Monasteries of Pereslavl - Zalessky
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Each ancient monastery located on the territory of our city is unique and rich in its history.
Feodorovsky convent, which, according to legend, was founded in 1304 on the site of the battle of Muscovites and Pereslavs with Tverichs.
Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery was founded at the beginning of the XVI century on the site of puplets - mass graves. The Trinity Cathedral of the monastery was built in 1530 at the expense of Vasily III in gratitude for the birth of his son Ivan, the future Tsar Ivan the Terrible.
St. Nicholas convent is one of the thriving monasteries of our city. It was founded in the middle of the XIV century by Dmitry Prilutsky, a native of the Pereslavl merchant family, a friend and disciple of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
Nikitsky Monastery is the oldest monastery on Pereslavl land, with which the name of the first of Pereslavl Saints - Nikita Stolpnik is associated.
The Goritsky Monastery currently houses the collection of the Pereslavl-Zalessky State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve, as the monastery is not yet functioning.
About the history of Pereslavl monasteries, their shrines and the opportunity to worship them.
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