Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery
Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl region, Russian Federation 1.4 km
Description:
Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery was founded in 1508. The monastery is active, male. As a unique shrine in the monastery are the relics of St. Daniel.
According to legend, the monastery stands on the place where the dead wanderers were buried, wandering alone around the world. The founder and abbot of the monastery is the monk Daniel. The monastery was closed by the Soviet authorities in 1923, and in 1945 German soldiers were in captivity on the territory of the monastery.
The church activity of the monastery was resumed in 1995. At the moment, the monastery has about 20 monks living in it.
The Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery is located in the city of Pereslavl-Zalessky, which is located between the cities of Yaroslavl and Sergiev Posad, 144 km from Moscow.