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Troitsky Belbazh Women's Monastery

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The Holy Trinity Belbazh Monastery is an active skete of the Holy Trinity Seraphimo-Diveevsky Women's Monastery and is located in the village of Belbazh in the Koverninsky District of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 350 km from Diveevo.

The monastery was founded in 1708 by the decree of Emperor Peter the First. It was located in the Makaryevsky District of the Kostroma Province on the Belbaz River, from which it got its name. The monastery was closed in 1764.

Later, on the site of the abolished monastery, a women's monastic community was established, which included three churches: the Trinity Church, the Church of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, and the church in honor of the Uncreated Image of the Savior.

On April 19, 1921, by order of the Soviet authorities, the Troitsky Belbazh Women's Monastery was liquidated, and many nuns and priests were repressed. A production artel, a hospital, and a bakery were established on its territory, and some buildings were sold to peasants. In January 1936, a Zalesnaya MTS was created on the site of the monastery, and all premises were used as workshops, warehouses, garages, and residential apartments.

Since April 2009, the monastery has been functioning again as a skete of the Holy Trinity Seraphimo-Diveevsky Monastery. The Trinity Church, the church in honor of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, the refectory church in honor of the icon "Savior Not Made by Hands," and the abbot's house have been preserved here. The first moleben after the monastery's closure was held by Archbishop Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas on April 14, 2009.

On August 15, 2009, Archbishop Georgy consecrated the refectory church in honor of the Uncreated Image of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was assisted by Archbishop Theognost Guzikov of Sergiev Posad and Bishop Theophilakt Moiseev of Bryansk and Sevsk.

On November 19, 2013, Metropolitan Georgy performed the Great Consecration of the church in honor of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos.

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Троицкий Белбажский женский монастырь

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