Churches of the Epiphany and St. Ferapont of the Ferapontov-Belozersky Monastery
The Holy Gates serve as the entrance to the monastery, symbolically separating the earthly and monastic worlds. The gates include two arches of different sizes: one for everyday use and the other for festive entry. Above…
Goritsky Women's Monastery
The monastery was founded in the mid-16th century by Princess Euphrosinia Staritskaya, the widow of Prince Andrei Staritsky, who was the uncle of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible.
At that time, there was already a monastery in…
Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in the Voskresensky Goritsky Convent
In the center of the monastery, on a steep elevation, stands the majestic two-story stone cathedral dedicated to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. This temple was built in 1549 with funds from the prince of Belozersk, An…
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of the Resurrection Goritsky Convent
Next to the Resurrection Summer Cathedral, on the eastern side, stands the second majestic warm church dedicated to the Holy Trinity. This stone church with three altars was built in 1821 thanks to the efforts of Abbess …
The Muhanov Estate in Veselaya Lopan
The village of Veselaya Lopan emerged in the early 18th century due to the resettlement of runaway peasants from the southern regions of Russia and Ukraine. The name of the village is likely connected to the Lopan River,…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin
The Church in the name of the Intercession of the Mother of God is a stone, warm, two-story building located in the enclosure on the eastern side of the monastery, among stone structures. It was built and consecrated in …
Chapel in Honor of the Prophet John the Baptist at the Goritsky Women's Monastery
In 1905, when the abbess was Adriana, the monastery pier and a stone chapel dedicated to John the Baptist were built opposite the northwest corner of the monastery.
Church of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple of the Resurrection Goritsky Women's Monastery
Beyond the monastery fence, on a rise slightly jutting into the Sheksna River, stands the Vvedenskaya Church with its bell tower and clergy house. It was built in 1861, when the village around the monastery expanded and …
Kovalevsky Estate in Yutanovka
The Kovalevsky estate in the village of Yutanovka is a unique example of a rural manor. This building in the provincial modern style was constructed in the early 20th century by Yevgraf Petrovich Kovalevsky, who played a…
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
The monastery was founded during the emergence of new monasteries in the late 14th and early 15th centuries by followers of Sergius of Radonezh. In 1397, monk Kirill of Belozersk dug a cave on the shore of Lake Siverskoy…
