Russian Savior-Ascension Monastery
Description:
The Savior-Ascension Monastery is located in Jerusalem, Israel, namely on the top of the Eleon (otherwise called the summit of the Ascension), at the very peak of this hill. According to legend, the martyr Jesus Christ went to heaven on this mountain.
The Jerusalem Monastery began to be built in the 1870s. Its construction was actively engaged Archimandrite Antoninus, who worked on the project about 29 years, and now he is considered the main creator. The Savior-Voznesensky Monastery observes the rules of monastic existence: the general economy, the same food, works are evenly distributed.