Excursion to the Women's Myronositsky Monastery in the village of Yezhovo.

Excursion to the Women's Myronositsky Monastery in the village of Yezhovo.

Emergence The monastery belongs to the middle of the XVII century and is associated with the phenomenon The miraculous image of the Most Holy Mother of God with holy myrrh-bearing wives. History Ezhovo-Myronositsky Monastery (Mironositsk desert) began on May 1 1647 with the appearance of the miraculous image of the Mother of God and the holy wives of Myrrhbearers. Myronositsk desert was “established by the charter of the king and the Grand Duke” Alexy Mikhailovich and built in 1647 by a dependant of a monastery with with the help of the city of Tsarevokokshaysk Located on northeast from Yoshkar-Ola amid endless fields on the 15th verst right In front of the traveler opens a picturesque panorama of the buildings of one of the The oldest monasteries not only of the Mari Territory, but of the entire left bank. Volga. The construction of the monastery was carried out quickly, already in 1652. The abode was ready. Axes knocked, crowns of logs grew. Wooden Church in the name of the wives of myrrh-bearers, cells, outbuildings grew on The place where the icon was found. According to some reports, a wooden temple It lasted 67 years, and then construction began in its place. Stone. The temple was built at a time when the hegumen of the desert was Joasaph. It was consecrated around 1719, has survived to our time and is crowned. The whole monastery ensemble. Myronositsk temple is a bright monument of Russian architecture, built in the traditions of the XVII century.

Excursion to the Myronositsky Women's Monastery