Each of the monasteries was created for some significant event.
Moscow's monasteries are interesting as part of the history and culture of all of Russia. Therefore, there are many tourists among believers. The cloisters maintain attention to the heritage of the past - they create museums and conduct excursions.
Pilgrims who plan to visit Moscow monasteries to participate in divine services should take into account the current schedule of services. Their hours are regularly published on the official websites.
This should be taken into account by ordinary visitors as well - operating monasteries open at the beginning of services, and close at the end of them. Monastic museums and excursion departments work according to their own schedule.
Directions to the monasteries are indicated to the nearest metro stations, from which you can walk in a few minutes.
Novodevichy Convent
Novodevichy proezd, 1
daily, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
novodev.ru
+7 (495) 246-56-07
travel to the station "Sportivnaya", then 5-8 minutes. on foot along the street of the 10th anniversary of October.
Novodevichy Convent:
daily from 9:00 to 17:00
+7 (499) 246-85-26
Museum guides lead groups around the territory, permanent exposition and exhibitions of the monastery, talk about its sights. A preliminary application is required. A tour of the necropolis is open in summer.
a, daily:
From May 1 to September 30: from 9:00 to 19:00
From October 1 to April 30: from 9:00 to 17:00
There is no official website.
Brief history and sights of the Novodevichy Convent
- In 1524 it was founded by Vasily III Ioanovich in memory of the annexation of Smolensk.
- From the 16th-17th centuries, noble representatives from the courtiers, princely families, and later from the royal family came here for tonsure or imprisonment.
- The architectural ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent is a world-class landmark included in the UNESCO list.
- On the territory of the monastery there was a real museum - the Smolensk Cathedral of the 16th century. with a baroque iconostasis and ancient frescoes, a bell tower, the Assumption Church, the Chapel of the Prokhorov manufacturers, the mausoleum of the Volkonsky princes, ancient tombstones, chambers in which high-ranking nuns lived and other buildings.
- A cemetery adjoins the monastery, where representatives of the nobility and outstanding personalities of different eras are buried. Many tombstones also have artistic value. And some are attracted by love to those persons in whose memory they are installed.
Danilov Monastery
st. Danilovsky Val, 22
daily during the hours of services
www.msdm.ru
+7 (495) 958 11-07, +7 (495) 955 67-15
travel to the Tulskaya station (take the last carriage from the center). Walk along Bolshoy Starodanilovsky lane to Starodanilovsky passage and then to the monastery.
msdm.ru/kontakti/93-obshchie/11-ofis-i-ekskursionnoe-byuro
+7 (495) 958-05-02 (from 9:00 to 20:00).
Brief history and sights of the Danilov Monastery
- Founded around 1282 by Prince Daniel of Moscow.
- It is considered the first monastery in Moscow. Built in the form of a fortress to protect the southern borders of the capital.
- A unique attraction is the ensemble of old bells, which was returned from the USA. 18 bells ended up at Harvard University after the revolution.
- A more modern landmark is the monument to the baptist of Russia, Prince Vladimir.
- On the territory of the monastery, a small museum has been created with exhibits that tell about the history of the monastery.
- The only monastery in Moscow, on the territory of which the working residence of the Patriarch is located.
Donskoy Monastery
Donskaya Square, 1-3
according to the schedule of services
donskoi.org
+7 (495) 952 14-81 (from 9:00 to 17:00)
travel to the Shabolovskaya metro station in the first carriage from the center. Then walk along Shabolovka street to 1st Donskoy passage. Follow it to Donskaya Street. Go around the monastery. Entrance from Donskoy Square.
conducts excursions around the monastery. Possible with a visit to the cell of Patriarch Tikhon.
palomnik.center/
+7 (495) 136 58-58
Tue - Fri.: from 9:00 to 19:00
Sat, Sun: from 10:00 to 17:00
Monday - day off
Brief history and sights of the Donskoy Monastery
- Founded by Tsar Fyodor Ioanovich in 1593
- The monastery-fortress became the final one in the defensive circle of the Moscow monasteries.
- Since the 17th century. the monastery cemetery has become the resting place of the rich and famous. Now the historic necropolis occupies most of the territory of the Donskoy Monastery. Relatives and friends of Pushkin and Griboyedov, the family of the writer Ivan Shmelev and he and his wife are buried here, their ashes were brought here from France. As well as the remains of General A. I. Denikin and the philosopher I. A. Ilyin. The list of high-profile names of prominent personalities is extensive.
- The monastery contains several fragments of the high reliefs of the walls of the blown up Cathedral of Christ the Savior, fragments of the decor of the Arc de Triomphe and other no longer existing structures of bygone times.
- In the Donskoy Monastery, the Bolsheviks put Patriarch Tikhon under house arrest. He was here for three years before his death. His ashes were lost. And found after a few decades.
- The relics of the patriarch were discovered in 1992. His cell was turned into a memorial museum with the vestments and personal belongings of the saint.
- In the Small Cathedral, myrrh is brewed, which is used for church rituals. Miro for all parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church is produced only here.
Conception Convent
2nd Zachatyevsky Lane, 2
from the beginning of the morning service (7:00) until the end of the evening service (20:00).
zachatevmon.ru
+7 (495) 695 16-91
travel to "Kropotkinskaya", then walk along Ostozhenka street to the 1st Zachatyevsky lane. From it is the entrance to the 2nd Zachatyevsky Lane.
The sisters themselves tell the groups of pilgrims about the history of the monastery and its holy sights.
You need to sign up in advance: + 7 (495) 695 16-91
Brief history and sights of the Conception Monastery
- The first nunnery in Moscow, founded in 1360 by the Moscow Metropolitan Alexy. In the future, other women's monasteries in Moscow were created in the likeness of the Conception monastery.
- It is believed that prayer in the Conception Monastery helps in childbirth. The belt of the Most Holy Theotokos, embroidered by nuns, is kept here. It is consecrated on the Holy Mount Athos.
- The territory, as in all Moscow monasteries, is well-groomed. It is hard to imagine that after the revolution it was almost completely destroyed.
John the Baptist Convent
Maly Ivanovskiy lane, 2
scheduled services
with his miraculous image with a hoop, open daily. from 8:30 to 20:00.
www.ioannpredtecha.ru
+7 (495) 624 92-09
travel to the station "Kitay-gorod" (go to Solyanka), then go along Solyanskiy proezd and further along the street. Zabelina
There is a museum on the territory of the John the Baptist Monastery. There is a free guided tour on Sundays at 15:00.
+7 (916) 956 09-42
Brief history and sights of the St. John the Baptist Monastery
- Founded in the first half of the 15th century.
- Here lived the nun Dosithea, who is considered a possible daughter of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. The landowner Daria Saltykova, known as Saltychikha, was contained.
- During the war with Napoleon, the monastery burned down and was closed. Recovered at the expense of Lieutenant Colonel Elizaveta Mazurina.
- Among the attractions of the museum are the foundation stone, parts of old tombstones and architectural wall decorations, pre-revolutionary publications, ceramic and glass utensils.
Martha and Mary Convent of Mercy - Convent
st. Bolshaya Ordynka, 34
www.mmom.ru
+7 (495) 951-11-39
travel to the Tretyakovskaya metro station. On the surface, turn left and walk along B. Ordynka street.
You can get acquainted with the sights of the monastery on excursions conducted by the sisters at 11 and 15 o'clock in the afternoon. For group excursions, you need to register in advance by phone: 8 (499) 704 21-73.
Brief history and sights of the Martha-Mariinsky Convent
- The founder, she is also the first abbess, is Romanova Elizaveta Fedorovna. Widow of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, sister of the last Russian empress.
- The monastery has had the status of a monastery since 2014.
- A unique attraction is the Intercession Church. It was painted by Mikhail Nesterov and Pavel Korin. Built by the architect Alexey Shchusev in the Art Nouveau style.
- On the territory of the monastery there is a monument to Elizabeth Feodorovna by Vyacheslav Klykov.
- There is a museum in the chambers of Elizaveta Fedorovna. The interior was recreated and her personal belongings were collected. A reliquary with a particle of her relics is installed in the Intercession Church.
Novospassky Monastery
Peasant Square, 10
from the time of the morning to the end of the evening services.
novospasskiy-monastyr.rf
(495) 676 95-70
travel - to the metro station "Krestyanskaya Zastava" or "Proletarskaya", then walk along the 3rd Krutitsky lane to the intersection with Novospassky passage. From it you can see the panorama of the Novospassky monastery.
Visitors can familiarize themselves with its sights with the help of.
+7 (495) 676 77-13; 8 (925) 057 78-50
daily from 10:00 to 17:30
daily from 10:00 to 20:00. +7 (495) 676 68-37
Brief history, sights of the Novospassky monastery
- The son of Alexander Nevsky, Prince Daniel of Moscow, founded the monastery in the 13th century.
- The monastery looks like a fortress with powerful towers. In the old days, he repeatedly held the defense of Moscow from the invasion of the Crimean khans, and later from the Polish-Lithuanian invaders.
- At the end of the 15th century. the ancestor of the royal family of the Romanovs, Roman Zakharyin, was buried here. Later, the Novospassky monastery became the burial vault of this family.
- The nun Dosithea, the probable daughter of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna August Tarkanov, is buried in the monastery.
- In 1995, the remains of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich Romanov were moved from the Kremlin to the tomb of the monastery. A copy of the memorial cross to the prince by Viktor Vasnetsov has been installed.
- A monument was erected in the monastery: two tsars - the first and the last, jointly hold the Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God.
- In the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God there is an icon of the Mother of God "The Tsaritsa". It is believed to help with oncology.
Pokrovsky Convent
st. Taganskaya, 58
Mon. - Sat. from 07:00 to 20:00, Sun. from 06:00 to 20:00
www.pokrov-monastir.ru
+7 (495) 911-49-20, +7 (495) 911-81-66
travel to:
1. metro station "Marksistskaya", from it by any ground transport get to the stop "Bolshaya Andronievskaya" or walk on foot;
2. metro stations "Krestyanskaya Zastava" or "Proletarskaya", then walk along Abelmanovskaya street.
+7 (903) 670 64 74
Brief history and sights of the Intercession Monastery
- Laid down in 1635 by the first tsar of the Romanov family, Mikhail, as a memory of his father, Patriarch Filaret, who had deceased on the Protection.
- The relics of Blessed Matrona, the most beloved Moscow saint, were transferred here from the Danilov cemetery.
- Next to Matronushka's shrine there is an icon "The Seizure of the Dead", which belonged to her. Before the icon, mothers pray for problem children, brides ask for the welfare of marriages.
- The monastery was ruined several times - from the Napoleonic invasion, during the Bolshevik fight against God. Like other monasteries in Moscow, Pokrovsky was also destroyed and blasphemously used for other purposes. To this day, there is a park on the site of an ancient necropolis.
- In 1994, the restoration of the Intercession Monastery began. Now, on the territory of the monastery, a spring beats again, flower beds and paths are broken.
Sretensky Monastery
st. B. Lubyanka, 19, building 1
the current schedule of services on the page: pravoslavie.ru/87616.html
www.pravoslavie.ru
+7 (495) 628 78-54
Directions to metro stations Chistye Prudy, Turgenevskaya, Kuznetsky Most, Lubyanka, Sretensky Boulevard, Trubnaya. Further on foot.
on the territory of the Sretensky Monastery:
daily from 10:00 to 17:00.
E-mail: [email protected]
+7 (495) 640 30-40, +7 (985) 155 89-90
on the page:
Brief history, sights of the Sretensky Monastery
- The Sretensky Monastery was founded under Prince Vasily I in 1397 in the area where Muscovites met the procession from Vladimir with the icon of the Mother of God. The icon of the Mother of God arrived in Moscow and drove away the hordes of Tamerlane ("meeting" - "meeting" in Old Church Slavonic).
- Under the Bolsheviks, people were shot on the territory of the monastery. There is now a worship cross in their memory.
- In 2017, a huge Church of the Resurrection of Christ and the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church was built.
- In the old Cathedral of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, you can see ancient paintings.
- A theological seminary and the Center for the Study of the Turin Shroud work on the territory of the Sretenskaya monastery.
