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Mirozhsky Monastery is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox
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Mirozhsky Monastery (Pskov)
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Mirozhsky Monastery is a 12th-century Russian Orthodox monastery
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complex in Pskov
Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...
, Russia
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, famous for its fresco
Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaste ...
es, located in the Christ's Transfiguration Cathedral. The name of the monastery is derived from the name of the Mirozha River, since the monastery is located at the place where the Mirozha joins the Velikaya River
The Velikaya () is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is a major tributary of La ...
, on the left bank of the Velikaya. The catholicon of the monastery is one of the two pre-Mongol buildings which survived in Pskov, and contains the frescoes of the 12th century. The monastery, together with the Transfiguration Cathedral, is part of the ''Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture
Churches of the Pskov School of Architecture is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed in 2019. The site comprises ten churches or monasteries and related buildings around the city of Pskov in the Russian Federation. They represent the work of th ...
'', which became an World Heritage Site
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in 2019.
History
The exact date of the founding of the monastery is not known. Traditionally, it is considered to be the mid-12th century and is associated with the name of Nifont,Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
of Novgorod
Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...
.
The monastery, located 20 minutes walk from the Pskov Krom
The Pskov Krom (russian: Псковский Кром, Pskovsky Krom), also known as the Pskov Kremlin (russian: Псковский Кремль, Pskovsky Kreml'), is an ancient citadel in Pskov, Russia. In the central part of the city, the Krom ...
(the other name for Kremlin
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), was one of the cultural centers of the city, comprising library, scriptorium and icon
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workshop.
Architecture
The ancient buildings, with the exception of the Christ's Transfiguration Cathedral, have not survived. Now the architectural ensemble consists of: * Christ's Transfiguration Cathedral (12th–beginning of the 20th century) *Prior
Prior (or prioress) is an ecclesiastical title for a superior in some religious orders. The word is derived from the Latin for "earlier" or "first". Its earlier generic usage referred to any monastic superior. In abbeys, a prior would be l ...
’s house (16th—19th centuries)
* St Stephen's Church (17th century)
* Dorter, literally “Fraters’ House” (end of 18th—19th centuries)
* Cells (17th—19th centuries)
* Bathhouse (beginning of the 19th century)
* Outer wall (1799—1805)
References
External links
*photos of the frescoes on Flickr
photos of the frescoes on Picasa
Mirozhsky Monastery (Pskov)
{{Authority control Pskov Russian Orthodox monasteries in Russia Eastern Orthodox church buildings Buildings and structures in Pskov Oblast Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Pskov Oblast