Trinity Stepan-Makhriщsky Women's Monastery in Makhra
More than six centuries ago, in the 1350s, the venerable Stefan, a native of the Kiev-Pechersk Monastery, founded the holy abode. Due to the oppression of the Uniates that spread in the Kiev principality after its conque…
Church of Stephen of Makhra at the Trinity St. Stephen-Makhra Convent
The relics of St. Stephen were left underground, and soon a stone church was built above them, which became the northern chapel of the new Trinity temple. The chapel was consecrated in 1558 in the presence of Ivan the Te…
Church of Peter and Paul at the Trinity Stepan-Makhri Women's Monastery
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, thanks to the efforts of Metropolitan Platon Levshin of Moscow, the monastery was surrounded by a stone wall with towers. Under his guidance, the monastery gradually transformed…
Church of Sergius of Radonezh at the Trinity Stepan-Makhri Monastery
The gate church dedicated to St. Sergius of Radonezh is part of the ensemble of the Holy Trinity Stepan-Makhri Stavropegial Convent. This two-story brick building was constructed in 1791 with funds from Metropolitan Plat…
Church of the Holy Trinity in the Mahri Women's Monastery
In 1824, a wooden church was established near the eastern gates of the monastery in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh. This church was moved from the village of Yam and was intended for the parishioners of the Mahrin sett…
Chapel of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God
In 2013, a chapel was established in the southeast tower of the monastery fence, opposite the Holy Trinity Church, in honor of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God. In 2014, Moscow icon painters Alexey Sernyaev and Nade…
Archimandrite Corps of the Trinity Stepan-Makhriysky Convent in Mvkhre
In the late 19th century, a two-story abbot's building was constructed on the northern side opposite the temple of St. Stephen. It is believed that there was previously a house built in the late 18th century for the temp…
Monastery Hotel of the Trinity Stepan-Makhri Women's Monastery in Makhra
Throughout the 19th century, the western part of the monastery repeatedly changed its appearance. In the second half of this century, a one-story stone building was erected against the western wall, which likely served a…
Guesthouse of the Trinity Stepan-Makhri Women's Monastery in Makhra
The guesthouse is located in the northwest part of the monastery complex. This two-story building with a wooden upper structure was built, presumably, in the second half of the 19th century. The first floor has a rectang…
Monastery Dining Hall of the Trinity Stepan-Makhri Women's Monastery in Makhra
The one-story stone building of the monastery dining hall, elongated from west to east, is located near the southern gates of the monastery. It was built in 1873 on the site of an old, dilapidated building. The funds for…
