Annunciation Monastery
ooh Red Army, 1, Murom, Vladimir region, Russia
Description:
The Annunciation Monastery in Murom was built by order of Ivan the Terrible in 1533. It is located on the site of an old wooden church. Since 1556, the relics of Grand Duke Constantine have been kept in the Annunciation Cathedral. In 1616 the monastery was destroyed and looted by the Poles. Throughout the XVII century, the temple gradually revived from the ruins. In 1664, the rich Murom merchant Tarasy Borisovich Tsvetnov completely rebuilt the Annunciation Cathedral and installed a beautiful bell tower clock on it. In 1792, the Murom Theological School was opened on the territory of the temple. In 1793, the monastery survived a severe fire, but the main shrines and stone buildings survived. During the Patriotic War of 1812, icons of the Vladimir and Iberian Mother of God were located in the temple.
Despite the fact that in 1919 the monastery was closed, the church brethren who settled in the city continued to serve there. In May 1925, the relics of the noble princes, Michael, Fyodor and Constantine were opened, after which they were transported to the museum. In September 1991, the monastery was again recognized as active, as it remains to this day.
