Monastery of Peter and Paul on the Upper Island

The monastery of Peter and Paul on the Upper Island was founded in 1470 by the Monk Dositheus of Verkhneostro. According to legend, when Dositheus arrived on the island, there lived fugitive convicts and robbers, some of whom later took communion.

During its existence, the monastery experienced many events: the devastation during the Northern War, the abolition, during which its church became a parish, and in the 20th century it was completely closed and used as a warehouse. Only in 1994 began work on the restoration and restoration of the temple.

The temple is a stone church made of slab and brick. To this day, a columnless, one-apse four with a decorated cupola and an entrance to the subchurch from the altar, which was built in 1862 together with a tent bell tower and a porch, have survived.

One side of the church is fully restored and two more are being restored. Here, under a bush in the church, the relics of Dositheus, hidden by local residents and servants of the temple before its closure in the early 20th century, rest.