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Introducing Bogolyubovo

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   Welcome to Bogolyubovo

   Bogolyubskii in honor of the phenomenon Bogoliubsk Mother of God (the Nativity of the Virgin) Monastery - the name of 2 modern Orthodox monasteries (male and female) in the village of Bogoliubov Suzdal district , Vladimir region ( Diocese of Vladimir Russian Orthodox Church ). Occupy the territory of the palace-castle Bogolyubsky Andrew - the only residential building of Old Russia , from which some fragments have survived.

   Prince Andrew was brutally murdered in his castle. Probably, for the redemption of the crime and was founded in Bogolyubov monastery. NN Voronin suggested that the monastery on the grounds of the castle was constructed under the successors of Andrew, at the beginning of the XIII century  , but the earliest recorded history of the monastery is very scarce and date back to a much later time. In the academic lists of ancient monasteries, it is not listed in  .

   As literacy kings John and Peter I in 1687 the monastery became the Patriarchal Monastery houses, and in 1753 - synodical and later taken over by the bishops of Vladimir; to 1882 before closing the Vladimir diocese run by vicars. In establishing the states in 1763 the monastery was metabolized third class in 1872 - 2nd in 1891 - 1st. A huge, burly Cathedral in honor of Our Lady Mother Bogoliubsk erected in 1855-66 years. in the so-called. " Russian-Byzantine style , "the project of its founder, K. A. Ton .

   In one thousand nine hundred twenty-one - 1 923 years prior was the vicar of the diocese of Vladimir Highland Bishop Athanasius (Sakharov) . 3 June 1923 the monastery, 17 September the same year, the county executive committee of the Bureau of Vladimir decided to transfer all assets of the former monastery of the county executive committees and the rural municipality, the decision of the executive committee of the same December 21, and Vladimir gubzemupravleniya on January 8, 1924 Ensemble of the former monastery with all property transferred to the jurisdiction of the museum's department.

    The architectural ensemble of the monastery

Cathedral of the Nativity (1751)
The remains of the palace Bogolyubsky Andrew (1158-1165)
Annunciation Church (1683), rebuilt in 1804
Bogolyubskii Cathedral (1866)
Gate tower (1841)

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