The Nativity of the Holy Mother of God

The first temple on this site was built in the time of Vladimir Monomakh. Then, in the XIII century, a cathedral of white stone was erected here, from which only the lower part of the walls remained. Above the walls were laid three centuries later in white brick. The cathedral burned repeatedly. The facades of the temple are intricately decorated with ornaments, lions and female masks - the patterns are carved from smoothly hewn stone.

In the monastery was created the famous Lavrentiev Chronicle, which tells about the events in Vladimir-Suzdal Rus XII-XIII centuries, it was in the Nativity monastery that Life and service to the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky was written. Today the main shrine of the monastery are the relics of St. Athanasius (Sakharov), Bishop of Kovrov, confessor and songwriter.