Excursion "Tolga monastery" in the city of Yaroslavl

The Tolga monastery was founded in 1314 by the Rostov bishop Tryphon on the occasion of the appearance of the icon of the Most Holy Mother of God to him. On the site of a miraculous phenomenon in one day put a wooden temple, and thus laid the beginning of the monastery. Thanks to the famous icon of the Tolga Mother of God, the monastery treasury and the influx of pilgrims have never been impoverished. Rich contributions were made here by Ivan the Terrible, Mikhail Fedorovich, Alexei Mikhailovich, Anna Ioanovna, Catherine II, and other top officials and noblemen of the state. On the territory of the monastery there are several temples - they are open to visitors. The most visited is the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross - in it there is a miraculous icon of the Tolga Mother of God. You will have a unique opportunity to touch the icon of the Tolga Mother of God, from which Ivan the Terrible was healed. For help to her monastery go childless and celibate. The icon helps to conceive and bear a child or find a husband, brings not only happiness in personal life, but also helps from gambling addiction. In August 2014 Tolga monastery celebrated its 700th anniversary and to this day in one of the temples there is an icon that was revealed in 1314.

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