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Koretsky monastery.
There is in the city of Korets an amazing place — a Holy and very ancient nunnery. It is located close to the entrance to the city from the side of Zhytomyr highway — just along the road. Founded in 1064 the hegumen of the Kievo-Pechersk monastery Varlaam. In the 13th century was destroyed by hordes of Batu Khan, but was rebuilt as an impregnable fortress with 15-metre moat! In the 13-15 centuries, the monastery has withstood many invasions of the Tatars, but in 1496 the monastery was destroyed by the Crimean Khan Mengli-Girey.Only in 1571 the Prince Koretsky Euthymios began the restoration of both the city and the monastery. The case of Euphemia Prince, continued by his son Joachim, he finished the restoration of the monastery in 1579. Joachim and consecrated the new Church of the monastery in honor of Christ's Resurrection. And the first nun and abbess of the monastery became the Prince's daughter Sofia, a monk Seraphim.
Seventy eight million eighty three thousand six hundred forty nine
The princes Koretsky was a family Shrine — the icon of the mother of God surety of sinners, and Her miraculous shroud. Thanks to the mother superior Seraphim, these shrines became the property of the monastery. The day of transfer of the relics to the monastery is celebrated still Thursday after Pentecost.
Fifty eight million seventy one thousand six hundred seventy nine
In 1752 the Uniates and Catholics by Polish troops expelled the nuns from the convent; and in 1795, after the defeat of Poland, the nuns returned to his abode.During the war of 1812, the nuns helped the people gave to help the army of 10 thousand rubles. In 1880, the monastery opened an orphanage for orphaned girls. One of the Ministers of the shelter was Anna Andro, nee Venison ( the first bride of Pushkin ). For her help to the orphanage she was buried in the monastery — the walls of Holy Trinity Church. After the Civil war the city was ceded to Poland and all the Orthodox monasteries hanging stick a Catholic faith. 18 years Koretsky monastery had to defend his membership, the Paris court decided the question in favor of Orthodoxy! During the great Patriotic war, the monastery also helped, than could, the army gave 2,5 thousand rubles for the construction of a tank column named Dmitry Donskoy and more than 16 thousand rubles to the defense Fund! Since 1958, the Soviets began systematically to close the monasteries, and only at the cost of many efforts abbess Lyudmila, with support of Patriarch Alexy, the first and the Metropolitan Pimen ( later Patriarch ) of the monastery was not closed.
Six million five hundred forty one thousand five hundred thirty four
In 1984, by decree of his Holiness Patriarch Pimen Koretsky monastery was provided stavropegic — direct subordination to the Patriarch. Now the monastery is alive and well. The monastery is home to 90 nuns. The magnificent main temple of the monastery — the Holy Trinity — open to the public daily. Services are held at 6: 00 am and at 17: 00. At the monastery there is a Sunday school and openly triennial Regency-the catechetical school for the training of Church chant. The monastery has its own garden, an apiary, a bakery, where baked bread monastery and proforce.There are many workshops — sewing and the making of Easter eggs, gilding on wood, but the unique, the only remaining Russian Orthodox Church and preserve the ancient crafts in its entirety — gold. Nuns hospitably allowed to go to the monastery and here such beauty and grace.
Eighty one million five hundred twenty three thousand thirty nine
Go to this ancient, long-suffering — an amazing monastery, worship the main Shrine — the icon of the surety of sinners, purchase a unique gold-woven icons of extraordinary beauty. Take a walk through the territory — God help you!
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Seventy eight million eighty three thousand six hundred forty nine
The princes Koretsky was a family Shrine — the icon of the mother of God surety of sinners, and Her miraculous shroud. Thanks to the mother superior Seraphim, these shrines became the property of the monastery. The day of transfer of the relics to the monastery is celebrated still Thursday after Pentecost.
Fifty eight million seventy one thousand six hundred seventy nine
In 1752 the Uniates and Catholics by Polish troops expelled the nuns from the convent; and in 1795, after the defeat of Poland, the nuns returned to his abode.During the war of 1812, the nuns helped the people gave to help the army of 10 thousand rubles. In 1880, the monastery opened an orphanage for orphaned girls. One of the Ministers of the shelter was Anna Andro, nee Venison ( the first bride of Pushkin ). For her help to the orphanage she was buried in the monastery — the walls of Holy Trinity Church. After the Civil war the city was ceded to Poland and all the Orthodox monasteries hanging stick a Catholic faith. 18 years Koretsky monastery had to defend his membership, the Paris court decided the question in favor of Orthodoxy! During the great Patriotic war, the monastery also helped, than could, the army gave 2,5 thousand rubles for the construction of a tank column named Dmitry Donskoy and more than 16 thousand rubles to the defense Fund! Since 1958, the Soviets began systematically to close the monasteries, and only at the cost of many efforts abbess Lyudmila, with support of Patriarch Alexy, the first and the Metropolitan Pimen ( later Patriarch ) of the monastery was not closed.
Six million five hundred forty one thousand five hundred thirty four
In 1984, by decree of his Holiness Patriarch Pimen Koretsky monastery was provided stavropegic — direct subordination to the Patriarch. Now the monastery is alive and well. The monastery is home to 90 nuns. The magnificent main temple of the monastery — the Holy Trinity — open to the public daily. Services are held at 6: 00 am and at 17: 00. At the monastery there is a Sunday school and openly triennial Regency-the catechetical school for the training of Church chant. The monastery has its own garden, an apiary, a bakery, where baked bread monastery and proforce.There are many workshops — sewing and the making of Easter eggs, gilding on wood, but the unique, the only remaining Russian Orthodox Church and preserve the ancient crafts in its entirety — gold. Nuns hospitably allowed to go to the monastery and here such beauty and grace.
Eighty one million five hundred twenty three thousand thirty nine
Go to this ancient, long-suffering — an amazing monastery, worship the main Shrine — the icon of the surety of sinners, purchase a unique gold-woven icons of extraordinary beauty. Take a walk through the territory — God help you!
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