Ipatievsky Monastery

Kostroma, ul. Enlightenment, 1

Monasteries of Kostroma Orthodox Monastery of the Russian Church The Holy Trinity Ipatievsky Monastery is one of the greatest masterpieces of Orthodox culture. Founded in the late 13th century, it is located at the confluence of the Kostroma River in the Volga. It was here in 1613 that Michael Romanov was elected to the throne.

Bogoyavlensko-Anastasin Monastery

Kostroma, ul. Simanovsky, 26

Monasteries of Kostroma It is unlikely that many people who visited Kostroma, but who have not been to the Epiphany-Anastasin Convent, have been recruited. It attracts travelers with its beauty and antiquity, and often also with the miraculous icon of the Fedorovskaya Mother of God in it.

Spaso-Zaprudnensky Monastery Kostroma

Kostroma, ul. Zaprudnya, d. 2

Monasteries of Kostroma On the right bank of Zaprudni in the city of Kostroma there is a two-storeyed Orthodox church - the Spaso-Zaprudnaya church. Originally at this place in the 13th century, the Spaso-Zaprudnensky Monastery was founded, due to its creation by Prince Vasily Yaroslavich, who found here the icon of Theodore's Mother of God.

At different times there were at least 60 monasteries in the modern borders of the Kostroma region. The oldest of them are Spaso-Zaprudniy and Holy Trinity Ipatiev monasteries, which have been standing here since the 12th century. A little later, in the second half of the 14th century, a number of monasteries were founded by the disciples of Sergius of Radonezh on the Kostroma land.

In the 14th century a number of monastic monasteries were founded by the disciples of Sergiy Radonezhsky on the Kostroma land. At various times there were at least 60 monasteries here

Holy Trinity Ipatievsky Monastery - one of the most important sights of Kostroma . The approximate date of the foundation of the monastery can be called 1330 g . Its founder was the Tatar Zakhary Chet who converted to Christianity , escaping from the Golden Horde . Godunovs - one of the noble noble families, the founder of which was Chet, for centuries provided great support to the monastery, donating there books and household items for free . It was thanks to them that by the end of the 16th century Ipat Evsky Monastery took an important place in the spiritual and political life of medieval Russia . At the Holy Trinity Ipatievsky Monastery an icon workshop was opened, and in the huge library rare books and manuscripts were kept, among which were lists of the Ipatiev Chronicle .

Ipatievsky The monastery is shrouded in many legends and historical events. For six years here lived the expelled Mikhail Romanov with his mother, here led his followers Ivan Susanin, here they urged Mikhail Romanov to take the throne. There is no question why this monastery of the royal dynasty of the Romanovs was so expensive.

Old and New Town in Kostroma divide the Ipatievsky monastery into two parts. Today in its possession there are two magnificent buildings, striking with their beauty: the Holy Trinity Church and the Nativity of the Virgin.

Another monastery of Kostroma - Epiphany-Anastasin Monastery, which has been visited by both tourists and men. The monastery was founded by a disciple and a relative of Sergius of Radonezh, aged Nikita. Originally all the buildings in the monastery were made of wood until the construction of the oldest stone building in Kostroma, the Epiphany Cathedral, began in 1559.

The most famous landmark of the Epiphany-Anastasia Monastery is the icon of the Fedorovskaya Mother of God, the work of the apostle Luke, which survived unscathed, passing through all the robberies and fires. The icon is considered a shrine of the Romanov dynasty, people from all over the country come to look at it.

In Kostroma there are a lot of wonderful and unique monasteries in their own way, among which is the Holy Intercession of the Avraamievo-Gorodetsky Monastery, St. Ipatovo-Zheleznoborovsky monastery, Trinity-Sypanov Pahomi-Nerekhtsky monastery and others.