733
TOP 10 most beautiful Orthodox monasteries in the world.Part 1
The monasteries have always been strongholds of Orthodoxy, bastions of spirituality. With the construction of the monastery began the existence of the city, in ancient times they were conducted Chronicles and developed science.
Orthodox monks supported by starving in the years of crop failure, cared for the sick and, most importantly, always stood at the forefront of spiritual warfare, praying to God for the whole world, for each of us.
Monasteries were built over the centuries. In the end, they had a unique beauty and combination of styles and architectural ensembles, many of which are included in the world heritage List of UNESCO.
Present to our readers the top five of the 10 most beautiful monastic cloisters, which without exaggeration can be called the pearls of the Orthodox world:
1. Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra — the cradle of the Russian Orthodox Church. This monastery is located on the area of 22 hectares on the banks of the Dnieper river in Kiev. It was the first monastery in Russia, the base of which, according to the chronicle, put it, the future Metropolitan of Kiev Ilarion, the author of "sermon on law and grace".
Later his cave on the Bank of the Dnieper was occupied and expanded by the monk Antony in 1051. The first ground was built over a cave monastery appeared in the successor and disciple of Saint Anthony the monk Theodosii.
Lavra is considered one of the leading centers of Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe. It includes many architectural monuments: the complexes of short and long underground caves, monastic cells and chapels, walls, churches and bell towers.
2. Rila monastery (Bulgaria)
Rila monastery is situated in the Kyustendil region of Bulgaria, near the village of Pastra, about 120 km South of the capital city, and covers an area of 8 800 m2.
Stavropegic monastery was founded in X century by St. John Rilski in the upper reaches of the river Rila and is the largest in Bulgaria.
The monastery is one of the most important cultural monuments of Bulgaria, symbol of Bulgarian resistance against the Turkish occupation and the national revival in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The modern form of the monastery dates back to the NINETEENTH century.
The monastery keeps the relics of John of Rila and the miraculous icon of the Theotokos "Hodegetria" ("guide") with thirty-two rectangular walls with the relics of saints, one of the three most revered icons in the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria.
The most beautiful buildings in the monastery are: Church of the Katholikon, the library and the Museum of the monastery.
3. Serafimo-Diveevsky monastery
Women's monastery in the name of the Holy Trinity was founded in the second half of the eighteenth century the former Ryazan landowner by Agatha S. Melgunova, glorified among the saints as venerable Alexandra of Diveevo.
Diveevsky monastery in the Nizhny Novgorod region was built with the active assistance of one of the most revered Russian saints — St. Seraphim of Sarov.
The famous monastery established by St Groove of the blessed virgin Mary, a three-tiered bell tower and two beautiful cathedrals: of the Annunciation, the Holy Trinity, in which the relics of St. Seraphim and the icon of the virgin "Tenderness" and the Golden-domed Transfiguration.
"Who Groove with this prayer will be Yes patarashca "hail Marys" will read everything here: Athos, Jerusalem and Kiev!" — said St. Seraphim, who claimed that Diveevo is under the special protection of the virgin.
4. The Trinity-Sergius Lavra
If the Kiev-Pecherkiy the monastery served for the formation of Orthodoxy in Russia, the Trinity-Sergius Lavra has been at the forefront of its revival in the fourteenth century, after the terrible devastation of the country by the Mongol hordes.
He founded a monastery on the river Konchura in the Radonezh forest, not far from Moscow, Sergius of Radonezh in 1337. Later around the monastery which grew up a town named Sergiev Posad. The local monastery is the largest in the Russian Orthodox Church.
Since 1688 the monastery is a stauropegic. 8 Jul 1742 Imperial decree of Elizabeth of Russia, the monastery was accorded the status and title of Lavra.
The monastery is surrounded by imposing walls with several gate churches. The walls and buildings of the monastery are located the Moscow Orthodox theological Academy and Seminary. But the main pearl of the architectural ensemble are undoubtedly: the Cathedral of the assumption, stacked the monastery bell tower and Holy Trinity Cathedral, where the relics of the venerable Sergius and Nikon Radonezhsky.
5. Meteora (Greece)
The meteors — it's not even one monastery, a complex of monasteries, situated in Northern Greece, near the town of Kastraki and 21 kilometres North-West of the town of Trikala, in a very picturesque place. The name Meteora in Greek means Meteora — "suspended in the air."
Brethren's buildings and temples built on the tops of high cliffs of Thessaly, known as geological phenomenon. Rocks formed more than 60 000 000 years ago, reaching a height of 400 meters. Once their tops were more than 20 monasteries, most of which was built in the XIV century, while the earliest refer to the X century.
In the XV century monasteries went into decline in connection with the decline and final collapse of the Byzantine Empire, but today there remained 6 active monasteries — 4 male and 2 female: "the Transfiguration", "Rusanu or Arsan", "St. Barlaam", "St. Nicholas of Agios Nikolaos", "St. Stephen" and "the Holy Trinity".
Up to 20-ies of XX century, when roads were laid and done stone steps for lifting, monks, and the visitors could get to the monasteries in hinged wooden stairs or by using monks who raised them in special nets, the climb takes more than an hour.published
To be continued.
Author: Andrew Szeged
Also interesting: the Person who builds a temple for 54 years. Alone
The icon of the house, how to choose and where to put it
P. S. And remember, just changing your mind — together we change the world! ©
Join us in Facebook , Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki
Source: sdsmp.ru/smi/2682/
Orthodox monks supported by starving in the years of crop failure, cared for the sick and, most importantly, always stood at the forefront of spiritual warfare, praying to God for the whole world, for each of us.
Monasteries were built over the centuries. In the end, they had a unique beauty and combination of styles and architectural ensembles, many of which are included in the world heritage List of UNESCO.
Present to our readers the top five of the 10 most beautiful monastic cloisters, which without exaggeration can be called the pearls of the Orthodox world:
1. Kiev-Pechersk Lavra
Kiev-Pechersk Lavra — the cradle of the Russian Orthodox Church. This monastery is located on the area of 22 hectares on the banks of the Dnieper river in Kiev. It was the first monastery in Russia, the base of which, according to the chronicle, put it, the future Metropolitan of Kiev Ilarion, the author of "sermon on law and grace".
Later his cave on the Bank of the Dnieper was occupied and expanded by the monk Antony in 1051. The first ground was built over a cave monastery appeared in the successor and disciple of Saint Anthony the monk Theodosii.
Lavra is considered one of the leading centers of Orthodoxy in Eastern Europe. It includes many architectural monuments: the complexes of short and long underground caves, monastic cells and chapels, walls, churches and bell towers.
2. Rila monastery (Bulgaria)
Rila monastery is situated in the Kyustendil region of Bulgaria, near the village of Pastra, about 120 km South of the capital city, and covers an area of 8 800 m2.
Stavropegic monastery was founded in X century by St. John Rilski in the upper reaches of the river Rila and is the largest in Bulgaria.
The monastery is one of the most important cultural monuments of Bulgaria, symbol of Bulgarian resistance against the Turkish occupation and the national revival in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The modern form of the monastery dates back to the NINETEENTH century.
The monastery keeps the relics of John of Rila and the miraculous icon of the Theotokos "Hodegetria" ("guide") with thirty-two rectangular walls with the relics of saints, one of the three most revered icons in the Orthodox Church of Bulgaria.
The most beautiful buildings in the monastery are: Church of the Katholikon, the library and the Museum of the monastery.
3. Serafimo-Diveevsky monastery
Women's monastery in the name of the Holy Trinity was founded in the second half of the eighteenth century the former Ryazan landowner by Agatha S. Melgunova, glorified among the saints as venerable Alexandra of Diveevo.
Diveevsky monastery in the Nizhny Novgorod region was built with the active assistance of one of the most revered Russian saints — St. Seraphim of Sarov.
The famous monastery established by St Groove of the blessed virgin Mary, a three-tiered bell tower and two beautiful cathedrals: of the Annunciation, the Holy Trinity, in which the relics of St. Seraphim and the icon of the virgin "Tenderness" and the Golden-domed Transfiguration.
"Who Groove with this prayer will be Yes patarashca "hail Marys" will read everything here: Athos, Jerusalem and Kiev!" — said St. Seraphim, who claimed that Diveevo is under the special protection of the virgin.
4. The Trinity-Sergius Lavra
If the Kiev-Pecherkiy the monastery served for the formation of Orthodoxy in Russia, the Trinity-Sergius Lavra has been at the forefront of its revival in the fourteenth century, after the terrible devastation of the country by the Mongol hordes.
He founded a monastery on the river Konchura in the Radonezh forest, not far from Moscow, Sergius of Radonezh in 1337. Later around the monastery which grew up a town named Sergiev Posad. The local monastery is the largest in the Russian Orthodox Church.
Since 1688 the monastery is a stauropegic. 8 Jul 1742 Imperial decree of Elizabeth of Russia, the monastery was accorded the status and title of Lavra.
The monastery is surrounded by imposing walls with several gate churches. The walls and buildings of the monastery are located the Moscow Orthodox theological Academy and Seminary. But the main pearl of the architectural ensemble are undoubtedly: the Cathedral of the assumption, stacked the monastery bell tower and Holy Trinity Cathedral, where the relics of the venerable Sergius and Nikon Radonezhsky.
5. Meteora (Greece)
The meteors — it's not even one monastery, a complex of monasteries, situated in Northern Greece, near the town of Kastraki and 21 kilometres North-West of the town of Trikala, in a very picturesque place. The name Meteora in Greek means Meteora — "suspended in the air."
Brethren's buildings and temples built on the tops of high cliffs of Thessaly, known as geological phenomenon. Rocks formed more than 60 000 000 years ago, reaching a height of 400 meters. Once their tops were more than 20 monasteries, most of which was built in the XIV century, while the earliest refer to the X century.
In the XV century monasteries went into decline in connection with the decline and final collapse of the Byzantine Empire, but today there remained 6 active monasteries — 4 male and 2 female: "the Transfiguration", "Rusanu or Arsan", "St. Barlaam", "St. Nicholas of Agios Nikolaos", "St. Stephen" and "the Holy Trinity".
Up to 20-ies of XX century, when roads were laid and done stone steps for lifting, monks, and the visitors could get to the monasteries in hinged wooden stairs or by using monks who raised them in special nets, the climb takes more than an hour.published
To be continued.
Author: Andrew Szeged
Also interesting: the Person who builds a temple for 54 years. Alone
The icon of the house, how to choose and where to put it
P. S. And remember, just changing your mind — together we change the world! ©
Join us in Facebook , Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki
Source: sdsmp.ru/smi/2682/
Reminder for parents: How to determine suicidal risk the child
Metabolic memory: revenge served cold