Ryazan

Trinity monastery

Russia, 390013, Ryazan, Moscow highway, 10

Description:

Holy Trinity Monastery is one of the oldest temples of Ryazan. The time of its foundation is considered the first half of the XIV century. The monastery complex was built over the centuries, from the end of the XVII to the beginning of the XX century. In 1685, on the donations of the sophomore I.I. Verderevsky, the Trinity Church was rebuilt from stone. In 1752 the Sergius Church was built. The ensemble of the monastery also included a three-tier bell tower, a brotherly and abbot corps, a two-story gate chapel made of stone. On the territory of the monastery there was a necropolis with honorary burials. Many representatives of famous surnames, persons of spiritual rank, benefactors found their last refuge here.

The monastery lost its status in 1919, in 1940 the temples of the monastery ceased to function. In different years of the Soviet period, the monastic premises housed a driving school, factory workshops, a Training Combine, living quarters for workers of Ryazanzhigilstroy.

Nowadays the monastery is active. In 1995, the monastery regained its historical status. It is home to 12 brothers. To this day, the Trinity and Sergievsky temples, the gate chapel, the abbot and brotherly corps have been preserved. At the monastery there is a charity dining room, a library. The monastery publishes the newspaper "Holy Gate".

Among the shrines of the monastery is a list of the miraculous icon of Theodorovskaya Mother of God, kept in the monastery until its closure.

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