Cherepovets Resurrection Monastery (Russian: Череповецкий Воскресенский Монастырь) was founded in the 13th century by two Christian Orthodox

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s Feodosy and Afanasy, followers of

Sergius of Radonezh Sergius of Radonezh (russian: Се́ргий Ра́донежский, ''Sergii Radonezhsky''; 14 May 1314 – 25 September 1392), also known as Sergiy Radonezhsky, Serge of Radonezh and Sergius of Moscow, was a spiritual leader and monastic ref ...

. The future place for the

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was wisely selected on the hill near the junction of the

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and the Yagorba River, abundant with

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and other freshwater fish.

City of Cherepovets

The monastery laid the foundation for the future city of

Cherepovets Cherepovets ( rus, Череповец, p=tɕɪrʲɪpɐˈvʲɛts) is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River (a tributary of the Volga River) and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir. ...

with city status granted in the year 1777 by

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Church of Resurrection

The Church of Resurrection had been completed between 1752 and 1756. Today, this is the oldest building in the whole city of Cherepovets. The church has five domes and was painted with

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es in the year 1851.

Abolition of the monastery

The monastery was abolished in 1764. After the

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, in 1920-1930, the church belonged to the Christian Russian Church ( Обновленцы), with Ioann Maltsev as an

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. During

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, the church was used as a

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and

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repair shop. The church returned to its normal services in 1946 after the war was over.

Literature

* История, М. Ю. Хрусталев, Воскресенский Череповецкий Монастырь, "По архивным и иконографическим источникам XVIII—XX веков" (http://www.booksite.ru/fulltext/2ch/ere/pov/ets/3.htm)

References

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