenced by the remains of an older white-stone masonry preserved in the eastern part of the basement. The building of the cathedral was badly damaged by a fire in 1547, but by 1550 it was completely restored. At the same time, the chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in the southern apse of the temple, for which part of the brick altar barrier was preserved here, which by that time had already been almost completely dismantled. The similarity of the cathedral with the Spassky cathedral of the Andronikov monastery in Moscow is noticeable.

The four-pillar, three-apse Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was originally crowned with one helmet-shaped head. With the arrangement of the Nikolsky side-altar, another small dome appeared in the southeastern part of the cathedral. By its structure, the cathedral is pyramidal. With a wide arrangement of four pillars, its lateral articulations are much narrower than the average. The cross vaults rest on the pillars: the center of the articulation of the vaults is cut by the circumference of the light drum. Outside, the drum of light surrounds several tiers of keeled kokoshniks (false zakomaras), located "in a cross". The zakomars of the cathedral roof, separated by the cornice from the main wall, follow the contours of the vaults. Inside, the light drum is supported by powerful steps of arches. The bases of the drum and the altar shells (conch) are surrounded by cornices. The special treatment of the arches turns the protrusions into pilasters. The dome was folded in such a way that the curved rows of angled bricks formed a concentric pattern. Such masonry of the dome had a theological explanation: it signified the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. In the icon cases above the portals, there used to be frescoes (fragments of one of them have been preserved on the northern facade overlooking the chapel of the Descent of the Holy Spirit).

It is not excluded that the portals themselves were originally painted, as evidenced by the remains of the coloring of the northern portal, the painting of which has now been renewed. There was a belfry above the southwest corner of the cathedral. Since the second half of the 16th century, the architectural appearance of the cathedral has been changing. The refectory annex, adjoining the Nikolsky side-altar, was subsequently lengthened and covered the southern facade of the cathedral. Instead of the dismantled belfry, a hipped-roof bell tower was added to the southwestern division of the temple. Later, the Nikolsky side-altar was moved to the church of St. John Chrysostom: in memory of him, the southeastern part of the vault is crowned with a preserved small dome. In the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the remains of the original brick altar barrier have survived to this day. In the refectory of the church, at the level of the windowsills, there are white stone tombstones over the burials of the 17th – 18th centuries. Among those who died here are the names of Paraskeva Feodorovna, daughter of Prince Dolgorukov, and Prince Mikhail Feodorovich Dolgorukov. By the end of the 18th century, a covered porch was erected on the north side of the cathedral, in which in 1814 the chapel of the Descent of the Holy Spirit was arranged. In the southern, elongated annex of the cathedral, in 1820, a side-altar appeared in the name of St. Demetrius of Rostov, which was subsequently transferred to the church of St. John Chrysostom.

Around 1835, the hipped bell tower, damaged by a lightning strike, was dismantled. At the end of the seventies of the nineteenth century, the iconostases, iconostases, gilding and wall paintings were renovated in the cathedral. The photographs that capture the view of the monastery churches at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries show murals - images of saints on a light drum and inside the zakomar of the cathedral. At the beginning of the twentieth century, according to the project of the famous architect F.O. Shekhtel, a porch was added to the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the architectural style of the 17th century. The porch united the temple itself, its side-altars and the refectory chamber, creating a kind of unity between the ancient cathedral and the later annexes.

In Soviet times, everything was done to make the temples of the monastery more likely to collapse, for which the drainage systems were blocked, the inflow and preservation of water in the foundations was ensured. And although in the 60s of the twentieth century, under public pressure, the cathedral was recognized as an architectural monument and placed under state protection, it continued to collapse. Currently, the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos and its chapel of the Descent of the Holy Spirit are active, but it is planned to carry out a number of internal and external restoration work in them.

Gate Church of the schmch. Eugene, Bishop of Chersonesos

1835 - 1836

The bell tower with the gate church of the schmch. Eugene, Bishop of Chersonesos, was erected over the entrance to the monastery (the Holy Gates) at the expense of the secret councilor (widow of the privy councilor) Seraphima Ivanovna Shterich, who made a contribution to the eternal commemoration of her deceased son, the adolescent Eugene.

Hieromartyr Eugene, Bishop of Chersonesos, one of the seven Hieromartyrs of Chersonesos (IV century), was the heavenly patron of the youth Eugene.

There are evidences that His Holiness Patriarch Pimen, being Metropolitan of Krutitsky and Kolomna, visited the territory of the closed Our Lady of the Nativity monastery. Some of the sisters of the monastery managed to stay in the monastery as residents. Among them was the nun Claudia, who was considered one of the best craftswomen in Moscow in sewing priestly vestments, and Metropolitan Pimen made her orders. Also on the territory of the monastery lived the Taratunin family, whom His Holiness Patriarch Pimen knew and visited several times.

Since 2012, the temple of the schmch. Eugene of Chersonesos is active: the nursing rule and divine services are performed in it, in which students of the monastery singing school and youth organizations at the monastery take part.

Refectory Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

1904 - 1906

T the refectory building with the temple was built in the Russian-Byzantine style. Having impressive dimensions (length 36 meters, width 15 meters, height 17 meters), the building of the temple could simultaneously accommodate more than three hundred people. The vaults and walls of the temple are painted in the style of the Russian art school of the 19th century. Among the murals there are copies of paintings by G.I. Semiradsky: "Christ and the Samaritan Woman", "Christ at Martha and Mary".

Church of St. John Chrysostom with the side-chapels of St. Nicholas, St. Philaret the Merciful, St. Demetrius of Rostov (accessory throne)

At first it was made of wood. In 1676–1687, a stone refectory church was erected on the site of the wooden church in the style of the township churches of the 17th century. It was warm, five-headed and pillarless, with muffled head drums set right on top of the vault. A hundred years after its construction, in the seventies of the eighteenth century, the temple suffered from a fire and was restored in the same period.

Complex brick cornices, arcatures on the drums of the domes, zakomaras, and elegant platbands have been partially preserved since the 17th century. In 1792, an extension was made to the church (according to some information, it existed from the end of the 17th century and was renewed), into which the side-chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was moved from the cathedral. In 1812, the chapel of the holy righteous Philaret the Merciful was built. At the same time, the temple from the refectory becomes cathedral.

In connection with the emergence of side-chapels, wide arches were arranged in the southern and northern walls of the quadrangle. The decoration of the side-chapels was stylized to resemble the Old Russian pattern. At the end of the 60s of the nineteenth century, they were rebuilt, preserving the old style and architectural features. In the 70s of the XIX century, a new painting appeared in the temple, but under it a part of the painting of the 17th century with the date of the construction of the temple was preserved.

In 1903-1904, the temple was completely reconstructed: the old openings in the walls were expanded and new ones were created, thanks to which the temple became more spacious and roomy. The chapel of St. Demetrius of Rostov was moved from the cathedral to the temple. After the revolution, the temple underwent the common fate of the churches. In the 1960s, the exterior of the temple was renovated, but everything inside remained unchanged. For many decades, the building of the temple was in disrepair.

The temple is currently being restored.

Theotokos-Rozhdestvensky stauropegic conventMonastery pageRussian Orthodox Church, Stavropegic monasteries

Stavropegia: yes
Monastery type: female
Status: active
Language of worship:Church Slavonic
Schedule of services (general brief):On weekdays: 17-00 - evening service; 7-00 - morning service. Sundays: at 9-00 - Liturgy. During Great Lent - at 18-00 on the 1st week of Lent - reading of the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Abbess: Abbess Quiz (Perminova)
Patronal feasts:
- Demetrius of Rostov - November 10 [n.s.] (repose day), October 4 [n.s.] (uncovering relics), August 1 [n.s.]
- Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" - November 6 [NS]
- John Chrysostom - September 27 [NS] (repose), February 9 [NS], February 12 [NS] (Cathedral of Ecumenical Teachers and Saints), November 26 [NS], November 26 [NS] with.]
- Kazan Icon of the Mother of God - July 21 [NS] (Appearance of the Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos in the city of Kazan), November 4 [NS] (deliverance of Moscow and all Russia from the invasion of Poles in 1612)
- Nicholas the Wonderworker - May 22 [NS] (transfer of the relics), December 19 [NS]
- Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary - September 21 [Gregorian]
- St. Eugene of Chersonesos - March 20 [Gregorian]
- Holy Spirit - June 8 [Gregorian]
- Philaret the Merciful - December 14 [Gregorian]
Shrines: Icons with particles of relics: St. Sergius of Radonezh; vmch. and the healer Panteleimon; St. Sophia of Suzdal; St. Guria Kazansky; St. right. Simeon Verkhotursky; venerable Optina elders; reverend fathers, in the monastery of St. Sava the Sanctified slain; sshmch. Cyprian and mts. Justina; a particle of the relics of the great martyr George the Victorious.
Revered icons: the Life-Giving Trinity, Kazan, Bogolyubskaya icons of the Mother of God, St. John the Baptist, icon of St. and the evangelist John the Theologian and martyr. Longinus the Centurion, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. John Chrysostom.
Activity: There is a Sunday school at the monastery for children 4–17 years old. In 2010, a free three-year church singing school for women was opened in the monastery. There is a social charity center "Merciful Samaritan" to help large families and homeless people; a library was created at schools. Since 2011, youth organizations have been operating in the monastery that have created the Fund for the Support and Spiritual and Moral Development of Youth; Sunday school for adults. Students of the singing school and participants in meetings of Orthodox youth undergo liturgical practice in one of the monastery churches.
Brief historical background:The monastery was founded in 1386 in honor of the victory on the Kulikovo field by the mother of the hero of the Battle of Kulikovo, Vladimir Andreevich the Brave, Princess Maria Ivanovna Serpukhovskaya (in the schema - Martha), with the participation of St. blgv. Prince Dimitry Donskoy and Venerable Evdokia (Euphrosyne) of Moscow. The first confessor of the monastery was St. Sergius of Radonezh. In 1525, the spouse of Vasily III, the Grand Duchess Solomonia Saburova, Venerable. Sofia Suzdalskaya. After the Exaltation of the Fire in 1547, the monastery was restored by Tsar Ivan the Terrible and Tsarina Anastasia Romanovna. In 1812, during the invasion of Napoleon, the monastery was preserved from fire and plunder. At the beginning of the twentieth century, schmch served in the monastery. Vladimir (Epiphany), who laid the foundation and great consecration of the refectory church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, St. right. John of Kronstadt, schmch. Pavel Preobrazhensky, Archpriest Sergiy Molchanov. In 1922 the monastery was closed. One of the sisters of the monastery is prmts. Tatiana (Besfamilnaya) - canonized as Sts. New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. In 1989, the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. On July 19, 1993, on the day of the celebration of the Cathedral of Radonezh Saints, the monastery was officially approved by the decision of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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