Transfiguration Cathedral in Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery, Suzdal
The first Spaso-Transfiguration church of the monastery, built in the 14th century, was likely wooden. After the fire in 1507 that destroyed most of the monastery buildings, a new stone Spaso-Transfiguration cathedral wa…
Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery in Suzdal
The Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary above the Holy Gates of the Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery was considered one of the main adornments of the monastery in the 17th century. However, it receives little a…
Fort 'Pavel I'
Sometimes buildings reflect the fate of those they are named after. I thought about this when I saw the fort 'Emperor Pavel I', or rather, its remains. Many forts in Kronstadt are in a deplorable state, but this one is a…
The Assumption Church of the Holy Virgin in Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery, Suzdal
The Assumption refectory church of Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery, like many ancient temples of this monastery, has changed its altar dedications and external appearance multiple times throughout its long history. The life of …
Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery in Suzdal
To the east of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral is the Nikolskaya Hospital Church, built in 1669. It includes a hospital ward for the monastery's brethren. The first floor of the two-story building, covered with vaulte…
Belfry of the Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery in Suzdal
The belfry of the Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery is a unique example of ancient Russian architecture. This structure combines several buildings erected in the 16th-17th centuries. The pillar-shaped Church of the Nativity of Jo…
D. M. Pozharsky's Chapel-Tomb in the Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery in Suzdal
On the eastern side of the cathedral was the family necropolis of the Pozharsky and Khovansky princes. In 1642, Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, a well-known hero of the struggle against Polish-Lithuanian forces, was buried here…
Kaluga Holy Tikhon Monastery
The history of Tikhon Monastery begins in the second half of the 15th century, when a monk from the Moscow Chudov Monastery, Tikhon, came to the Medyn forests. He lived alone for several years in the hollow of an old oak…
Prison Block in Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery in Suzdal
In 1766, by the order of Catherine II, a prison for "mad convicts" was opened in the monastery, which closed in 1905 due to revolutionary events. Most of the prisoners were those who violated church canons and were consi…
Museum of Suzdal Prison in Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery
The Suzdal prison has become a place of confinement for many people, both ordinary and famous, throughout its existence. This is evidenced by the memorial plaque at the entrance. In 1829, the Decembrist Fyodor Shakhovsky…
