Holy Trinity of Alexander Svirsky Monastery

Holy Trinity Alexandra Svirsky Monastery is an Orthodox monastery located 21 kilometers from the town of Lodeynoye Field, Leningrad region. This architectural monument was founded in the late 15th century.

The monastery consists of two departments: the Trinity with fraternal cells and the cemetery Preobrazhenskaya part.

The monastery is located on the picturesque shore of Lake Roshchinsky. The buildings of the monastery are quite well preserved, but due to the looting and misuse of the Soviet period, they today require capital restoration. The oldest structure of the monastery is the stone Pokrovsky Refectory Church, built in the 16th century under Tsar Vasily III in the Novgorod style. The complex also includes stone cathedrals of the Transfiguration of the 17th century, the Life-Giving Trinity of the 18th century Church of Zacharias and Elizabeth of the 17th century, John of Damascus of the 18th century and the chapel of the Holy Trinity.

The most valuable shrine of the monastery are the incorruptible relics of its founder, the Monk Alexander of Svir, glorified by the abundant myrrhage. Many pilgrims flock to the holy relics, Orthodox from all over Russia rush to worship this miracle.