Moscow Monasteries

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John the Evangelist

Resurrection of Christ Andreevski Monastery

Andronikov Monastery

Christ the Savior Not touched by Hands 1423-1425

Savior Andronikov

Conception Monastery

Conception Women’s Monastery 1358 founded by Metropolitan Alexei

Gate Church Savior not Touched by Hands 1696

Danilov Monastery 1282 Simeon Stolnika 168?

Danilov Monastery 1282

Seven Fathers Cathedral 1729;1752

Donskoi Icon to the Mother of God Large Cathedral 1684-1698

Donskoi Icon to the Mother of God Small Cathedral 1591-1593

John Lestvinchika1898

Tikhvinskoi Icon to the Mother of God 1713-1714

Donskoi Monastery 1591

Beheading of John the Baptist 1861-1879

Ivanov Monastery 1533

Ascension of the Lord 1529-1532

Kazan Icon Mother of God 1651 Kolomonskoi

The Nativity monastery was founded in 1386-89 by Princess Serpukhov. The monastery was originally wooden. In the middle of a rectangular court yard stood single dome Nativity cathedral established, in stone. In 1500 the monastery has burned down.

John Zlatoust in the Nativity monastery 1676 John Zlatousta's wooden church was constructed. In 1676-87 on a place of wooden church of John Zlatousta on means of Princess F.I. Lobanovoj-Rostov the stone church was built.

Construction of a new Nativity cathedral is dated 1501-1505. In 1547 the cathedral again burned. In 1626. Nativity Monastery

New Maiden Monastery 1524

Gate Church the Transfiguration of the Savior 1687-1689

Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God 1524-1525

Varlaama and Ioacafa 1689

Veil of the Holy Mother of God 1683-1688

Ambrosia Mediolanskogo 169?

Assumption of the Holy Mother of God 1684-1687

Serge Radonezh 1690-1702 Petrovskiy Monastery

Bogolubov Icon of the Mother of God1684 Petrovskiy Monastery

Petra 1514 Architect Alebiz Petrovskiy Monastery

Pakhomiy the Great1753

PetrovskiMonastery

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New Savior Monastery

Veil of the Holy Mother of God 1675

Transfiguration of the Savior 1645-1647

Cathedral of Vladimir icon Mother of God Meeting monastery 1677,

Monastery of the Meeting of 1677 In 1395 to Moscow the armies of Tamerlaine have risen. Grand Duke Vasily Dmitrievich has risen at the Head of the home guard. For a raising of fighting spirit of soldiers from Vladimir have brought an icon of Blessed Virgin Its(her) Muscovites on entrance to city have met. Tamerlaine has unexpectedly withdrawn the armies from Moscow when his troops saw a vision of the Mother of God in battle against them, and in memory of a miracle on a place of a meeting have put church in a name of Vladimir Divine mother.

Tikhvinskoi Icon of the Mother of God 1677;1840

Simenov Monastery 1390