Pechersky Ascension Monastery ( Russian : Печёрский Вознесенский монастырь , Pechyorsky Vozensensky monastyr ) is a monastery in Nizhny Novgorod , Russia. It is the principal monastery of the Nizhny Novgorod Eparchy (diocese) and the seat of the Bishop of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas.
3-517: Pechersky Voznesensky Monastery is said to have been founded ca. 1328-1330 by St. Dionysius , who came to Nizhny Novgorod from Kiev Pechersk Lavra (i.e., Kiev Monastery of the Caves, pechery meaning 'caves') with other monks, and dug a cave on the step Volga shore some 3 km southeast of the city. Later on, he founded at that site a monastery with a church of Resurrection of the Lord. The monastery
6-577: The Ascension Cathedral (which also serves as a clock tower) is noticeably out of plumb. It has been leaning almost since the time it was originally constructed. 56°19′22″N 44°02′59″E / 56.32278°N 44.04972°E / 56.32278; 44.04972 Dionysius, Metropolitan of Kiev Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
9-463: Was destroyed by a landslide on June 18, 1597. The same year the monastery was rebuilt about 1 km upstream (north) of the old site. Although there are no caves in the modern monastery, the appellation Pechersky , linking it to the old Kiev cloister, has been preserved. The monastery was closed by the NKVD in 1924, and reopened in 1994. The principal buildings of the monastery include: The belfry of
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