Zadonsky Nativity of the Virgin Mary Monastery is the largest in the Lipetsk diocese and its spiritual center. This place is an object of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation of regional significance. Thousands of pilgrims come here every year, and almost 400 inhabitants permanently live on the territory. We invite you to visit the sacred temple of God. The schedule of services of the Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery, located in the Lipetsk region, in the city of Zadonsk, can be found on the official website.
Foundation and establishment of the Zadonsk Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery
The Zadonsky Mother of God Monastery was built at the beginning of the 17th century, according to various sources, from 1610 to 1620. With the now famous icon of the Vladimir Mother of God, the pious elder monks Gerasim and Kirill found themselves at the place where the Teshevka River flows into the Don. This is where the church was founded, which within a few decades became a full-fledged monastery. In 1779, the peasant settlement of Teshevka was renamed Zadonsk, and after this the monastery was renamed.
At the end of the 17th century, in 1962, there was a terrible fire that destroyed the church. Everything around burned to the ground, except for the very icon with which the elders came to the land of Zadonsk. Since then, they learned about the miraculous salvation and pilgrims flocked to the monastery. They donated money for the reconstruction of the monastery. Those who were unable to help financially worked hard with their hands.
In the thirties of the 19th century, the plague raged, but the icon again showed its power and protection over people - not a single person died from the terrible epidemic.
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Development of the Zadonsk Monastery
1769 became the most important year in the history of the sanctuary: St. Tikhon moved to this place. He lived in the temple until 1783, and at the age of 59 he died. After his death, pilgrimages to his tomb began. When in 1846 they decided to rebuild the buildings, they discovered that the relics of the saint were not touched by decay, but only in 1860 did his glorification finally happen. Three hundred thousand Orthodox Christians came to the city for this event. This is forty times the population of Zadonsk itself. A large number of wonderful healings then occurred near the tomb. By the end of the 19th century, Nicholas I issued a decree according to which the Zadonsk Mother of God Monastery was raised from class 3 to class 1.
At the beginning of the 20th century, life here proceeded without shocks. But when the revolution happened, terrible events began: in 1919, the coffin with the relics of St. Tikhon was opened, and the ministers were expelled from the pilgrimage. Ten years later, some clergy were sent into exile, and the rest were driven out of these sacred places forever. Nothing survived from the former cathedral, and the saint’s relics were sent first to the local history museum, then to the Yeletsk land, and finally, before the war, they ended up in Orel.
Over the course of six decades, the building has changed enormously. Over the years, many secular institutions were located here: a vegetable drying factory, a sausage factory and an orphanage.
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Revival of the Zadonsk Monastery
The restoration of the main cathedral began in 88 of the 20th century. 1991 is an important year in the history of the sanctuary. Five people were tonsured as monks. In the last month of summer, the sacred relics of Tikhon again ended up in the Zadonsk Monastery.
In 1993, the remains of the revered righteous, which had previously been removed, were transported from the cemetery.
The cathedral was restored very quickly. The first to be built was the 80-meter bell tower. The domes of the main cathedral were gilded. The temple in honor of St. Tikhon was restored. Here they began to paint the faces of the saints that currently adorn the Vladimir Church.
In 1998, a major event took place. Alexei II paid a patriarchal visit. The worshipers received a blessed farewell.
Revival of the monastery in the 21st century
Only at the dawn of the 21st century was the process of returning all the buildings that belonged to the monastery before the revolution completed. In 2005, bells were raised to the bell tower. Now construction and reconstruction are almost completed. The area occupied by the monastery is 7.6 hectares.
In the 21st century, the good beginning of Tikhon of Zadonsk continues, and the church helps orphanages, medical institutions, prisons and low-income citizens. In addition, donations go towards the reconstruction of a dozen churches, as well as the construction of new ones.
In 2005, a monument to Tikhon of Zadonsky was erected in the complex.
In 2010, in honor of the four hundredth anniversary of its founding, a Divine Liturgy was held, led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'.
Saint Tikhon
The future saint and bishop was born in 1724 in the Novgorod village of Korotsko into the family of a clerk. In the world, Tikhon Zadonsky had the name Timofey Sokolov. His father Savely died early, and given that the family lived very poorly, when his son turned 14, his mother sent him to Novgorod, where Timofey was admitted to the Theological Seminary. Having demonstrated good knowledge, he was transferred to government support, and in 1754, after completing the training course, he remained to serve as a rhetoric teacher at the seminary, but thoughts about monasticism increasingly came to him. After one mysterious incident, when Timofey miraculously avoided falling from the stairs, he finally made the decision to serve God, and in 1758 he became a monk with the name Tikhon. In the same year he was elevated to the rank of archimandrite and appointed rector at the Tver Seminary.
Three years later, by decision of the Holy Synod, Tikhon became Bishop of Novgorod, and in 1763 he was sent to Voronezh. At that time, the Voronezh diocese was going through hard times: the Don steppes were inhabited by various sectarians and Old Believers, and among educated people, most of them worshiped pagan gods. There is a known case when a bishop learned about celebrations in honor of the god Yarila in the very center of Voronezh. He personally arrived at the square and made a speech, from which part of the crowd fled, and the other part knelt down asking for mercy. After this event, all pagan celebrations ceased. Taking care of attracting the population of the Voronezh lands to the Orthodox faith, Tikhon opened new schools, read sermons, and also taught his flock to honor the Church and clergy. At night he wrote his works dedicated to the Orthodox faith.
Over time, Tikhon's health began to deteriorate, and he was forced to retire, retiring to the Zadonsk Monastery and giving away all his property. But even here the saint continued to work. He wrote the books “Spiritual Treasure Collected from the World,” “True Christianity,” and “Cell Letters,” which would later play a major role in the development of Orthodoxy. Tikhon had a unique insight that allowed him to predict the war with France, the fire in St. Petersburg and the end of Napoleon. After 15 years of living in the monastery, the saint, overcome by paralysis, fell ill, but continued to pray until his last day.
In 1783, Tikhon Zadonsky died. He was buried in a special crypt under the altar in the Cathedral Church of the Zadonsk Monastery. In 1846, during construction work to restore the temple, the stone altar under which Tikhon rested was dismantled. Despite the destroyed crypt and the time that had passed since the bishop’s burial, his body remained incorrupt, as did his vestments. Archbishop Anthony of Voronezh reported this amazing fact to the Holy Synod and Emperor Nicholas I with the aim of opening the relics of the hierarch. In 1861, the opening of the holy relics of the bishop took place, which was attended by more than 300 thousand pilgrims. In the same year, Tikhon of Zadonsk was glorified as a saint.
Monastery temples and other buildings
There are several temples on the territory of the sanctuary:
- The most important, central of them is the Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. The relics of eleven saints are kept here in a marble tomb. Also here are icons with particles of the relics of the righteous. These icons were painted by the residents of the monastery, to replace old ones that were damaged or lost during difficult times, and some were brought straight from Jerusalem;
- The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Spring” was built in 2003 to replace the one that was destroyed during the revolution. Three years later, a font for believers was built here;
- The gate chapel, together with the bell tower, is under state protection and included in the list of material and spiritual values of the Russian Federation;
- The bell tower with the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was reconstructed along with the Vladimir Cathedral. Thanks to photographs, they recreated the appearance of the structure so that it looked very similar to the destroyed one. The height of the building is 80 meters;
- Church of the Nativity of the Virgin. Reconstruction began only at the beginning of the 21st century. What survived from the destroyed temple served as the basis for the construction of a new one;
- The Church of Tikhon of Zadonsk and Ignatius the God-Bearer was built in 1870 at the burial place of St. Tikhon. It is a small church made of stone;
- Church of Tikhon of Zadonsk.
Shrines of the monastery
The most important shrine of God's temple is the relics of Tikhon of Zadonsk. When the dilapidated Vladimir Church was dismantled in 1846, it was discovered that the body of St. Tikhon was completely incorrupt. A letter about the discovery of the untouched relics was immediately sent to the Holy Synod, where it was not submitted for consideration for a long time, although Archbishop Anthony repeatedly reminded about the miracle. And only 14 years later, in 1860, an official examination of the relics of Tikhon of Zadonsk took place.
The 76-year stay in the tomb did not touch the saint’s body, and he acquired an appearance similar to the rest of the surviving incorruptible relics of God’s saints. August 13 (August 26, new style) was declared the day of remembrance of the new saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. Now believers are asking Tikhon to heal their souls and bodies.
On the territory of the Vladimir Cathedral, the central temple, the relics of 11 more righteous people are kept.
On this land, healing images with pieces of the relics of the saints are kept.
It is worth telling in detail about the wonderful icon of the Mother of God “Life-Giving Spring”. In 1692 there was a terrible fire that destroyed all the churches. Miraculously, only the icon of the Vladimir Mother of God was saved, which became widely known among all Orthodox believers. Later, during the cholera epidemic in 30-31. 19th century, the icon protected all the servants of the Lord in the church, so that not one of them died from a terrible illness. Days of veneration of the icon are 3.06, 6.07 and 8.09. In her honor, the Church of the Mother of God was built, next to which there are natural springs and a closed font.
Schedule of services at the Zadonsky Monastery
A detailed schedule of services in the monastery of Tikhon of Zadonsk, located in the city of Zadonsk, Lipetsk region, can be found on the official website or in person at the chapel.
The language of worship is Church Slavonic. Services are held daily in the following order:
- During the morning hours at 6:00, 6:40, 7:30 and 10:00;
- Exactly at noon;
- In the evening at 17:00.
At 3 a.m. on major holidays and weekends, an early liturgy is held.
Particularly important dates in the monastery (according to the new Gregorian calendar) 3.06, 6.07 are the feasts of the icon of the Vladimir Mother of God, 26.08 is the day of memory of Tikhon of Zadonsk, 21.09 is the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
There is a church shop at the monastery where visitors can buy blessed goods for themselves and their loved ones.
Entering the territory in decent form - females must wear a skirt no lower than the knee and with their heads covered, males must have their legs covered.
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In the city, which is called the Russian Jerusalem, there are many temples and monasteries; The names and activities of famous saints are associated with it. During Soviet rule, churches were given over to factories and workshops, but since the 1990s. their territories are returned to them.
Address, contacts of the Zadonsk Monastery
The monastery in Zadonsk has an official website on the Internet, zadonsk-monastyr.ru. On the cathedral's page there is a modern service for ordering requirements online. You need to select your request for health or peace, put it in your usual cart, like in an online store, and pay online.
The web page also contains a postal address to which you can write a letter with a request for the desired service addressed to nun Nina. An email address is also indicated there. Progress has also reached holy places, which is very convenient for people with limited mobility, for example, wheelchair users, mothers with small children, and non-residents.
If you want to come to the house of God in person, the address of the Nativity of the Theotokos Zadonsk Monastery, Lipetsk region, city of Zadonsk, Komunny street, building 14; coordinates for your navigator 52.392049, 38.918063.
If you prefer personal transport, you can get there from Moscow along the M-4 Don highway, following the signs to the south, to the city of Zadonsk. The sanctuary itself is very visible from the highway, so it is impossible to get lost.
By train, choose routes to Lipetsk, and from there there are direct buses to Zadonskaya bus station.
If you choose buses, the easiest way to get to the pilgrimage from the capital is on the Moscow-Voronezh bus, since it has a stop in the city of Zadonsk, which is very convenient.
From Zlatoglavaya to Zadonsk 410 km, from the pearl of the Black Earth Region 73 km along the highway, from Voronezh 94 km.
On the website of the Zadonsk Monastery there is a “contacts” section for information for pilgrims: 8-904-285-95-80, 8-919-169-66-87, 8-961-602-01-02.
And on the Vesti-Lipetsk website you can watch a video about the life of the monastery:
Private hotel for pilgrims
The mini-hotel is located at the address: Zadonsk, st. Lenina, 28. Built in 2013. The guest house does not have stars, but all the rooms are cozy, cleaned every day, and it is convenient for the whole family to stay here. Check-in time is at 8 am and check-out time is at 21 pm. Meals include only a la carte breakfast, but the rooms have a kitchenette for self-catering.
The hotel has only 11 rooms. The hotel is managed by Mother Magdalene, she will advise all guests on accommodation in the city and on the schedule of services at the Zadonsky Monastery. Prices start from 2 thousand rubles per night in a four-bed room. There is internet throughout the hotel. For guest comfort, the rooms are equipped with air conditioning. Convenient parking: you can park your car in the yard.
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- Pour boiling water over a small spoon of herbal mixture;
- Keep the decoction covered for 5 minutes;
- Take the prepared drink before or after meals;
- Repeat the procedure twice a day;
- The duration of the course is 1-2 months.
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