Tikhvin Monastery - the oldest in the gloriousRussian city of Yekaterinburg. Its long history began with the poorhouse at the Assumption Church (1796). Initially, the women's community consisted of three women, led by sister Taisia (in the world - Tatyana Kostromina).
The creation of the monastery
Tatyana Kostromina, the daughter of a worker at the Upper Iset Plant, founded the Novo-Tikhvin women's monastery in Yekaterinburg.
For several years she went to Petersburg, tryingto achieve the opening of the monastery and receive a salary for the sisters. December 31, 1809 was officially opened Novotihvinsky monastery of Yekaterinburg. It continued to be built throughout almost the entire XIX century.
Every year the monastery actively developed.All women could join the community, regardless of their position in society or age. By the middle of the 19th century, the Novo-Tikhvin Women's Monastery (Yekaterinburg) became the largest in the Urals, as well as one of the most significant in all of Russia.
Monastery Shrine
The most venerated shrine of the monastery was and remains today the icon of the Virgin. Thousands of pilgrims from all over the country came to her.
In 1824, Emperor Alexander I came to the monastery, and after 13 years (1837), Tsarevich Alexander, later Alexander II, visited.
Description of the monastery
By the beginning of the last century 135 monasteries lived in the monastery.nuns and 900 novices. In those days, the monastery was surrounded by a high and powerful fortress wall with towers. It had six temples, various workshops, monastic cells, an orphanage, a library, a hospital, a bakery.
Near the monastery built hospitality house(today it houses the Institute of Law and Philosophy of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences). The diocesan school was located in the premises of the present-day Assembly College. Orphan girls studied there.
Novotihvinsky monastery of Yekaterinburg owned subsidiary farms, where nuns and novices grew vegetables, fruits, and raised poultry.
Assumption Church
This is the oldest temple of the monastery. Assumption Church was built in 1782. The construction was financed by merchant I. I. Khlepetin. Later it was rebuilt and reconstructed many times.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
На территории монастыря есть храм, который known far beyond the cloister. Novotihvinsky female monastery (Yekaterinburg) is justly proud of its largest temple. The majestic and very beautiful cathedral today re-restored. Previously, it was the main architectural landmark of this part of the city. On the patronal festivals, the temple accommodated more than six thousand people.
All Saints Church
This structure is interesting, first of all, becauseThis is a very rare example of Byzantine architectural style for Yekaterinburg. The church was built in 1900 at the expense of local philanthropist M. I. Ivanov.
The development of the monastery
The unique appearance of the monastery made a great contributionMP Malakhov - a famous architect, a native of this wonderful city. Novotihvinsky monastery of Yekaterinburg was known for its beauty. Malakhov led the reconstruction of the monastery temples. Today it is the most famous landmark of Yekaterinburg.
The monastery received the main income from the sale of various products produced in the workshops. Partially it was financed by the state.
Novices and nuns were engaged in silk, seamstress and gold-embroidery needlework, sewed robes for priests, painted porcelain, spun canvas and carpets.
Novotihvinsky monastery of Ekaterinburg had onits territory the most prestigious cemetery. Many great citizens of Yekaterinburg - local historian Chuprin, architect M. P. Malakhov, doctor A.A. Mislavsky and many others.
Monastery after the revolution
At the risk of life in 1918, the novice andthe nuns of the monastery tried to the last to help Nikolay II and the imperial family being under arrest in Yekaterinburg. They carried food, strongly supported them spiritually. This continued until the execution of the royal family.
In Soviet times, first closed NovotihvinskyConvent in Yekaterinburg (1920), and later eliminated the cemetery. Tombstones and slabs, many of which were true masterpieces of stone-cutting art, were barbarously turned out of the ground, and then used for construction. The burials of the great Yekaterinburg residents were lost forever. Bala put forward the idea in his place to build a zoo. Fortunately, she was not destined to come true.
In 1922, a monstrous blasphemy occurred in front of the monastery church - the archives of the monastery were burned at the stake, which contained unique historical documents.
Crippled fate
Nuns Novotihvinsky monastery wasa hard fate was prepared - many of them were arrested, they were sent to camps and prison cells. The last Mother Superior, Magdalen, was arrested eight times, but after several months spent in the dungeons, she was released. Magdalen died in 1934. She was buried at the Ivanovo cemetery.
Soviet years
Many buildings of the monastery in the Soviet years were rebuilt, and often destroyed. A military hospital was placed on this holy place.
In one of the churches of the monastery for 30 years was a museum of local lore.
New life of the old monastery
Only in 1994, the Novo-Tikhvin women's monastery began its normal life. Now this monastery is being reborn, the place of destroyed churches is occupied by new beautiful temples.
Still one of the main shrines of the monasterythe icon of the Mother of God, which survived the difficult years, remains miraculously. In addition, all parishioners and nuns worship the ark that holds the relics of 25 saints, the sacred icon of St. Nicholas and a particle of his relics.
Nowadays Novotihvinsky monastery is engaged incharity helps everyone in need. The creators of the guide to the sights of the Urals connected to these good deeds. In 2011, the author of the collection, Marina Chebotaeva, presented the monastery with dozens of these books about their native land.
How to get there
Anyone who would like to see the Novotihvinsky monastery, I would like to say that the map of the passage to the monastery can be viewed on the official website of the monastery Address of the monastery: st. Green Grove, house 1.
