SRETENSKY MONASTERY
The foundation of the Sretensky Monastery is a
miraculous salvation of Moscow from the hordes of wonderful and amazing story. In 1395, the hordes of
Tamerlane by the intercession of the Mother of God. Timur (Tamerlan), an invincible and cruel conqueror,
The history of the revival of this monastery, destroyed who had captured the whole of Asia Minor, the
and desecrated by the atheists, is also wonderful. Caucasus, Iran, Anatolia, Khorezm, and India,
approached Moscow from the south. Moscow did not
The Sretensky monastery today is restored and rebuilt have the strength to overcome such an invasion. The
wonderful churches and a bell tower, a monastery wall, head of the Russian Church, Metropolitan Cyprian and
convenient buildings for the brethren, a theological Grand Prince Vasily I, the eldest son of Dmitry
seminary, an orthodox publishing house and an Internet Donskoy, ordered that the Vladimir Icon of the Mother
portal, numerous educational projects, a large sketean of God be carried away from the city of Vladimir-on-
farm, and most importantly - a life of prayer that Klyazma.
gathered around itself and leading to Christ many
faithful.
On September 8 (August 26, St.), the procession with
the icon arrived in Moscow, where a prayer service
Here, those who suffer are comforted, those who are was held on the Kuchkovy field near the wooden
despondent find joy, lazy people are inspired by their church of St. Mary of Egypt (1385). The chronicle says:
deeds, warm-tempered people burn spiritually, discover "All hail is izdy against the icon to meet her."
the will of God, the restless, find the Meaning of the Muscovites - from small to large - wept and asked the
stupid, strengthen the faith doubters, find those who Most Holy Mother of God for help.
seek Christ, return to the Father the prodigal. Sretensky
Monastery is now one of the spiritual centers of
Orthodoxy.
Sretensky Monastery was founded in memory of the