The Nativity of the Virgin Perynsky Skete - Place of Baptism of Novgorod

Excursion - Nativity of the Virgin Perynsk Sket - the place of baptism of Novgorod

We will visit the Perynsky Skete - a place of prayerful feat of monks-ascetics, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin (early 13th century the hermitage is located on the left bank of the Volkhov River in a beautiful pine grove near the source of the Volkhov from the lakes). Ilmen et al.

Duration of the excursion - 1 hour

There is no place in the vicinity of Novgorod where the breath of pagan, pre-Christian Russia would be perceived so clearly. The pagan sanctuary that existed here was destroyed at the end of the 10th century, then the idol of Perun was thrown into the Volkhov.

After the adoption of Christianity, Prince Vladimir, the Baptist of Russia, ordered the destruction of pagan sanctuaries and in their place to put churches. That was the case in Kiev, and it happened in Novgorod. Tradition relates the construction of the C. Nativity of the Virgin to 995 and connects with the name of Bishop Joachim Korsunyanin, who "To destroy the demands and the pen and lead to involve in the Volkhov." The surrounding nature gives the church a special charm: the pine grove, the Volkhov, the expanse of the Ilmen Lake and, in general, the wide free space in which there are few identifying signs of modernity, which usually prevent the imagination from being transferred to the distant past. Here comes to life the sense of history, come to mind the meager chronicles, supplemented by bits of historical knowledge obtained by scientists and from archaeological finds - birch bark hamoths.