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Russia, Tver, Zavolzhsky district, Zatverechye residential area
Tver, Tver region
Russia
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Catherine's Convent
- Orthodox women's monastery in Tver. The monastery was reopened in 1996.
History[edit]
St. Catherine's Monastery is located in Tver in the Zatverechye microdistrict on the left bank of the Volga River, not far from the confluence of the Tvertsa and the Volga.
VMC Temple Catherine's was built in the 20s. XVII century It was made of wood back then. Nearby stood another wooden church - in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Unlike Nikolsky, the Catherine Church was not heated. By 1684, the St. Nicholas Church had become dilapidated and was dismantled, and a warm St. Nicholas chapel was added to the Catherine Church.
In 1732, the wooden Catherine Church burned down, but was rebuilt. Construction lasted from 1774 to 1786. In 1800, a fence was built around the temple. By 1813, the right Baptist chapel was added in honor of the Nativity of the Baptist and Baptist John. In 1824, with the blessing of the ruling bishop, the day of the First and Second Finding of the Head of John the Baptist (February 24, Old Style) became the patronal feast of the Baptist chapel.
In 1835 a new porch was built, and in 1852 the bell tower was rebuilt. In 1901, iconostases were made in the chapels of the temple. In 1906, a chapel was built in the right tower of the fence in honor of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
In 1932-33 After the arrest of the last rector of the church, Archpriest Nicholas of Vologda, the church was closed. In the 1960s The bell tower, which was damaged during the Great Patriotic War, was dismantled.
Divine services in the temple were resumed on December 7, 1989. In 1993, a courtyard of the Ascension Orshin convent was opened at the temple. In 1996, the metochion received the status of an independent St. Catherine's Convent. In 2001, the bell tower was restored.
St. Catherine's Convent, Tver
Religious organization St. Catherine's Convent of the Tver and Kashin Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
History and description:
Church of the VMC. Catherine arose in the 20s of the 17th century. It was made of wood back then. Nearby there was also a wooden church in honor of St. Nicholas. Unlike Nikolsky, Catherine’s Church was “cold”, i.e. not heated. By 1684, the St. Nicholas Church had become dilapidated and was dismantled, and a warm St. Nicholas chapel was added to the Catherine Church.
In 1732, the wooden Catherine Church burned down and was rebuilt.
In 1773, clergy and parishioners asked for permission to build a stone church. Construction lasted from 1774 to 1786. In 1800, a fence was built around the temple. By 1813, the right Predtechinsky chapel was added in honor of the Nativity of the Prophet and Baptist of the Lord John. In 1824, with the blessing of the ruling bishop, the day of the Finding of the Head of the Prophet John the Baptist became the patronal feast of the Predtechinsky chapel (February 24 of the old style, March 8 of the new style).
In 1835 a new porch was built, and in 1852 the bell tower was rebuilt. In 1901, iconostases were completed in the chapels of the temple. In 1906, a chapel was built in the right tower of the fence in honor of St. Seraphim of Sarov. In 1932-33 After the arrest of the last rector of the church, Archpriest Nicholas of Vologda, the church was closed. In the 60s, the bell tower, which was damaged during the Great Patriotic War, was dismantled. Divine services in the temple were resumed on December 7, 1989. In 1993, a courtyard of the Ascension Orshin convent was opened at the temple.
June 15, 1996, the courtyard of the Ascension Women's Orshin Monastery, at the Church of St. Martyr. Catherine of Tver, by Decree of the ruling bishop, it was transformed into the St. Catherine’s Convent of Tver, which, according to the report of the ruling bishop, by the Decree of the Holy Synod of May 16, 1996, was approved as an active monastery for the revival of monastic life with the appointment of the abbess nun Juliana (Ritoniemi Kirsi Marita), with the dismissal of the abbess of the Ascension Orshin Monastery.
In 1998, nun Juliania (Ritoniemi) was elevated to the rank of abbess.
In 2001, the destroyed bell tower of St. Catherine's Church was restored. To date, the ascribed churches of St. Sergius of Radonezh and the martyrs Mina, Victor and Vincent, the chapel of St. Seraphim of Sarov. Two chapels were built - in honor of St. Juliania and Eupraxia of Moscow, etc. Tryphon of Pechenga. Since 2000, the monastery has been running three-year theological courses.
In the church of St. Vmch. Catherine there are particles of the relics of the Kiev-Pechersk saints, Optina elders, Tver, Novotorzh and other saints. Particularly revered icons in the monastery: Tikhvin, “Do not weep for Me, Mother,” Kazan, Vilna icons of the Mother of God, the image of the Beheading of John the Baptist.
The following temples are assigned to the monastery:
- Martyrs Mina, Victor and Vincent (Tver), built in 1805, stone, three thrones: cold holy martyrs Mina, Victor and Vincent, warm: the right one is the holy martyr Barbara, the left one is the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos. Warm aisles were lost after the revolutionary period.
- St. Sergius of Radonezh (Tver), built in 1780, stone, three thrones: cold St. Sergius of Radonezh, warm ones: Holy Prophet Elijah, St. Alexy the Man of God.
Chapels:
- Venerable Juliania and Eupraxia of Moscow, Tver, st. Kropotkin
- St. Seraphim of Sarov, Tver, st. Kropotkin
- Venerable Tryphon of Pechenga, Tver, st. Kropotkin.
© Photo. Anatoly Maksimova
Clergy
- Juliania (Ritoniemi Kirsi Marita), abbess - abbess
- Dimitry Anatolyevich Yarmolich, priest - cleric
- Simeon Petrovich Tanashkin, priest - cleric
Current state[edit]
Currently there are 33 nuns in the monastery, more than half of them are elderly and infirm.
The monastery has one cathedral church - St. VMC. Catherine and three attributed: in honor of St. mchch. Mina, Victor and Vincent, St. Sergius of Radonezh and Great Martyr. Nikita. The monastery has two cell buildings: sisters live in one, and Orthodox Theological courses operate in the other. The third monastery building is being restored.
The monastery operates four-year theological courses for adults, a children's Sunday school, and an almshouse for elderly nuns of the monastery. The Catherine Monastery is engaged in the restoration of nearby churches of St. Sergius of Radonezh, St. Vmch. Mina, Victor and Vincent, martyr. Nikita.
The sisters of the monastery carry out catechetical work in the medical, music-pedagogical and trade-economic colleges of Tver, construction lyceums No. 5 and 9, in the Tver gymnasium No. 44 and in the Mednovsky boarding house, as well as with military personnel providing assistance to the monastery.
On the territory of the monastery a chapel of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
Everyone who comes to the monastery finds prayer help and support here.
Mother Superior
Nun Juliania (Ritoniemi Kirsi Marita) (since 1998 - abbess), who previously headed the Ascension Orshin Monastery.
Dean
Nun Angelina (Irina Mikhailovna Buldakova)
Treasurer
Daniel (Lazareva Lidiya Lvovna)
Staff priest
Priest Dimitri Yarmolich
History of the monastery
The monastery of St. Catherine's Convent received its current name from the name of the holy martyr by decree of His Eminence Archbishop Victor. Previously, until 1996, it bore the name of Orshin of the Ascension Monastery.
Foundation, architecture
The first building of the Tver monastic monastery was founded and erected already at the beginning of the seventeenth century. The building was made of wood and stood next to the wooden church of St. Nicholas. This material was unreliable, so the church burned down in 1732, but was immediately restored.
The construction of a new stone building was planned back in 1773, and was completed by 1786. Later, a fence appeared here, and the monastery itself was constantly improved. In 1835, a new porch was installed, and in 1852, a bell tower. By the beginning of the twentieth century, iconostases appeared in the building, and next to it - the chapel of Seraphim of Sarov.
In 1932, the monastery was completely closed for a long time. During the Great Patriotic War, all buildings within the fence were damaged, and in the 60s the bell tower was also dismantled. The temple was restored in 1989 and services were resumed there, and in 1993 the courtyard of the convent was opened, and in 1996 the church was named in honor of the martyr. Restoration work was carried out until the beginning of the 2000s.
Current state
Today, all the buildings destroyed and devastated in the twentieth century have been restored. The last renovation work was carried out in 2001, and restorations are still being carried out today.
Now sixteen workers, two novices, three nuns and three nuns, and an abbess live within the monastery.
There is also a Sunday school and four-year theological courses. The approximate number of all students is about one hundred.
Shrines[edit]
- Vilna Icon of the Mother of God
- Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
- Icon of the Mother of God “Don’t cry for Me Mother”
- Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God
- Image of the Beheading of John the Baptist
- Particle of St. relics of the VMC. Catherine and her especially revered icon.
- Particles of the relics of the Kiev-Pechersk saints, Optina elders, Tver, Novgorod and other saints
- Image of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and a copy of the Vydropusskaya Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A little history
Due to constant devastating fires in 1773, the priesthood and parishioners asked for funds to build a stone church, and in 1786 it was completed. In 1813, the Catherine Church received another chapel - the Predtechensky. In 1906, a chapel was built in the turret of the stone fence in honor of St. Seraphim of Sarov. During the Soviet years, the church was converted into a warehouse and then into offices; the bell tower, dilapidated by a shell during the war, was dismantled to its foundations. In 1989, services resumed, and soon the temple became the courtyard of the Ascension Orshin Monastery. But in 1996 it was awarded a new title - Tver St. Catherine's Convent. In 2001, the bell tower was restored using old photographs, which made the appearance of the monastery bright and complete.
What to see
St. Catherine's Monastery is a synthesis of churches from pre-Petrine times and the Baroque style fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries. It has a classic shape - an eight on a quad. On one side there is an apse with 5 sides, on the other there is a wide refectory and a three-tier hipped bell tower. The dome of the Catherine Church is round, high, repeating the shape of an 8-sided light drum. Both the temple and the bell tower at the top end in graceful domes. The monastery is surrounded by a powerful stone fence with turrets.
The monastery houses an icon and a reliquary with the relics of the Great Martyr Catherine. This is a rare fact for Russia. The relics came to the temple quite by accident, because the original is in the ancient monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai and is no longer distributed.
The site also contains ancillary buildings where nuns live, a children's evening school and theological courses. The monastery has two courtyards. Several icons of the Most Holy Theotokos are considered shrines of the monastery, among them there is a rare one - “Do not weep for me, mother,” as well as an icon of the Beheading of John the Baptist. In the St. Nicholas Church, pieces of the relics of numerous saints, the image of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the “Vydropusskaya” icon of the Mother of God are preserved. Each icon has its own wonderful story.
