New Jerusalem Monastery
ooh Sovetskaya, 1, the city of Istra, Moscow region, Russia
Description:
According to the plan of the founder of the New Jerusalem monastery, Patriarch Nikon, the appearance of the buildings was to recreate the holy places of Palestine for Christians and repeat the architecture of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. In the New Jerusalem Monastery, founded in 1656, Nikon found the last earthly refuge - his grave is located in the northern aisle of the Resurrection Cathedral.
The monastery was patronized by Russian monarchs - under Elizabeth Petrovna, its possessions increased, the repair of the tent of the Resurrection Cathedral began. And after the major fires of 1762 and 1792, the restoration took place with the funds allocated by Catherine II.
The architectural complex of the New Jerusalem Monastery, in addition to the majestic Resurrection Cathedral, built using the drawings of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, includes the underground church of Constantine and Helena, a fortress stone fence and several beautiful buildings decorated with stucco and majolica and form a single ensemble of the complex.