An active convent in Pereslavl-Zalessky. Pereslavl-Zalessky

22.07.202027.05.2017

This year I had to go alone. The choice fell on Pereslavl-Zalessky. In the city I visited five monasteries and a number of churches. These are, of course, the main attractions of the city, as in most parts of Russia. All of them are very conveniently located for tourists. You walk along the main street of the city and take turns turning to each of the next attractions. Well, that’s if your hiking It will start, like mine, from the bus station.

How to get there?
I chose the "one bus" option. Start at 9.00 from the Central Bus Station. The bus makes only one stop in Sergiev Posad. Estimated time - 2.5 hours. But because of the damn traffic jam on the Moscow Ring Road, we went all 4. Next time I will definitely choose the option with the train. (To Sergiev Posad by train + bus to Pereslavl).

A little official and interesting:

The city was founded in 1152 by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky as Pereyaslavl. It was located behind the forests in Zalesye - an area of fields and agriculture; therefore, an additional definition was added to the name of the city: Pereyaslavl-Zalessky. Since the 15th century, the pronunciation changed to Pereslavl-Zalessky.

Around 1220, Prince Alexander Nevsky was born in Pereyaslavl.

In the autumn of 1374, Moscow Prince Dmitry Donskoy in Pereyaslavl organized a meeting of Russian princes and boyars, at which for the first time
discussed the issue of ridding the country of the Mongol-Tatar yoke.

In 1608, the city suffered greatly during the Time of Troubles.

In 1688, Tsar Peter I began the construction of an amusing flotilla on Lake Pleshcheyevo, which was the beginning of the Russian navy. In 1692, the construction of the flotilla was completed and a ceremonial review was held.

First stop - Feodorovsky Monastery (1304)

Goritsky Assumption Monastery (1300) rises above the houses. I'm going to him.

A detailed story about the monastery will come later. In the meantime, the bell tower of the monastery from which almost the entire city is visible.

I didn’t take pictures of the whole city from this point, otherwise there’s no point in walking around the city later)) But I’ll show you a few photos for clarity.

The huge Lake Pleshcheyevo is in the background.

The domes of the St. Nicholas Convent are visible (1645)

The Sorokosvyatsky Church (1755) and in the distance the Nikitsky Monastery (1100) are the last on my list.

A steep descent leads from the Goritsky Monastery back to the main street.

If you move further away and look back, you may see this view of the Goritsky Monastery.

We meet another monastery almost opposite. Walk just a little bit. Trinity Danilov Monastery (1505). And he also stands on a hillock.

I reach the next monastery - St. Nicholas convent(1645)

And very close to the monastery, the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God (Kornilievskaya) (1694) is being repaired.

Once again St. Nicholas Monastery.

The next goal is already visible - the Church of the Sign (2001). Reconstruction of the church from 1788, destroyed during Soviet times.

But this house seems to have been specially placed here. Together it turned out very Russian.

One more time - at full height.

On the bridge over the Trubezh River, which flows through the city center.

On the other side I found this church - Intercession Holy Mother of God(1789)

The defensive earthen rampart of the Pereslavl Kremlin has been preserved in the city. Once upon a time there was a wooden wall on top of the shaft.

We descend to the territory of the former Kremlin.

As usual, I'm lucky - the main attraction of the reconstruction trip. A reason to come back again))

The Cathedral of the Transfiguration (1152) is the earliest surviving architectural monument of the Vladimir-Suzdal school of architecture. About the founding of Pereslavl-Zalessky by Yuri Dolgoruky in the chronicle of 1152 it is said:
"...Pereslavl moved the city from Kleshchenia (lake), and founded a great city, and built a church in it with stone in honor of the Holy Savior, and filled it with books and marvelous relics of the saints..."

Monument to Alexander Nevsky, a native of Pereslavl.

Kremlin Square. Alexander Nevsky Church (1740) and Cathedral Vladimir icon Our Lady of the Presentation (1740)

Now each one is separate...

Beauty - the tented Church of Peter the Metropolitan (1585) with a bell tower.

I'm moving to the last point of my program. A couple of photos along the way.

The city administration, as always, occupied one of the most beautiful houses in the city. Probably a merchant's house.

City center. Bridge over the Trubezh River. Stone merchant buildings and the Church of Simeon the Stylite (1771)

To get to the last monastery on the list, it is better to take a bus. I get off the bus and turn off the roadway. Rural landscape on the road to the Nikitsky Monastery.

And here he is - Nikitsky monastery(1100)

A very beautiful sidewalk (due to the line of trees and side light).

The church with a very interesting name from the title photo is the Church of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (1755).

The church stands at the confluence of the Trubezh River and Lake Pleshcheyevo. The most picturesque place in the city (in my opinion). Sky, lake and temple. Class.

And as it turned out, but maybe I just didn’t realize that this is the only place in the city with an equipped approach to the lake. In other places, private plots or nature itself got in the way.

Here I found some great ones

Christian monasteries near the famous Lake Pleshcheevo are considered one of the most ancient Russian monasteries. One of them appeared at the beginning of the 11th century, and the other was built on an old pagan temple. Largely thanks to the monastic communities and strong monastery walls, it was possible to repel the attack on the city by the troops of Khan Tokhtamysh and his followers, as well as resist Polish-Lithuanian formations during the Time of Troubles. Nowadays in Pereslavl-Zalessky you can visit five monasteries, four of which are active.

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Church of All Saints of the Goritsky Monastery

Squat defensive walls and towers make this monastery look like a massive fortress. In addition, the ancient monastery stands on a hill and is visible from everywhere. It is because of this that the Goritsky Monastery is often called the Kremlin.

The exact date of foundation of the monastery remains unknown. This happened because most of the documents were burned in a fire several centuries ago. However, written evidence has been preserved that a Christian monastery was built on the site of a pagan sanctuary, and this happened no later than the 14th century.

The powerful monastery fortifications were not built for beauty. The Pereslavl monastery more than once became a participant in bloody military operations. It was here that the wife of Dmitry Donskoy, Princess Evdokia, took refuge when the merciless hordes of Khan Tokhtamysh carried out a devastating raid on Russian lands.

To this day, buildings built in the 16th-17th centuries have been preserved in the monastery complex. These are the Holy Gates with the Church of St. Nicholas towering above them, the elegant Travel Gates in the eastern part of the wall, and, of course, the majestic Assumption Cathedral, with its five domes reaching straight to the sky.

Today the monastery is not active, and its premises are used for a variety of museum collections. The city-owned museum-reserve can rightfully be considered one of the largest and richest museum collections in the country. Its collections contain over 80 thousand unique exhibits. Icons, ancient wooden sculptures, paintings, skillful gold embroidery, elegant forged items and rare photographs - there is so much to be found in the museum halls.

The museum has existed in the monastery for many decades. However, a decision was made to restore a functioning Orthodox monastery on the monastery territory. Therefore, nowadays work is being carried out here to gradually transfer museum collections and free up ancient churches and buildings for the monastic community.

The monastery is located to the left of the highway when entering the city from the capital, in Museum Lane, 4.

Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery

Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery from a bird's eye view

More than 500 years ago, the wandering monk Daniel appeared in an ancient Russian city. He lived in the Nikitsky and Goritsky monasteries, and gradually went from a simple monk to an archimandrite. Daniel's special concern was to bury the dead wanderers, homeless and beggars according to Christian customs. Thanks to his efforts, at the very beginning of the 16th century a new monastery appeared in Pereslavl.

A hundred years later, when Russia was going through the devastating Time of Troubles, the monastery was badly damaged. The Polish-Lithuanian troops advancing on the city burned most of the monastery buildings, and killed the peasants who worked for this monastery. However, before the end of the 17th century, the monastery was not only restored, but was also rebuilt in stone.

Some of those first stone buildings survive to this day. This is the majestic Trinity Cathedral, erected by Rostov masters. Inside it you can see wall paintings made by Kostroma and Yaroslavl isographers in the 1660s. On the eastern side of the cathedral stands the All Saints Church, which appeared in the monastery in the 1680s. And in the southeast of the monastery rises the amazingly beautiful Church of the Praise of the Mother of God, erected at the very end of the 17th century.

Today, 20 monks live in the monastery. The monastery is located in the city center, in the former Lugovaya Sloboda, on Lugovaya Street, 17.

Nikitsky Monastery

General view of the Nikitsky Monastery

The most ancient monastery near the legendary Lake Pleshcheevo was founded at the very beginning of the 11th century. This monastery was among the very first Christian buildings erected by decree of Prince Boris of Rostov. In those days, the purpose of the monastery was one thing - to convert the pagans living on the shore of the lake to the Christian faith as much as possible.

The monastery was dedicated in honor of one of the most revered saints by believers - the Great Martyr Nikita. Often in history, some events overlap with others. It is curious that in the 12th century, an unusual healer and holy fool, Nikita Stolpnik, lived at the monastery.

Ancient chronicles have brought to our time the heroic pages of monastic history. IN early XVII century, for more than two weeks, the monks, together with the abbot, repelled the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian troops of Jan Sapieha. However, experienced soldiers still managed to defeat the monks. The monastery was stormed and its defenders executed.

Today in the ancient monastery you can see the beautiful, monumental Nikitsky Cathedral, built during the time of Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible. A slender tented bell tower rises above the entire territory. The monastery also preserves the temple where the young Tsar Peter I stayed during his first visits to Lake Pleshcheyevo. This is the Church of the Annunciation.

The entire complex of monastery buildings is surrounded by white stone walls. It is enough to look at their towers and loopholes to understand how powerful the fortification created around the monastery was. Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible took part in the construction of these walls. By his order, the stones were fastened with a special mortar, and the base of the walls was laid out with massive boulders.

Today, 15 inhabitants live inside the monastery. Many pilgrims come to the famous healing spring of St. Nikita, which is located about 1 km from the monastery walls.

The monastery stands in the northern part of the city, in the former Nikitskaya Sloboda.

Nikolsky Monastery

View of the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist in the belfry, the Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Church of Peter and Paul along the eastern wall of the monastery

I noticed it on the very first day of my stay in the city during my first walk around. Walking along the earthen ramparts of the ancient Kremlin, I saw bright golden domes nearby behind the treetops.

They contrasted greatly with the overall cloudy picture. It was simply impossible not to notice them. And so, on the last day of our trip, we decided to drive closer to the monastery, take photos, and, if we were lucky, go inside.

Pereslavl St. Nicholas Monastery is located near the city center. You can easily walk there: you move along Sovetskaya Street in the direction from the center, go beyond the earthen Kremlin rampart and turn right at the first turn. Next you will have to walk or drive 500 meters along Gagarin Street. You are unlikely to like the road, so take your time and take comfort in the thought that you won’t have long to endure.

The monastery will appear before you in all its glory. This is a small fortress with real walls and watchtowers.

The walls, of course, are not as high as in other similar structures. The turrets, as it seems at first glance, serve a purely decorative role, since they have no loopholes or any windows at all. Perhaps they were present before, but due to the absence of an external enemy, most likely during the next perestroika they were simply “closed up.”

But the golden domes of the cathedral and bell tower immediately catch your eye.

Although the monastery is active, anyone can enter the monastery territory. Before you do this, you should familiarize yourself with the rules so as not to get into an awkward position.

In principle, everything is extremely simple and clear: don’t litter, don’t walk on the lawns, don’t make noise, be decently dressed, don’t walk your dogs, don’t ride bicycles, don’t smoke.

Separately, it is worth noting that when visiting a monastery, women must have their heads covered (for example, tie a scarf) and wear a skirt. These are the usual rules when visiting temples. For those who do not have a headscarf and are wearing trousers, there are two stalls near the entrance with scarves and skirts that can be worn directly over the trousers. This is very convenient for those who initially did not plan to visit the monastery and just stopped here while passing through. Naturally, when you leave, don’t forget to put everything back :)

The territory of the monastery is very neat and well-groomed. You can feel it right from the entrance. At the time of our visit, paving stones were being laid in the area.

The monastery was founded around 1350 Dmitry Prilutsky - a monk of the Russian church. It is noteworthy that the monastery was originally founded as a men's monastery. About 30 years later, it was devastated by hordes of Mongol-Tatars led by Khan Tokhtamysh.

Restored in the 15th century, the monastery flourished and received rich donations, but was again destroyed in 1613 by the Poles and Lithuanians.

In 1923, the Soviet authorities closed the monastery, main cathedral and the bell tower was blown up, and on the territory for a long time there was a livestock farm.

The majestic St. Nicholas Cathedral was rebuilt after the transfer of the monastery to the Russian Orthodox Church.

In the absence of noisy tourist groups, the territory of the monastery is quiet and peaceful. Only part of the territory is open to ordinary visitors. Special signs remind you of this. Going beyond the fence and, especially, taking photographs there is strictly prohibited. It is difficult to say what kind of disobedience this will be. But I would not like to find out this from my own experience and I do not recommend it to you.

By far the most significant building of the monastery is St. Nicholas Cathedral. Entrance inside is free.

On a nice sunny summer day it looks great framed by green leaves and blue sky. The best time to photograph the facade of the cathedral is after 16:00.

Next I would like to show a few photographs taken on the territory of the monastery. It is mostly beautiful and well maintained here. There are lawns around with evenly cut grass and flowers. However, some buildings are in need of renovation. In some places he is already on his way.

Use was also found for the arches of the fortress wall. Firewood is stored there:

The three-domed Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist looks especially unusual:

General impression: This is really more of a working monastery than a tourist site. It's calm and beautiful here. No souvenir stalls. You won't be able to stay here for long unless you want to attend a service in the cathedral. In half an hour you can leisurely walk around the entire territory, take beautiful photographs, sit on a bench, relax and move on.

Goritsky Assumption Monastery

This monastery was abolished in 1744. Currently, on its territory there is Pereslavl-Zalessky State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve.

People come here not so much to communicate with the Almighty, but to touch history and art. The monastery was founded presumably in the 14th century. No one can say more precisely, since in 1722, during a big fire, the archives of the monastery were destroyed.

To enter the monastery territory you have to pay 20 rubles. It’s not that expensive, but there’s not much point in just wandering around the area. If you want to go to a museum or climb a bell tower, you have to pay separately for each such entrance. Sometimes this is not entirely convenient. The object of your interest may be in the far corner of the territory, and to get a ticket you will have to walk back to the entrance where the ticket office is located.

You can immediately buy a so-called “single” ticket and get, as they say now, unlimited access to all museum exhibitions. The cost of such a ticket is 450 rubles. By the way, here's a look at the prices. They are valid at the end of May 2016:

The monastery is located on a mountain, hence its name “Goritsky”. From its walls and bell towers open magnificent views to Pereslavl-Zalessky and Lake Pleshcheyevo. For example, you can climb into this observation tower,

and see a gorgeous panorama:

There is not much space in the turret, so it is better to wait until some excursion has subsided. For example, I was “lucky”. As soon as I climbed into the turret and started taking photographs, then, out of nowhere, about 30 more teenage schoolchildren climbed in after me. Such proximity made it impossible to turn around, and it was no longer possible to get out - the visitors pushed me to the wall farthest from the exit.

We had to squeeze through to the exit gradually. It was difficult to get out of the tower. But now you can see from the photographs obtained that the museum is in a state of slight neglect. It’s a pity that we weren’t able to walk along the wall, we just didn’t have enough time.

Already on the way back I came across the bell tower of the Church of the Epiphany. Seeing that people were coming in, I, too, headed for the door. However, a polite lady blocked my path and asked me to show my “ticket”. Of course, I didn’t have a ticket, but I had a great desire to climb the bell tower to look around the surroundings from a higher point.

I had to pay 80 rubles at the ticket office, after which I was allowed to climb the bell tower.

The following rules were posted on the door at the entrance:

It must be said that in terms of scale this bell tower, of course, is inferior to the Suzdal one. And the height is not the same, and there are not so many steps. The view inside the tower was quite gloomy:

Two people cannot pass each other in this narrow corridor. Therefore, it may be good that the entrance here is paid. Otherwise, congestion would constantly form in the corridor, and the wooden stairs would not withstand the heavy weight of the crowd of tourists:

And now, having overcome all the steps, we find ourselves at the observation deck of the bell tower. By the way, there are no bells here. Therefore, the only thing you can look at is the bird's eye view of Pereslavl-Zalessky and its surroundings.

That's basically all that can be seen from there. The best time for shooting is the second half of the day. In the morning the sun will shine in your eyes and you may not get good pictures.

Of course, the territory of the monastery itself is visible, but believe me, there is nothing special to see there. And the height of the bell tower, by the way, is not enough to “be afraid to approach the edge” and look at all the objects from top to bottom. Once again we were able to verify that the majestic Assumption Cathedral And All Saints Church are in a state of mild neglect. From below it’s somehow not very noticeable. But the sight of rusted iron on church domes evokes despondency. This is really just a museum, and not a temple at all.

Descending from the bell tower is a more important task than going up. Due to the flimsiness of the stairs, the steps of which creaked underfoot, we had to move very carefully. No, I'm not saying that the stairs are old and rotten. By the looks of it they were made not that long ago. However, their appearance does not inspire confidence. People who feel insecure at heights should carefully hold on to the railing when descending.

I especially liked the very last stairs, the ones near the ground. They are narrow passages in the stone interior of the tower:

As I wrote earlier, the passage is so narrow that two people of average fatness may not be able to separate. Look, I specially photographed my “slippers” on the steps so that you can estimate the width of the stairs on this scale:

But the photographs inside these catacombs turned out to be very interesting and unusual. Take a look - almost like a “stairway to heaven”:

I think people who suffer from a fear of crowded spaces and confined spaces should not stay here for a long time.

Let's look at the bell tower itself from below. It probably won’t be difficult to figure out exactly where the observation deck is. If you come to the Goritsky Assumption Monastery, decide for yourself whether it’s worth spending 80 rubles on the climb. Personally, I definitely won’t climb it a second time.

In parting, here are a few more photographs - they were taken outside the monastery walls. This is still the same bell tower, only a view from the outside:

And a photograph in which part of the wall is visible. The ornate forms of individual details and the entire composition as a whole cannot but arouse admiration:

It's a shame that all this is in a semi-abandoned state.

Conclusion

So, you and I took a virtual walk through two monasteries. You yourself noticed how different they are. To be honest, I don’t really like this article myself. I admit that when writing the text, some historical information had to be borrowed from other sources. But I really wanted to show the photos. It is clear that it is better to see Pereslavl monasteries with your own eyes, wander along the paths, visit museum exhibitions. I really hope that my photo report will seem useful and, perhaps, will encourage you to personally visit these historical and cultural monuments.

… Today I’ll show you a little bit of Pereslavl-Zalessky.

Pereslavl-Zalessky is a small and very cute city. It's nice to take a leisurely stroll through its quiet streets, admiring the ancient architecture. You can look into one of the museums with funny names: iron, teapot or Botik. But where you definitely need to go is to the shore of Lake Pleshcheevo. It is one of the largest lakes in the Volga region, and in the summer you can meet a lot of people wanting to swim or fish. And of course, it’s worth climbing to the top of Alexandrova Mountain - a great place to view the picturesque nature and many attractions of the Pereslavl region.
I had only a few hours of free time in the city, which I devoted to sightseeing, map in hand.

1. On Red Square, against the background of the ancient city ramparts, a small one-domed temple has been whitening for more than 850 years. A witness to the founding of the city and all subsequent events, Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral The 12th century is the earliest surviving architectural monument of the Vladimir-Suzdal school of architecture; its construction date is 1152-1157.

2. Single-domed white stone cathedral, the only monument of pre-Mongol architecture in the Yaroslavl region.

3. Founded in 1152 by Yuri Dolgoruky at the founding of the Pereslavl fortress. It suffered from fires several times, but overall it has retained its original appearance well; only the shape of the dome has changed.

4. Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon Mother of God and the Church of Alexander Nevsky were built in the historical part of Pereslavl in the 1740s at the expense of the Pereslavl merchant and manufacturer F. Ugrimov. Both churches were part of the ensemble of the Bogoroditsko-Sretensky Novodevichy Convent. In the second half of the 18th century, due to the abolition of the Pereslavl diocese, the poor monastery was closed, and its churches were converted into ordinary parish churches.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the spacious Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God became the new City Cathedral and the ancient Transfiguration Cathedral was added to it. Between the Vladimir Cathedral and the Church of Alexander Nevsky there used to be a bell tower from the 18th century; it was destroyed simultaneously with the monastery fence in 1930 during the expansion of the Yaroslavl highway (only a fragment of the wall with a guardhouse remained). The churches located in close proximity to Red Square have been preserved as a single architectural complex.

5. This elegant church is impossible not to notice - it is located on the main street, right next to the road, pleasing the eye of the passerby. In the distant 1930s, the “arbiters of the destinies of churches” noticed its similarity with the Moscow Sukharevskaya Tower, and therefore Simeon's Church saved. The existence of a wooden church of the same name in Pereslavl-Zalessky has been known since the beginning of the 17th century. The Church of Simeon the Stylite was rebuilt in stone in 1771. In the provincial baroque style, with a hipped bell tower, the two-story temple especially attracts attention with its decorative decoration.

St. Nicholas Monastery. Pereslavl-Zalessky

6. We continue our walk around Pereslavl-Zalessky and its attractions. This temple is located in the western part of the city, adjacent to the St. Nicholas Monastery. Until 1764, there was the Borisoglebsky “what’s on the sands” monastery, founded, according to legend, in 1252 after the Tatar invasion at the burial site of the Pereslavl governor Zhidislav and the Tver princess. This monastery was associated with the name of St. Cornelius the Silent, revered in Pereslavl, who voluntarily took a vow of silence.

7. Since 1996, the church has been assigned to the St. Nicholas Monastery, and there is hope that the temple will be restored.

8. Not far from the historical center of Pereslavl, near the ancient rampart stands, shining with domes, Nikolsky Monastery, “what’s in the swamp.” It was probably founded in 1348. Its founder was Dmitry Prilutsky, a student St. Sergius Radonezh, who visited the St. Nicholas monastery more than once.

Lake Pleshcheyevo

9. Several scenic views Lake Pleshcheyevo.

10. Lake Pleshcheyevo is known far beyond the borders of the city of Pereslavl-Zalessky, of which it is a landmark.

11. Spending the day sitting on the shore of such a lake is a romantic’s dream.

12.

Alexandrova Hill

13. View of the lake from Alexandrova Hill.

14. Ramparts and church of the 17th century on the site of Kleshchin-town.
Kleshchin is the predecessor of Pereslavl. Not far from Alexandrova Mountain, between two ravines, on the top of a flat hill, the earthen ramparts of the ancient town of Kleshchina from the early 12th century have been preserved. The height of the ancient fortress is more than three, and in some places up to eight meters, the circumference of the rampart is about five hundred meters. This once well-fortified point was the center of Slavic settlements. Its complex included the house of the princely governor, a room for a military garrison and a wooden church, and on the outside of the rampart there was a settlement on the site of the modern village of Gorodishche. In the 15th century, Kleshchin still existed and was known, but the administrative center of the region had long been Pereyaslavl New (later Pereslavl-Zalessky).

Nikitsky Monastery. Pereslavl-Zalessky

15. Nikitsky Monastery is located in the northern part of Pereslavl, not far from Troitskaya Sloboda. It is the oldest in the Pereslavl region. Presumably, on the site of this monastery in ancient times there was a pagan temple. The 11th century is considered to be the time when the Nikitsky monastery was founded. Initially, all the buildings of the monastery were wooden and have not been preserved.

16. According to legend, Ivan the Terrible rebuilt the Nikitsky Monastery as a reserve residence in case of betrayal in Alexandrova Sloboda.
The name of the first of the Pereslavl saints, Nikita the Stylite, is also associated with the Nikitsky Monastery. In Pereslavl in the 12th century he served as a collector of princely taxes. The sins he committed led Nikita to a monastery, where he imprisoned himself in an earthen cell. He healed many people and not far from the monastery he “fossiled a student”; the water from this source is still considered holy today. Nikita died because of his iron chains, as the killers mistook them for silver. Nikita the Stylite was buried on the territory of the Nikitsky Monastery and was officially canonized in the 16th century.

17. Sretenskaya Church is located in the sub-monastery settlement near the Goritsky and Danilovsky monasteries. Built in 1778-1785.

Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery. Pereslavl-Zalessky

18. Holy Trinity Danilov male The monastery was founded around 1508 and is located in a quiet, picturesque place - on a hill near Sokolskaya Sloboda, where the Sokoly Pomytchiks once hunted falcons for the royal hunt. The founder and abbot of this monastery, Daniil Pereslavsky, a monk of the Goritsky Monastery, initially performed funeral services and buried poor people here, and later became the “grand-ducal godfather” - one of the godfathers of Ivan the Terrible. The relics of Saint Daniel rest in the Trinity Cathedral, where there is a chapel named after him.

Goritsky Monastery. Pereslavl-Zalessky

19. Goritsky Monastery founded in the first half of the 14th century. For about half a century in the 18th century, the monastery was the center of the diocese. More than once the “Most Pure One on Goritsa” was visited by great princes and kings, making rich deposits.

20. Particularly noteworthy is the Assumption Cathedral, decorated inside with a magnificent iconostasis in the Baroque style. And from the high bell tower of the Church of the Epiphany there is a beautiful view of the entire city.
Currently, the buildings of the monastery house one of the largest provincial museums in Russia - the Pereslavl Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve.

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