One-day excursion tour "Ancient Royal Prayer ..."
Description:
" The Tsar ordered to go to Zvenigorod to St. Sava the Wonderworker ..." - this is how in the Palace ranks - the official chronicle of the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich told about the pilgrimage of the second Romanov in Zvenigorod. This wonderful author's excursion route will take you to Zvenigorod through Pavlovskaya Sloboda and will open many unique historical places. On the way to Zvenigorod you will learn about the traditions of royal travels to holy places, about the history of the royal marriages of the first Romanovs, about the position of a noble woman in the Russian society of the seventeenth century.
1. The temple of Prince Alexander Nevsky in the “Prince’s Lake”.
Stunning five-domed temple in the style of pseudo-Russian buildings of the XIX century. The main shrine of the temple is the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Ephesus-Polotsk-Korsun-Topopetsk, transferred from the State Russian Museum. History of the village and the construction of the temple. Visiting the temple.
2. Pavlovskaya Sloboda is the patrimony of the boyar Boris Morozov.
It was here, in the patrimony of his educator, Alexei Mikhailovich indulged in falconry and bear hunting.
Historical overview of the complex.
Visit to the current temple of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Mother of God of the XVII century. In the temple a large number of different techniques and time of creating icons.
The history of Pavlovsk Sloboda, the years of the revolution of 1917, and the modern reconstruction of the complex.
3. Boris-Glebsky Maiden Monastery in Anosino.
A story about the history of the monastery.
Architectural complex, a visit to the temple of the Life Trinity.
The historical figures associated with this place are Igumenya Evgenia (Evdokia Nikolaevna Tyutcheva).
Lunch at a cafe in Zvenigorod.
4. The temple of the Assumption of the Most Holy Mother of God of the XIV century in Zvenigorod.
A unique monument of early Moscow architecture on the territory of the former Zvenigorod Kremlin, in which frescoes by Andrei Rublev have been preserved to this day.
5. Savvino-Storozhevsky monastery.
The tour includes an inspection of the architectural ensemble of the monastery, acquaintance with its history and modern life, a visit to the Christmas Cathedral of the XV century, in which the miraculous relics of St. Sava Storozhevsky rest, a walk along the fortress walls and climb to the watchtower. Visit the souvenir and grocery store (here you can buy monastery kvass, honey, bread and much more, collect holy water).
6. Reverend Sava's skit.
Inspection of the hermitage, acquaintance with its history, a visit to the ancient cave of St. Sava, swimming in the bath, sources.