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Address of the Sretensky Monastery: Bolshaya Lubyanka Street, 19.
The Slavic word “sretenie” is translated into modern Russian as “meeting”. And it is clear that Sretensky Monastery is a monastery dedicated to the meeting. But the meeting is not easy... 1395. Timur's army is moving towards the walls of Moscow... Timur, Tamerlane, Lame Timur, Iron Lame, Lord of the Universe - this is what they called the one before whom all of Central Asia, Persia, Iran, the Caucasus, India were already kneeling... He had just defeated the Golden Horde, he He has already burned Ryazan and Yelets, and now a virtually defenseless Moscow lies before him. The widow of Dmitry Donskoy Evdokia, the future Saint Euphrosyne, patroness of Moscow, gathers a militia, knowing full well that the forces are unequal. And then Evdokia, being a mother herself, turns to the help of the Heavenly Mother: on her instructions, the miraculous image of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is brought to Moscow, which is met with a procession of the cross by all the residents of Moscow... And at the same time, the Mother of God sees Tamerlane in a dream, to whom she directly orders to leave the Moscow lands... The next day Tamerlane left. And the son of Evdokia and Dmitry Donskoy, Vasily, founded the Sretensky Monastery in 1397 on Kuchkovo Field, at the meeting place of the Vladimir icon. Every year on August 26, the Vladimir Icon was transferred here in a procession from the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin. And the Feast of the Presentation of the Vladimir Icon became the main local holiday in Moscow. Alas, the original buildings of the monastery did not survive. Only the five-domed cathedral of the monastery, built in 1679 at the expense of Tsar Feodor Alekseevich, has survived. This is the Cathedral of the Presentation of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. And the Church of St. Mary of Egypt, the Church of St. Nicholas, the Holy Gate with the bell tower and the abbot's building, alas, were completely destroyed. After the closure, NKVD institutions were located on the territory, and later, until the early 1990s, the All-Union Art Research and Restoration Center was located in the Sretensky Cathedral. And only in January 1991, the preserved building of the Cathedral of the Presentation of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Contact Information
The exact location of the Sretensky Monastery: Moscow, st. Bolshaya Lubyanka, 19, building 1. Exact coordinates: 55°45'56.0″N 37°37'49.0″E.
Contact phone number; 8 (495) 628-78-54
Official website address on the Internet: www.pravoslavie.ru
It is more convenient to get to the monastery by metro, getting off at the Sretenskie Vorota stop. The territory of the Sretenskaya Monastery is a 15-minute walk away.
You should depart from the stations: Turgenevskaya, Sukharevskaya, Kuznetsky Most, Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Chistye Prudy, Lubyanka.
The doors of the monastery are open all days of the week from 6:30 am until the evening.
Novospassky Monastery
The Novospassky Monastery is a functioning monastery, the ensemble of which was formed in the 17th-18th centuries. Founded by Grand Duke Ivan III. Known for his close connection with the Romanov family.
Novospassky Monastery
The monastery houses the Belt of St. John of Kronstadt, the relics of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica - the imperishable right hand. Also here lie the ashes of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, killed in 1905.
Divine services. They take place at 8:00 (on weekends at 9:00) and at 17:00.
Address: Krestyanskaya Square, 10.
How to get there. You can get to the place by metro. From the Proletarskaya station of the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya (Violet) line, you need to go along 3rd Krutitsky Lane, heading towards Novospasskoye Shosse (500 meters).
You can also get to the monastery by trams 35 and 38, stop “Dinamovskaya Street”.
History of the founding of the stauropegic monastery
The Sretensky Monastery has been mentioned in chronicles since 1397. Its construction marks the victory of Vasily I over Tamerlane’s army. An Orthodox wooden complex was erected near Kitay-Gorod.
The location for the church was not chosen by chance. Back in 1395, here the highest bishop Cyprian met the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, taken from Vladimir on the Klyazma River. A solemn prayer service was held on the occasion of the discovery of the icon.
Since the opening of the church, it has been assigned a vital role in the capital's spiritual life.
In the 17th century, the monastery was moved due to the construction of stone walls of Kitay-Gorod.
The first building was a stone chapel. Thanks to abundant contributions from the treasury, the monastery grew and acquired churches and fraternal buildings.
The year 1737 was significant when fire partially destroyed the monastery buildings. And since 1764, the monastery began to decline, declared unemployed and no longer financed from the royal treasury.
In the 19th century, the revival of the monastery began. During the war with Napoleon, daily services were held in the temple. The monks nursed the wounded soldiers, and buried the dead in the monastery cemetery.
The bells of the Sretensky Monastery were heard over long distances, and numerous pilgrims found shelter on the territory.
The children of Orthodox believers were educated in the parish school.
After the revolution of 1917, stagnation again sets in in the history of the monastery. The rector, Bishop Hilarion, is exiled to Solovki, and the monastery is liquidated. The premises begin to be used for economic needs, which leads to neglect and partial destruction.
Restoration of the Sretensky Church began in 1958, and in the 90s the cathedral was returned to believers. The summer of 1996 was the time of restoration of the monastery.
In the last year of the 20th century, a school was opened, which later turned into a theological seminary.
Zaikonospassky Monastery
Located in the Kitay-Gorod area. It is a functioning men's monastery. The educational school created within its walls and later reorganized into the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy became the basis of the future Moscow Theological Academy.
Zaikonospassky Monastery
It has the status of the Patriarchal Metochion. Located in the very center of Moscow, in close proximity to the Kremlin and Red Square.
Divine services. On weekdays and Saturdays, services are held at 7:30 and 17:00. On Sundays and holidays at 6:30, 8:30 and 17:00. Current information is updated every week; you should check the schedule on the official website of the monastery www.zspm.ru.
Address: st. Nikolskaya, 7-9, bldg. 3.
How to get there. The monastery is located within walking distance from three metro stations: Teatralnaya on the Zamoskvoretskaya (Green) line, Ploshchad Revolyutsii on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya (Blue) line and Okhotny Ryad on the Sokolnicheskaya (Red) line.
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Educational courses of the Sretensky Monastery
Nowadays, educational courses are held for Orthodox laity in the Moscow Sretensky Monastery. In 2022, meetings are dedicated to family.
Speeches are given by clergy, psychologists and teachers of the Orthodox faith. The gathering place is the lower church of the new cathedral. The event starts at noon. To register for courses, you must fill out an online form.
Service Schedule
General brief schedule of services:
On weekdays, the midnight office takes place at 06:30, the liturgy is celebrated at 08:00, and the evening services begin at 6 pm.
On Friday evening hours, the akathist to the Mother of God is read.
On Sundays and holidays, liturgies are held at 07:00 and 10:00.
Donskoy Monastery
Not far from Svyato-Danilov there is another monastery - Donskoy. Founded in 1591. It was closed with the establishment of Soviet power and revived again in 1991.
Donskoy Monastery
The monastery houses the relics of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of All Russia. On the territory of the monastery there is a necropolis where prominent cultural figures, scientists, and architects are buried.
Divine services. Every day in the Donskoy Monastery, services are held at 6:40, 7:40, 8:00, 16:40. Wednesdays at 16:00. On Saturdays at 8:00, 9:00, 16:20, 17:00. Sundays at 7:00, 8:30, 9:00, 10:00, 16:40.
Address: Donskaya Square, 1.
How to get there. From the Shabolovskaya metro station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya (Orange) line, you need to walk along Shabolovka Street to Donskaya Square or travel this distance by tram 14.
You can also get to the monastery by tram 39 (stop “Peoples' Friendship University”). In addition, a 5-minute walk to the monastery there is a stop “Stasovoy Street”, where buses No. 111, 196, M1, N1 and trolleybuses No. 4, 7, M4, M4K stop.
Shrines
The Cathedral of the Presentation of the Vladimir Icon is still active today; its construction was completed in 1677.
In the Sretensky complex there are two inactive churches: St. Nicholas and Mary of Egypt, rebuilt in 1835.
The following are considered miraculous icons:
- image of the Vladimir Mother of God;
- the face of the hermit monk Seraphim of Sarov and his relics.
Within the walls of the Orthodox monastery are the remains of St. Hilarion (of the Trinity), an x-ray of the famous Turin veil depicting the body of Christ, a small part of the relics of St. Mary of Egypt and particles of the relics of Basil the Great, John Chrysostom and other Orthodox saints.
Marfo-Mariinskaya Convent
A convent founded by Princess Elizaveta Fedorovna in 1909. Located in the historical center of the city.
Marfo-Mariinskaya Convent
The monastery contains reliquaries with particles of the relics of Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna and her kaleinisa of the Holy Martyr Barbara. Also in the monastery there is a reliquary with a particle of the relics of the first confessor of the monastery, the holy venerable confessor Sergius (Srebryansky). A piece of the relics of the cleric of the Mariinsky Monastery Gabriel (Igoshkin) is kept.
Divine services. Current information about the times of services can be found on the monastery website www.mmom.ru.
Address: st. Bolshaya Ordynka, 34.
How to get there. From the metro station "Polyanka" of the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya (Grey) line, a few minutes walk. When exiting the subway, you need to cross Bolshaya Polyanka Street, then follow straight through the block to exit onto Bolshaya Ordynka.
Not far from the Tretyakovskaya station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya (Orange) line. From Klimentovsky Lane you need to turn onto Bolshaya Ordynka and go straight in the direction from the center.
In addition, the monastery can be reached by land transport. Bus No. M6 and trolleybus No. 8 (Metro Polyanka stop), bus No. M5 (Iversky Lane).
Requirement cost
Religious rites performed according to the demands and requests of believers are called requirements performed in various faiths. Requirements are not included in the mandatory daily schedule of services.
It is better to find out the amount of fees for services according to requirements or notes directly in the temple.
Approximate amounts of donations for services performed for health or repose:
- mass, including 10 names in 1 note - about 20 rubles;
- Magpies for 1 name about 150 rubles;
- prayer service and service for the deceased, containing 10 names in 1 note - 30 rubles;
- psalter of prayer chants 1 name from 200 to 2000 rubles, depending on the number of days for which it is ordered.
Pokrovsky Monastery
Another convent in Moscow. Initially founded as a male Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich in 1635. It began functioning as a convent for women in the 1990s.
Pokrovsky Monastery
The relics of the blessed Matrona of Moscow, the most important and revered shrine of the monastery, are kept here. In addition, in the temple there are pieces of the relics of St. Neil of Stolobensky, St. Nicholas of Myra.
Divine services. On weekdays and Saturdays, services in the monastery are held at 7:30 and at 16:45, on Sundays at 06:15, at 9:00, at 16:45.
Address: st. Taganskaya, 58.
How to get there . You can get to the place from the Marksistskaya metro station on the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya (Yellow) line, get off on Taganskaya Street and walk about 15 minutes to the monastery. You need to walk, without turning, in the direction from the center.
You can also get from “Marksistkaya” by ground transport (buses No. 51, No. 74, trolleybuses No. 16, No. 26, No. 63) to the “Bolshaya Andronevskaya” stop.
From the Proletarskaya station on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya (Violet) line or the Krestyanskaya Zastava station on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya (Salatova) line, you will need to walk 10 minutes along Abelmanovskaya Street.
Relics of Hilarion
Particularly revered in the Sretensky Monastery are the relics of the Hieromartyr Hilarion.
Hilarion was born in 1886 into the family of a clergyman in a village located in the Tula province. All his life he studied diligently, was engaged in scientific works, and became a monk in 1913.
After the revolution, Hilarion did not reject his faith and continued to conduct services and work on historical works. In 1921, he was arrested, the reason for which was the organization of a crowded prayer service within the walls of the Sretensky monastery.
After spending a short time in prison, the archbishop was released and again taken into custody two years later. After several years on Solovki, Illarion was sent to Kazakhstan. On the way, he was robbed, and he, suffering from typhus, ended up in Leningrad.
In December 1929, the 43-year-old archbishop died in delirium. Dying, he insisted that he had found the long-awaited freedom. During the funeral service, it was impossible to recognize the former Hilarion in the exhausted old man.
A year before the beginning of the 21st century, the archbishop was canonized and his holy remains were transferred to the Sretenskaya monastery. Memorial Day – December 15th.
