The Uspensky Kamensky Monastery in the village of Zabramy, Klimovsky district, consists of partially ruined buildings of a once-functioning Orthodox monastery. It was founded in 1681 by Elder Iona Bolkhovsky with funds from the Hetman of Little Russia, Ivan Mazepa, on a high bank of the Snov River. At that time, the nearest settlement was the Kamensky farm, which gave the monastery its name.
Until the mid-18th century, the monastery consisted of wooden structures. The first stone buildings appeared during the tenure of Abbot Ioasaf Mitkevich, between 1753 and 1758, when the Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist was built. Initially, the monastery was male and operated until 1764, after which it was closed for 22 years. In 1786, the monastery was restored, but it became female. In the 1770s, the Uspensky Cathedral was built here, along with a stone fence and a hospital building.
The Uspensky Kamensky Monastery was built in the style of Ukrainian Baroque, which was the dominant architectural direction in Little Russia and Starodubshchina during the Hetmanate period. In the 1850s-60s, a bell tower appeared here, designed in the style of late classicism with elements of Russian style.
The monastery existed for 247 years and was closed with the rise of the Bolsheviks. In 1928, the Bryansk provincial executive committee decided to close it, after which the buildings were dismantled.
To this day, fragments of the Uspensky Cathedral, the bell tower, and parts of the fence have survived. The monastery is located in the small village of Zabramy on the bank of the Snov River. Nearby, on the other bank of the river, is the spring "Monakhova Krynitsa," a nature monument of regional significance, next to which stands a chapel.
The remains of the Uspensky Kamensky Monastery in Zabramy are a regional attraction, drawing thousands of local residents and pilgrims. Until 2014, many Ukrainians visited here, as the village of Zabramy is only two kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
In 2016, the authorities of the Klimovsky district announced plans to begin restoration work on the Uspensky Kamensky Monastery as part of a district program for the restoration of architectural monuments.
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