Staroladozhskiy Svyato-Uspenskiy Devichiy Monastyr'

Holy-Uspensky Monastery

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The monastery is believed to have been founded in the middle of the XII century. Reliable history has been traced since the middle of the 17th century, when the monastery was revived as a woman after the ruin in the turbulent time. By itself and ...

Beautiful decorative monastery

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A large and very green monastery of 800 years old, not completely restored. Some buildings in the form of ruins, the vegetation is thick, the nuns bring it in order - there are beautiful flowers, par ...

Interesting, ancient place

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A wonderful place. Spiritual and moulded, kind of unique. The real pearl for which it is worth visiting the monastery, is the Uspensky Cathedral of the beginning of the XII century of construction, restored to the original ...

Very ...

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... a big and rich monastery.What is remembered is the abundance of Chinese plastic garden sculptures of different animals, fungi and other gnome attributes. Nice, but unusually ...asquez is melted. Another ...

Big territory but requires restoration

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Right on the bank of Volkhov is a monastery. There are a few nuns living. Very many buildings requiring restoration. There is a chicken farm that attracts many people and especially children. Two ...