Ilyinsky Church in Sergiev Posad
Sergiev Posad, Kuzminova, d. 1/5At the mention of the city of Sergiev Posad (in the past - Zagorsk), the imagination immediately draws temples, churches, monasteries, springs, the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra ... and the Ilyinsky church (in the name of the holy prophet Elias), an ancient city temple, located on a picturesque hill near Kelar Pond.
The Trinity-Sergius Lavra
Sergiev Posad, pl. KrasnogorskayaUndoubtedly, the most important sight of Sergiev Posad - the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, which gave rise to the city, is a symbol of Russian Orthodoxy. On
Abramtsevo
Moscow region, Sergievo-Posadsky regionNot reaching 15 km to Sergiev Posad, turning on a picturesque shady road, you can get to one of the most famous estates of the Moscow region - the museum-reserve "Abramtsevo". At different times, not only famous artists of the 19th and 20th centuries lived and worked here, but also famous sculptors and venerable writers.
Waterfall Gremyachy key
Moscow region, Sergievo-Posadsky regionJust a couple of hours drive from Moscow is hidden a blessed, wonderful and simply giving joy place - Gremyachy Klyuch waterfall. According to the legend, the springs located on the steep bank of the Vondigi River between the villages of Vzgllyadnevo and Lyapino were opened thanks to the prayer of Sergius of Radonezh.
Gethsemane Chernigov skit
Sergiev Posad, Gethsemane PondsThree kilometers to the south-east of the Lavra is the Gethsemane Chernigov Skete, which was in no way inferior to Lavra in terms of the number of pilgrims.
The house of Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky
Sergiev Posad, Pionerskaya, 19In Sergiev Posad (formerly Zagorsk) there are many spiritual places that have become, simultaneously, the sights of this wonderful city. One of such objects attracting the attention of tourists is the house of Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky on Dvoryanska Street.
The source of the Monk Savva Storozhevsky
Sergiev Posad, Parkhomenko, d. 4The Monk Savva Storozhevsky, the most revered, respected and well-known disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh, dedicated a larger segment of his life to serving in the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, and was elected a confessor of the Holy Trinity Brotherhood.
Monument to Sergius of Radonezh in Sergiev Posad
Sergiev Posad, pl. KrasnogorskayaSergiev Posad - an ancient Russian city, the glory of the spiritual notices of which extends throughout Russia. One of them - a monument to Sergius of Radonezh, installed at the entrance to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, created by the monk.
Deserts of the Holy Spirit Paraklita
Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, pos. ChangeSergiev Posad is famous in Russia and beyond its borders for its sacred places. Near the village of Smena, about six kilometers from the laurels, there is a remarkable spiritual place of Sergiev Posad - a desert in honor of the Holy Spirit Paraklita.
A lot of interesting can be found in the surroundings of Sergiev Posad, if you move a little from the city center. So, for example, three kilometers to the southeast of the Lavra is the Gethsemane Chernigov Skete, which was not inferior to Lavra in the time of the number of pilgrims.
Another monastery of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra - Desert St. Paraklita - is in the same direction near the village of Smena. The desert was founded in 1858, and in 1860 the Church of the Holy Spirit of the Comforter (Paraklita) was erected here, preserved to this day together with the gate bell tower built at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
On the northern outskirts of Sergiev Posad is located with. Deulino, which went down in history as the place where in 1618 a peace treaty was concluded between Poland and Russia. The church, erected in memory of this event, was not preserved. But in its place is now another ancient church (1850-1853).
In the Semkhoz micro-district, the chapel-temple of the "Beheading of John the Baptist" was installed at the place of the death of the priest Alexander I. Later, an altar and a belfry were added to it, and a temple of the Monk Sergiy was erected nearby.
Among the natural attractions in the vicinity of Sergiev Posad is the Gremyachy waterfall 14 km away from the town near the village of Vzglyadnevo. According to legend, the waterfall appeared according to the prayer of St. Sergius, in memory of this at the crevice, from which water beats, a chapel is built. Water is attributed to medicinal properties.