On the site of the estate purchased by landowner A.N. Shubina from relative N.M. Markov, a complex was erected. Initially, in the village, south of the manor house, there were two churches: the winter two-story Resurrection Church, built in 1740, and the summer Archangel Michael Church, constructed between 1730 and 1732 by the coachman M.I. Markov. By the end of the 19th century, the winter church had disappeared, while the summer church, completely rebuilt in the 1830s, became the center of a women's Orthodox community, which in 1881, thanks to Shubina's petition, was named the Resurrection-Feodorov Community, in honor of the village and the icon of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God. In 1889, the community transformed into a women's monastery. The church retains the burial site of A.N. Shubina.
The territory of the monastery, stretching eastward from the river, was enclosed in 1902 by a high brick fence with corner towers. The Church of Archangel Michael is located on the southern line of the fence, which adjoins its facades in such a way that a large part of the building with the main entrance is outside the monastery. In the southeastern part, where the bell tower, built in 1902-1903 according to the design of architect P.G. Begen, is located above the Holy Gates, the fence retreats inward. The monastery territory is divided into a ceremonial western part and an economic eastern part. The central element of the complex is the five-domed Assumption Cathedral, built in 1897-1905 according to Begen's design with funds from A.N. Shubina and the Archbishop of Vladimir. Surrounding the ceremonial courtyard are residential and service buildings, the earliest of which, the former manor house of Shubina from the 19th century, adapted for the igumen's residence, is located southwest of the cathedral. Previously, the original refectory of the monastery stood nearby. To the east of the cathedral is a long building from the early 20th century, where icons were painted and covers were made, as well as a photo workshop. Between this building and the bell tower is a one-story house of cells. To the north of the cathedral was previously a small building for a children's shelter. In the northwestern part of the territory, a new refectory building was constructed in 1916. Along the western boundary of the monastery are the bakery building from the second half of the 19th century and two cell buildings. A wide alley leads from the Holy Gates with the bell tower to the economic gates in the northern wall. The site of the original wooden bell tower at the Holy Gates is marked by three old linden trees. The economic yard behind the building is occupied by gardens. The cult buildings, refectory, bakery building, and fence with the bell tower are made of brick, while the residential buildings are wooden and semi-stone. Approaching from the village, the monastery presents an expressive pyramidal composition of the cathedral's domes and the bell tower, rising above the crowns of the grove. This is one of the latest monasteries in the region, whose architectural complex includes a variety of styles from the 19th to 20th centuries.
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