Russia: Putin and Patriarch Kirill attend consecration of new church in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the consecration ceremony of the newly completed Resurrection of Christ and the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church in Sretensky Monasteryin central Moscow, Thursday. He was accompanied by his reported personal confessor.
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Putin and patriarch open new church in monastery
(25 May 2017) The newly built Church of the Resurrection of Christ and the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow was opened on Thursday.
The church is on the territory of Sretensky monastery.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, along with various heads of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad came to the opening ceremony.
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TEMPLE GREGORY NEOKESARIYSKOGO,MOSCOW 55°44'15.35N 37°37'9.45E
ARMENIAN CHURH,VLADIKAVKAZ 43° 1'20.54N 44°40'53.35E
PAVILION HERMITAGE, PUSHKIN 59°42'48.65N 30°24'12.29E
RIVERSKY BRIDGE, SOCHI 43°35'13.31N 39°42'58.76E
VOLOGDA, RUSSIA 59°15'44.04N 39°53'22.90E
MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY 55°42'10.95N 37°31'51.77E
SAMARA MOSQUE, SAMARA 53°13'47.87N 50°12'26.00E
WINDMILL,VORONIY OSTROV,KIZHI ISLAND 62° 4'56.09N 35°13'11.70E
CASTLE ST. MICHAEL'S,ST.PETERSBURG 59°56'25.38N 30°20'16.35E
SPASSKY CATHEDRAL,NIZHNY NOVGOROD 56°19'47.42N 43°59'53.26E
TEMPLE OF RESURRECTION,MOSCOW 55°44'16.67N 37°40'11.46E
SOFIA CATHEDRAL,PUSHKIN 59°42'18.96N 30°23'37.08E
CONQUERORS OF SPACE,MOSCOW 55°49'21.85N 37°38'22.57E
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THE WINTER PALACE,ST.PETERSBURG 59°56'25.30N 30°18'49.30E
TURKISH BATH, PUSHKIN 59°42'34.20N 30°23'26.89E
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Georgian Orthodox, Russian Catholics gather for Easter, Palm Sunday services
(8 Apr 2012) Tbilisi, Georgia
1. Various of people buying boxwood tree branches, the Georgian version of palm tree branches, in the Holy Trinity Cathedral yard on Orthodox Palm Sunday
3. Close of boxwood tree branches with leaflets showing a depiction of Jesus Christ
4. Priest buying boxwood tree plants
5. Mid of parishioners holding boxwood tree branches inside the Holy Trinity Cathedral
6. Arrival of the Georgian Patriarch Ilia II, during holy mass
9. Wide of service in Holy Trinity Cathedral
10. Mid of Ilia II blessing the parish
11. Close of woman with candle
12. Mid of churchgoers crossing themselves
13. Wide topshot of church service
14. Wide of people lighting candles
15. Close of candles
16. Mid of churchgoers
17. Wide of Holy Trinity Church exteriors
Moscow, Russia
18. Zoom in from wide to mid of ceremony at altar during Easter Mass at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral
19. Statue of Jesus Christ and candles in cathedral
20. Various of priest sprinkling holy water on believers
21. Vicar walking to pulpit during mass
22. Children holding candles in church
23. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergey Timashov, vicar general, Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow:
We can recognise each other by the happiness that can be recognised by everyone who is meeting us, the happiness that is capable of transforming the whole world to bring it to Christ. Christ is risen!
24. Wide of people rising from their chairs saying (Russian): He is risen indeed!
25. Close of candle burning
26. Wide of church service
27. Mid of priests delivering service
28. Various of priests giving communion to churchgoers
29. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sister Irina, Nun, Moscow Immaculate Conception Catholic Cathedral:
I feel a thrill, happiness and revival of spirit. Because, although there is snow outside, there is spring in the soul. And each resurrection of God, if you experience it spiritually, you feel that there's more of it, you get the thrill and a more profound experience, because Christ died for me.
30. Close of decorated eggs being held by Sister Irina
31. Sister Irina entering church
32. Wide of exteriors of Immaculate Conception Cathedral
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Christians in Russia and Georgia are celebrating this Sunday as Catholics and Protestants mark Easter Sunday, while Orthodox Christians mark Palm Sunday.
In the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, Orthodox Christians gathered at the Holy Trinity Cathedral for Palm Sunday Mass, held by Georgian Patriarch Ilia II.
Palm Sunday celebrates the believed entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem, where he was greeted by crowds waving palm tree branches.
In Georgia, the faithful instead waved branches from the boxwood tree to symbolise the palm tree branches.
Georgia is one of the oldest Christian countries in the world, after adopting Christianity in 4th century.
Meanwhile, in the Russian capital, more than a thousand Catholic Christians gathered in the Moscow Immaculate Conception Cathedral for Easter Sunday Mass.
Priests sprinkled holy water on churchgoers and gave communion to believers attending the service.
Father Sergey Timahov, the vicar general of the Archdiocese of Mother of God at Moscow, led the sermon in the cathedral and congratulated the worshippers on resurrection of Christ.
Sister Irina, a nun from the cathedral, said she was excited that it was Easter Sunday.
I feel a thrill, happiness and revival of spirit. Because, although there is snow outside, there is spring in the soul, she said, clutching a basket of brightly decorated Easter eggs.
There are about 750-thousand Catholic believers in Russia.
The largest Christian denomination in the country is the Russian Orthodox Church, which will celebrate Easter a week later on April 15.
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How Putin Is Using The Orthodox Church To Build His Power (HBO)
Vladimir Putin's victory in last week's Russian presidential elections came as no surprise. Putin has spent much of the past two decades building an enduring and loyal following in Russia, and alliances with some of the country's most powerful institutions — none, perhaps, more important that the Russian Orthodox Church, which has fully embraced his leadership.
It's all part of a dramatic turnaround for the Church, which just 30 years ago was only a marginal force in Russian society. The Soviets had sought to stamp out organized faith, stripping religion from education, arresting clergymen, and ordering the destruction of many of Russia's grand cathedrals, including one, Christ the Savior, that was demolished to make room for a public pool.
But under Putin, the Church has been making a comeback. More than 70% of Russians today identify as Russian Orthodox, up from 30% at the end of the Soviet Union. And huge swaths of land have been transferred back to religious ownership, with thousands of new churches being built or restored -- at a rate of almost three a day, by church figures. And Putin, by building loyalty among the leaders of a cherished institution, has arguably been the greatest beneficiary of this largesse.
VICE News Tonight went to Moscow to ask Church leaders, and experts on the role of religion in society, how the church's resurrection has played into Putin's gambit for everlasting power.
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Rostov-on-Don in Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring
Rostov-on-Don in Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golde
Rostov (Russian: Ростов; IPA: [rɐˈstof]; Old Norse: Rostofa) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, 202 kilometers (126 mi) northeast of Moscow. Population: 31,792 (2010 Census);[4] 34,141 (2002 Census);[7] 35,707 (1989 Census).[8]
While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is popularly known to Russians as Rostov Veliky (Russian: Ростов Великий, Rostov the Great) to distinguish it from much larger city of Rostov-on-Don, and the name of the town railway station is Rostov Yaroslavsky, due to its position in Yaroslavl Oblast.
he central square of Rostov is occupied by the Assumption Cathedral. It is unknown when the present building was erected, the mid-16th century being the most likely date. Lower parts of the cathedral walls are dated to the 12th century. The ponderous bell-tower was constructed mostly in the 17th century. Its bells are among the largest and most famous in Russia - each has its own name. The largest bell, cast in 1688, weighs 32,000 kilograms (71,000 lb). It is named Sysoy to honor the city's founding father.
An area situated between the cathedral square and the lake was chosen by Iona Sysoevich as a place for his fairy-tale residence. All the construction works were carried out between 1667 and 1694. Major buildings include the ornate Savior Church-na-Senyakh (1675), the sombre Church of St. Gregory (1670), and the barbican churches of St. John the Apostle (1683) and of the Resurrection of Christ (1670). The residence, often erroneously called kremlin, also includes eleven ornate tower bells, numerous palaces, several small belfries, and the diminutive baroque Church of Our Lady of Smolensk (1693). All the churches are elaborately painted and decorated.
The cathedral and four tall kremlin churches with their silver blind domes were imitated throughout the city. This is particularly evident in the Savior-on-the-Market church and the cathedral church of the Nativity convent, both dating from the 17th century and situated near the kremlin walls. The oldest church within the town center was consecrated to St. Isidore the Blessed in 1565. They[who?] say that Ivan the Terrible had the architect executed, because his church was so much smaller than its predecessor.
The kremlin is flanked by two monasteries, both facing the Lake Nero. To the right from the kremlin stands the Abraham monastery, founded in the 11th century and one of the oldest in Russia. Its cathedral, commissioned by Ivan the Terrible in 1553 to commemorate the conquest of Kazan, inspired numerous churches in the region, particularly in Yaroslavl.
Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery, situated to the left from the Kremlin on the town's outskirts, has been venerated as the shrine of St. Dmitry of Rostov. Most of the monastery structures were built in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the fine neoclassical style. There are also two 17th-century churches: the Conception of St. Anna, and the Transfiguration of Our Savior. Unlike most other churches in the town, the monastery belongs to the Russian Orthodoxy and houses a theological seminary.
MIRACLE EXPLAINED: Holy Fire lit in Jerusalem on the eve of Orthodox Easter, delivered to Russia
Thousands of Orthodox Christians have gathered in Jerusalem to light torches and candles from a holy flame that miraculously emerged from the tomb of Jesus in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on the eve of Orthodox Easter.
The Holy Fire ignites, of its own accord, from the tomb of Jesus Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It has been descending on the church for more than 1,500 years and it is believed that the year in which it doesn’t light will be the last year in the history of man.
The fire descends on Jerusalem during a prayer by the Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine, who then passes the flame to pilgrims. The pilgrims light 33 candles –that have all been tied together - from the fire to symbolize every year of Christ’s life.
As the fire doesn’t burn during the first moments after its appearance, pilgrims wash their faces and heads in it, apparently suffering no injury.
A delegation from the St. Andrews foundation will be taking the Holy Fire from Jerusalem to Moscow and dozens of Russian cities - from Sevastopol to Yakutsk, in addition to other Orthodox churches abroad.
A special flight to bring the flame to Moscow will leave from Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, arriving in the Russian capital at 10:30 pm local time.
The flame, described by Orthodox Christians as an annual miracle, was lit on Holy Saturday – the day preceding Orthodox Easter - after Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem delivered his prayer.
In the morning the room had been carefully checked for any possible sources of fire. After this, the room was sealed in the presence of Israeli police.
The patriarch then passed the fire over to believers.
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New Jerusalem monastery, Moscow region, Russia
This is not the first attempt to transfer the image of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, associated with shrines, on the territory of Russia. Among the monuments, which could reflect the influence of the Palestinian prototype, researchers call the temple of the Intercession on the Moat and the project Holy of Holies in the Moscow Kremlin (the latter, conceived by Boris Godunov, has not been implemented. It remains open and the question that could serve as a model for the Holy of Holies of this project-the old Testament Temple of Solomon or the Church of the Holy Sepulchre)
The lands on which the new monastery was supposed to be located were in the possession of the fiefdoms, and the Patriarch obtained from Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich a special right to acquire land holdings. Prior to the creation of the monastery, all land acquisitions were made on the Valdai Iversky monastery.former lands of boyar Vasily Sheremetev, Prince Alexei Trubetskoy, Stolnik Roman Boborykin joined the territory of the future monastery. The monastery buildings were built on the lands of the village of Redkino, bought from the deacon Lukyan.
Putin And Russian Patriarch Take Part In Blessing Of Foundation Of Russian Army’s Main Cathedral
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken part in a ceremony of blessing the foundation stone of the future main cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces that will be built on the territory of Patriot Park, located some 50 km to the southwest of Moscow.
The Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill I conducted the service of consecration of the stone and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu attended it, too.
Putin told the public that had gathered for the ceremony the consecration of the corner stone of the future Cathedral in the Name of Christ’s Resurrection was an important historic event, as the cathedral would be dedicated to victory in World War II.
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We’ll lay the foundation stone of the Resurrection Cathedral today, Putin said. It will be dedicated to our people’s victory in the Great Patriotic War [the combat operations on the Soviet/Eastern front of WW II from June 22, 1941, through May 1945 - TASS]. It will be the main church of our Armed Forces, one more symbol of our invincible national tradition, our fidelity to the memory of our ancestors and their deeds for the benefit of homeland.
He reiterated that every Russian had a sacred duty of remembering and cherishing the memories of the people, who had given their lives for their homeland, and fostering respect for them in the new generations of people.
Patriarch Kirill I called the Armed Forces the main factor for the maintenance of this country’s freedom, independence and sovereignty.
It is common knowledge that Russia has never conducted wars for land grabbing, he said. Russia maintains its Armed Forces, as it understands it will be they that will defend its sovereignty and historic destiny of the people at times of trouble and danger.
That’s why the significance of the Russian military is hard to overestimate, Kirill I said.
Vladimir Putin was shown a dummy of the church building and the adjacent territory after the ceremony and had a tour of a display familiarizing the public with the murals of the cathedral’s side-chapels, which are mandatory structural elements in an Orthodox church, under-the-dome spaces and frontals, as well as icons that Moscow Patriarchate will commission for the cathedral.
The escorting officials told the President an especially interesting detail about the future cathedral, namely, that it would consist entirely of metal. For instance, its fa·ade and the interior decorations would be made of bronze.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made public the start of construction of the main cathedral of the Armed Forces earlier this year. Prior to it, the idea got the consent and blessing of Patriarch Kirill I.
In addition to being a place of worship and a spiritual site, the Resurrection Cathedral will also take on the role of an education center for soldiers, Orthodox clergymen and civilian Russians. Its territory will also house an exhibition highlighting the rise of the Russian state and its Army and Navy.
The building will be 95 meters tall, inclusive of the Cross, and its floor areas of 10,950 meters will have enough space for up to 6,000 worshippers at a time.
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Savior on the Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is one of the main sights of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Other names include the Church on Spilled Blood, the Temple of the Savior on Spilled Blood, and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ.
The Church of the Resurrection, also known as the Savior on Spilled Blood, was built in memory of Alexander II who was assassinated in 1881. The church stands in the very place where a bomb was thrown into his carriage by a young man who opposed the Tsar's reforms.
Alexander II was among the greatest Russian tsars, one of the main accomplishments of whom was the emancipation of serfs in 1861, which brought an end to the de facto slavery of the Russian peasantry, five years before the emancipation of slaves in the US.
The Cathedral of the Savior on Spilled Blood attracts people with its five onion-domes exuberantly decorated and covered with jeweler's enamel. It has a similar façade to St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow and its peculiar multicolored exterior makes the church stand out from St. Petersburg’s typically strict architectural proportions and color combinations.
It took around 24 years to construct such a majestic edifice as the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood and, after early Soviet vandalism, 27 years to restore. People would even joke that as soon as the construction trestles outside it were removed, the Soviet Regime would fall.
It may have been a coincidence, but the reconstruction that finished in 1991 was followed by the famous events which put an end to the Communist regime.
The highlight of both the interior and exterior of the Cathedral are its mosaic collection based on the paintings of Vasnetsov, Nesterov, and Vrubel. With a total area of 23130 square feet, it is one of the largest mosaic collections in Europe.
The Cathedral is decorated with Italian limestone and various semiprecious stones like jasper, mountain crystal, topaz, and others. On the outside, there are twenty granite plates which tell the most important events of Alexander II's reign. Quite a valuable gem to enhance your Saint Petersburg tour, isn't it?
Erected on the site where political nihilists fatally wounded Emperor Alexander II in March 1881, the church was constructed between 1883 and 1907, funded by the imperial family.
Construction began in 1883 during the reign of Alexander III, two years after the assassination of his father Alexander II. The church was dedicated to be a memorial to his father. Estimates suggest that the construction cost 4.5 million rubles. The construction was completed during the reign of Nicholas II in 1907. Funding was provided by the Imperial family with the support of many private donors.
The church is prominently situated along the Griboedov Canal; paved roads run along both sides of the canal. On March 13, 1881, as Alexander II's carriage passed along the embankment, a grenade thrown by an anarchist conspirator exploded. The tsar, shaken but unhurt, got out of the carriage and started to remonstrate with the presumed culprit. A second conspirator took the chance to throw another bomb, killing himself and mortally wounding the tsar. The tsar, bleeding heavily, was taken back to the Winter Palace, where he died a few hours later.
A temporary shrine was erected on the site of the attack while plans and fundraising for a more permanent memorial were undertaken. In order to build a permanent shrine on the exact spot where the assassination took place, it was decided[citation needed] to narrow the canal so that the section of road on which the tsar had been driving could be included within the walls of the church. An elaborate shrine, in the form of a ciborium, was constructed at the end of the church opposite the altar, on the exact place of Alexander's assassination. It is embellished with topaz, lazurite and other semi-precious stones, making a striking contrast with the simple cobblestones of the old road, which are exposed in the floor of the shrine.
Architecturally, the cathedral differs from Saint Petersburg's other structures. The city's architecture is predominantly Baroque and Neoclassical, but the Savior on Blood harks back to medieval Russian architecture in the spirit of romantic nationalism. It intentionally resembles the 17th-century Yaroslavl churches and the celebrated St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
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4K Video | Walk through the Volokolamsk Kremlin | Moscow region. Russia
Volokolamsk Kremlin - an architectural ensemble in Volokolamsk, a monument of culture, history and architecture.
The Resurrection Cathedral is a one-domed four-column church built of white stone at the end of the 15th century. From the 17th century, the upper part of the cathedral was rebuilt several times. The last significant change occurred in 1899, when the facade of the southern side was changed and the side-altar was added [3]. The cathedral was closed in 1930. In the 1960s, it was restored, however, worship was resumed only in the early 1990s.
Nikolsky Cathedral was built in 1853-1862. and is dedicated to the memory of those killed in the Crimean War [4]. Today, the temple houses the funds of the Volokolamsk Historical and Architectural Museum [5].
The five-tier bell tower was built from the 18th century, but it was significantly rebuilt twice, the last time in the 19th century.
In the 1880s the carved fence of the cathedral complex with decorative corner towers was completed. At the beginning of the 20th century, the fence was slightly modified.
In 1988-1990. On the eastern side of the shaft, an archaeological expedition of Moscow State University found traces of a wooden covering - the Kremlin’s fence.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
Your Holiness, primates and representatives of local Orthodox churches, priests, ladies and gentlemen,
Today’s gathering is dedicated to a special date. At the end of January 2009, the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church met to elect a new primate – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
I would like to warmly and sincerely congratulate His Holiness on the 10th anniversary of his enthronement.
In December 2017, we came together to celebrate the centenary of the restoration of the patriarchate in our country and recognised the decisive role played by the primates of the Russian Orthodox Church in many respects in the destiny of the Fatherland, the greatness of their devotion and service to our people.
Like his outstanding predecessors, Patriarch Kirill carries out his archpastoral mission with honour. Abiding by the Christian commandments, he seeks to help people find their way to the church, to bolster their faith, and to support them in word and deed. His wisdom and honesty, his openness and generosity have earned him respect and trust both in Russia and far beyond its borders.
This work is invaluable; it cannot be measured by statistics, but still, allow me to cite a few figures.
I would like to offer special thanks to Patriarch Kirill and the Church for the spiritual guidance of the Russian army. Your sincere, heartfelt words help the soldiers and officers to defend their homeland with honour, instil in them confidence in their military prowess and moral righteousness.
The educational activities of the ROC deserve great respect, as do the restoration of old churches and the building of new ones. Patriarch Kirill and I recently attended the ceremony to consecrate the foundation of one of them – a majestic cathedral commemorating the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War, named the Resurrection of Christ.
The noble devotion of the Russian Orthodox Church extends over its entire canonical territory. And we are grateful to His Holiness for his constant attention to our compatriots and the support of foreign communities, for his tireless work to build trust between countries and peoples, to expand humanitarian contacts.
I must emphasise that such honest, impeccable service that Patriarch Kirill demonstrates is an example of true love for the Fatherland and for our people, and the successes achieved in this field lay the foundation for the development of the Church for decades to come.
Your Holiness, participants of this solemn gathering,
Today, as for many centuries before, the high purpose of the Russian Orthodox Church remains exceptionally important.
I emphasise that the state will continue to actively promote constructive partnership with the Church in all significant areas, primarily, bringing up younger generations, preserving cultural heritage and solving pressing social problems.
Russia faces major challenges and ambitious goals and, without exaggeration, historic tasks in demography, social development and improvements in the quality of life, as well as efforts to achieve economic, scientific, and technological breakthroughs.
Of course, we hope that the Russian Orthodox Church will remain an effective force for peace, promote friendship and neighbourliness, and support our compatriots and people belonging to Orthodox culture.
Unfortunately, we can see other examples as well where speculation, politicking and parasitism on matters of religious life have led to disunity among people and provoked anger and intolerance.
Precisely such a project that is unrelated to faith and is false through and through, focusing on the struggle for power, is unfolding in Ukraine. Regrettably, the Patriarchate of Constantinople got dragged into it. In fact, we are witnessing flagrant interference in church life. Its initiators seem to have taken after the godless people of the previous century, who expelled believers from churches and attacked and persecuted the clergy.
To reiterate, the state, the Russian authorities consider any interference in church affairs to be absolutely intolerable. We have and will always have respect for the independence of church life, all the more so in a neighbouring sovereign country. Nevertheless, we reserve the right to respond and do our best to protect human rights, including freedom of religion.
In closing, I would like to once again congratulate Patriarch Kirill on the occasion of a significant date, ten years since his enthronement. I wish His Holiness vigour, longevity and every success in his archpastoral work. May your prayers keep the Russian Orthodox Church and our Fatherland.
Thank you.
The Island of Valaam. / Остров Валаам.
Valaam is the island in Republic of Karelia of Russia, located in the Northern part of the largest freshwater lakes in Europe - Ladoga, it is the largest island in the Valaam archipelago. On the island there is the village of Valaam, and the monument of Russian architecture - the Valaam monastery, founded before the baptism of Russia, in the year 960, the monk Sergius and Herman, the Greek Holy monks. Transfiguration monastery became the spiritual center of Ladoga lands. It is believed that in ancient times on the island, was located the main temple of Veles (or Volos) and Perun, who were the main deities for the Gentiles living close. The monastic tradition says that the Holy Apostle Andrew, enlightener of the Scythians and the Slavic peoples, moving along the route from the Varangians to the Greeks, blessed of cross the mountain on the island. In the 15th century the monastery was called the Great Lavra or the Northern Athos. Here was the center of world Orthodoxy and writing of books. By the early 16th century in the monastery lived 600 monks. Now in the monastery about two hundred inhabitants. Life revived in All saints, the Baptist, St. Nicholas, Svyatoostrovsky, Sergievsky sketes.
Period 1839-1917 is the heyday of the monastery. In 1989 on December 13, the day of memory of St. Andrew, when the island came six monks, the monastery began the process of revival. And 16 years later, in 2005, was first heard 1000-pound bell Andrew, mounted on the bell tower in the monastery in the framework of the restoration of an ancient belfry. The feast of the Nativity of the blessed virgin Mary September 21, 2008 Patriarch Alexy II consecrated the St. Vladimir skete on Valaam island and conducted the first divine Liturgy in the temple. Resurrection skete, located above Big Nikon Bay, on the mountain, was built in the early twentieth century in the place where according to tradition St. The Apostle Andrew erected a stone cross. Valaam island attracts every year thousands of tourists. The reason - the Valaam Islands have a unique nature, pine forests on the cliffs, warm and quiet inland lakes, the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam monastery. During its formation, the monks brought the land, seeds and seedlings of plants from different parts of our country. For such a Northern location is not usual to see some trees and grass. The age of some of them is over three hundred years. The work of the Valaam monks are so fundamental that some areas are truly hand-made. Balaam - the natural reserve, a unique monument of Park art. There are more than 480 species of plants. The island was visited repeatedly by emperors Alexander I, Alexander II, and other members of the imperial family and also Tchaikovsky and Mendeleyev.
The present life of the monastery, another indication that faith invariably raises and restores the monastery from the ruins. So it was throughout the history of Valaam barbarous raids of the Swedes in ancient times, the bombing and the uncertain fate of the monastery during World War 2, it complete, it would seem that the devastation in the era of atheism – monastic life always has returned to these shores.
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????????♂️ Walking Streets: New Jerusalem Monastery, Istra, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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The Resurrection Monastery or New Jerusalem Monastery is a major monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow Oblast, Russia.
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➡️ Hotel Western
➡️ Entrance
➡️ Constantine and Helen Church
➡️ New Jerusalem Monastery
➡️ Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
➡️ Tserkov' Rozhdestva Khristova
➡️ Trekhsvyatskoye church
➡️ Gethsemane Garden
➡️ Skit Patriarkha Nikona
➡️ Church of the Epiphany
➡️ Pier
➡️ Place for baptism
➡️ River Istra
➡️ River New Jordan
➡️ New Jerusalem history museum in a former monastery
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Istra, Moscow oblast, Russia.
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