The Seraphimo-Diveevo Convent is a women's monastery in the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, revered as the fourth earthly abode of the Most Holy Theotokos. It was founded in 1861 and operated until 1927. The revival of the monastery began in 1988 with the registration of a church parish. In April 1989, Archbishop Nikolai consecrated a wooden church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, built on the site of an old house that was previously used as a candle workshop. In October 1989, the Trinity Cathedral was transferred to the community, which was consecrated in March 1990. In 1991, the Holy Synod decided to restore the monastery, and in July of the same year, the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov arrived in Diveevo. In 1992, the building of the Kazan Church and other properties were transferred to the monastery. In 1995, the Kazan Church received the status of a federal architectural monument. In 2000, the relics of saints Alexandra, Martha, and Elena of Diveevo were discovered and glorified as locally revered saints. In 2003, the 100th anniversary of the canonization of Seraphim of Sarov was celebrated, and in 2004, the 250th anniversary of his birth. In 2005, processions from various cities came to the monastery. In 2006, Bishop Georgy consecrated a church in honor of St. Mary Magdalene. In 2007, the construction of the chapels of the Kazan Church was completed. In 2009, President Medvedev visited the monastery, and in 2011, the Belt of the Most Holy Theotokos was brought there. In 2012, the construction of a new church in honor of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos began. In 2015, a cross of veneration was erected at the monastery. Today, more than 400 nuns reside in the monastery, with the Trinity Cathedral housing the relics of Seraphim of Sarov remaining the center of spiritual life.
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