Kuceinsky Epiphany Monastery. Orsha. Epiphany Kuceinsky Monastery. An excerpt characterizing the Epiphany Kucein Monastery

H the beginning of the Kutein monastery was laid on May 19, 1620, when the Mogilev brotherhood of the Holy Epiphany received a blessing from the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophanes for the construction of a male monastery near the city of Orsha. Due to the uprising of the inhabitants of Mogilev against the Greek Catholic clergy in December 1618, the construction of a monastery in the city became impossible. Then members of the Orthodox brotherhoods of the cities of Orsha and Mogilev bought from Kasper Shveikovsky the estate of Kuteino and the village of Poddubtsy, which were outside the city limits, near the Dnieper. Fundush was given to the monastery on September 19, 1623 by Pan Bogdan Stetkevich, an active member of the brotherhood and a strict adherent of the Orthodox faith and his wife, Princess Elena Solomoretskaya. This date is considered the day of the foundation of the monastery. From the nearby small river Kuteinka, the monastery was named Kuteinsky, and after the main temple - Epiphany. The construction was headed by hieromonk Joel (Trutsevich), who later became the abbot of the monastery.

And the history of the monastery knew periods of prosperity and decline. Its best times fell on the first half of the 17th century. One of the first monastery churches was the Epiphany Cathedral. The cathedral church of the Holy Epiphany was located in the center of the monastery architectural complex and was a magnificent creation of wooden Belarusian architecture. The austere cross-domed church had an elegant covered gallery, a carved six-tier gilded iconostasis and two side-altars - in honor of the Archangel of God Michael and the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. The walls of the temple were painted with images on biblical themes, as well as themes from the lives of the saints. In June 1635, Metropolitan Peter Mogila of Kiev consecrated the main throne in honor of the Epiphany of the Lord, and the side-altars - in the name of the Archangel Michael and the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos, laying the relics of the saints Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon and Great Martyr Artemy and the Monk Martyr Anastasius of Persia. Later he wrote in a letter to Sakovich: "Look also at Belaya Rus, there, near Orsha, in the Kuteinsky monastery, you will find at least 200 brethren imitating the life of the angels."

Under the foundations of the Epiphany Cathedral, at a considerable depth, there was also an underground cave church in honor of the Resurrection of St. Righteous Lazarus. This church had a cruciform shape and low stone vaults. Its area was about 11 sq. m. In the central part of the altar, with an area of \u200b\u200b2.5 sq. m., on the site of the throne there was a low wooden cross lined with stones. Nearby were two rooms for storing the monastery treasury and precious utensils. During a severe thunderstorm on June 24, 1891 at five o'clock in the evening, the Epiphany Cathedral was burned down by a lightning strike and was never rebuilt, only the monastery sacristy was saved.

Not far from the cathedral, a wooden church was built in honor of the descent of the Holy Spirit. Over time, the wooden church was dismantled, and a two-story stone church with a lower altar in honor of the Nativity of Christ and an upper altar in honor of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called was built on its foundation. After reconstruction in 1868, the temple became one-story, with a throne in the name of the Life-Giving Trinity. In 1885, the church was decorated with a pre-altar plafond depicting the Mother of God sitting on the throne with the Eternal Child in her arms and surrounded by Angels. During its heyday, the monastery enjoyed the high status of a lavra. Sketches of the monastery charter have been preserved. The spiritual guideline of the monastery was the teachings of the Monk Cassian the Roman. On the initiative of Joel (Trutsevich), an icon-painting workshop was created, a workshop for rewriting and binding of books worked, where talented artists, woodcarvers, chasers, engravers worked.

With the active participation of Father Joel, a fraternal school and its own printing house were opened in the monastery. In 1630 he invited the printer Spiridon Sobol to the monastery. Arriving in Orsha, Spiridon quickly set things up and already in 1630 published Brashno Spiritual and Prayer Book. In 1631, a book was published, which for a long time became the main manual for beginners to learn to read - "Primer". Its full name is “Primer, that is, the beginning of teaching children who are beginning to get used to reading. In Kutein, the rock 1631 was depicted in the printing house of Spiridon Sobol. Having taught the Orsha monks to print, Spiridon Sobol left Orsha. His work was continued by Father Joel, who himself wrote the prefaces to each book. The printing house printed not only church books, but also scientific and educational ones. For 25 years of the existence of this cultural center, about twenty different books were published in it, significant for that time in circulation - 200-350 copies.

The Monastery of Uteinsky was visited by the Monk Martyr Athanasius of Brest, Saint Georgy Konissky of Mogilev and All Belarus, Tsar-Passion-Bearer Nicholas II, Hieromartyr Seraphim Zhirovitsky, Saint Valentine of Minsk. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, visiting Kuteino in 1656, highly appreciated the talent of the local craftsmen. By his order, the famous woodcarvers Arseniy and Gerasim, the engraver Paisiy were taken to Moscow, where, together with other craftsmen, they worked in the Kremlin Armory, decorated the Kolomna royal palace and churches in Izmailovo. Kutein printers continued their work in Moscow. Among them is the well-known master in the manufacture of matrices for casting Callistratus.

In 1655, as a result of the Russian-Polish war, most of the brothers left with the blessing of Patriarch Nikon to the Iversky Valdai Monastery. Hegumen Joel himself, before reaching his new place of residence, died in the city of Boldino near Smolensk. His body was buried in Valdai, where it rests to this day. During the war of 1812, the destruction inflicted on the monastery by the French was enormous. Therefore, the Kuteinsky monastery, as poor and not having enough means for subsistence, was transferred to a number of third-grade students. In 1842 it became a supernumerary part of the once Greek Catholic Orsha Pokrovsky Monastery.

The revolutionary events of 1917 did not bypass the once famous Belarusian Lavra. After the October Revolution, a partnership for joint cultivation of the land was created on the basis of the monastery. The new owners' forestry and field economy, monastic gardens, orchards and apiaries quickly fell into disrepair. Monastery buildings fell apart from old age or were dismantled into bricks. The Holy Trinity Church was adapted as a warehouse. Then the Soviet cavalry was stationed on the territory. There is reason to believe that in 1939 prisoners of war of the Polish army were temporarily here. In 1941-1943. according to eyewitnesses, a small camp of Soviet prisoners of war was located on the territory of the monastery. In 1943 the bell tower was destroyed by Soviet airstrikes. After the Great Patriotic War, the living quarters of the monastery were used by the Orsha Flax Mill for workers' apartments.

The new history of the monastery began in 1990, when the parish community was registered. Since 1992, the monastery became active. It received state registration on April 7, 1993. With the assistance of the state, the Holy Trinity Church was restored in 1995. In early 2010, a baptismal was built in the eastern part of the monastery building. On October 10, 2014, the locally revered Orsha Icon of the Mother of God was transferred to the monastery (commemoration day 5/18 September and 20 July / 2 August), which was temporarily located in the Holy Dormition Convent in the city of Orsha. The monastery has a Sunday school for adults and children, a library with a reading room.

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd Kutein Readings and the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Kutein Readings-2014", which drew public attention to the role and significance of the Kutein Convent, became the starting point in the study, comprehension and practical application of the spiritual heritage of the Kutein monastery. monastery in enlightenment and preservation of the spiritual and cultural traditions of our people. In 2006 and 2014. in Orsha, the republican Orthodox festival "Orthodox Belarus" took place, which contributed to the revival and strengthening of the Holy Epiphany Kuteinsky monastery. An event of international significance was the unveiling of a memorial sign in honor of the Primer by Spiridon Sobol on October 10, 2014, which was installed on the territory of the monastery, as well as the transfer of a facsimile edition of the Primer, recreated by specialists from the publishing house of the Belarusian Exarchate.

The monastery is inhabited by 5 inhabitants (2017). The abbot is hegumen Sergius (Konstantinov).

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Belarus, Orsha, st. F. Skaryna, 79

Orsha is located in the Vitebsk region, 220 kilometers from Minsk. You can get there by car in 2 hours 30 minutes. Regular buses run. See tickets online, the cost is about 13 rubles.

Convenient way to train. Orsha is a large railway junction. You can pick up railway tickets here.

Do not forget about the ride through the service.

Collegium of Jesuits in Orsha

One of the main attractions of the city of Orsha can be safely called a building dating from the 17th century - Collegium of Jesuits... The building has been reconstructed in accordance with its original appearance.

It was here, in the building of the collegium, that Napoleon Bonaparte was located during the war of 1812. It was here that famous people of that time received their education.

The Jesuit College was built in the early 17th century in the Baroque style. Initially, the building was used for holding seims. However, a few years later, King Sigismund III handed over the building to the Jesuits, where the first educational institution was organized. A century later, the building was rebuilt in stone. The walls housed a music school, a pharmacy and even a city theater. The building was gradually completed, and a decorative clock tower appeared on the second floor.

In 1820, the collegium was closed due to the ban on the activities of the Jesuits. For many years the building housed the city prison. And after the premises they fell into disrepair and were plundered.

At the end of the 20th century, the entire complex was completely renovated. Archaeologists have found the remains of the foundations of the collegium and the monastery. Today the building houses an art gallery and exhibition hall and a children's library.

Water Mill

In the historic center there is a water mill built in 1902. Back in the 18th century, the wooden mill in Orsha was really very profitable among the entire province. Unfortunately, the building that attracts tourists from all over Belarus is not original.

The red brick mill, built at the beginning of the 20th century, absorbed the architectural features of that time, retaining only its original location. The facade of the building is decorated with a round window, along the perimeter of which the date of construction is laid out.

In the early 90s of the last century, thanks to the Renaissance program, the mill was reconstructed. Now, inside this red building, there is an ethnographic museum.

The architectural composition of the mill also features an arched bridge from the early 20th century.

Parts of the buildings of the Basilian monastery

The Basilian monastery itself has not survived to this day. On the banks of the river, in the center of Orsha, only ruins of a residential complex of the monastery .

Built in the middle of the 18th century, it is now in extremely poor condition.

Historians claim that the temple was founded by the Basilians in the second half of the 18th century.

There was also a temple at the monastery, which was named the Church of the Guardianship of the Mother of God. In 1842 it was rededicated and the Orthodox Holy Intercession Monastery was located within the walls of the church.

However, in 1967 this already Orthodox church was blown up. Today, only the walls of the monastery's residential complex have been partially preserved.

Abandoned building of the Franciscan monastery

On Dominikanskaya Street, there is an abandoned building that used to be a residential building of the monastery. Now the abandoned Franciscan monastery is not used and is gradually being destroyed. There is a small workshop near the main entrance.

A small sign "Kashtounasts" reminds that this building is an architectural monument.

Former monastery

Where the Trinity Church (Church of the Holy Spirit) is located today - the Kucein monastery was previously located. It was founded in Orsha in 1623. The monastery got its name not by chance. The building of the monastery was founded at the confluence of the two rivers Dnieper and Kuteinka.

A few years later, during the foundation of the monastery, an icon was miraculously revealed, which today is considered the patroness of all Orsha - the icon of the Mother of God. There are many legends about its miraculous properties. Rumor has it that she brought healing and consolation to every suffering person. Today this icon is in the Holy Ilyinsky Church of the Holy Dormition Convent in Orsha.

Around the same time, a wooden Epiphany Church was built on the territory of the monastery. Another church was also erected in honor of the birth of Christ. In the second half of the 19th century, it was re-illuminated in honor of the Holy Trinity.

The Kucein monastery became famous for its cultural and educational activities. Within the walls of the monastery there was a school, a library, and a workshop for icon painters. The Kucein monastery was famous for its craftsmen and they were invited to other cities and regions. Even the Muscovite state summoned carpenters, masons, engravers and other masters of their craft. The most important printing house at that time was located in the monastery, which published books in Belarusian Cyrillic.

In the first half of the 17th century, the monastery sheltered over 200 monks. Thanks to their activities, many other Orthodox monasteries were opened. However, in 1655 the monks were forced to move to the Iberian monastery due to the oppression of the Orthodox by the Uniates.

The Epiphany Cathedral, which was located on the territory of the monastery, completely burned down in 1885. An interesting fact is that at the beginning of the 20th century, monks found an ancient cave monastery in honor of the Resurrection of the righteous Lazarus. Caves, niches and corridors have been found.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the restoration of the Monastery began. In 1995, after the completion of the restoration, the Holy Trinity Church was illuminated within the walls of the former monastery. Within the walls of the temple there are workshops for wooden carving and icon painting, iconostases are created and much more.

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On the southwestern outskirts of Orsha in 1623 at the confluence of the river. Kuteinki in the Dnieper was founded by the Kuteinsky Holy Epiphany Monastery. During his reign, the stone Holy Spiritual Church, the wooden Epiphany Cathedral and the Church of the Nativity of Christ, as well as many outbuildings were built. In 1885, the cathedral burned down from a lightning strike, and at the beginning of the 20th century, the Church of the Resurrection of the Righteous Lazarus with numerous stoves and niches, built during the founding of the monastery, was found underground on this place. Now it is covered with earth and is waiting in the wings for recovery. The stone church of the Holy Spirit was originally two-story, but after reconstruction in the 19th century, the temple acquired its present appearance. A residential brick building has been partially preserved, in which there were cells, a refectory, and a religious school. The Kucein monastery is famous for the printing house of Spiridon Sobol, which published the first Primer in history. With the advent of Soviet power in 1917, the monastery was closed and ruined. The restoration began only in 1990, and in 1995, after the restoration, the temple was rededicated into the Holy Trinity, the monastery became operational again.

Coordinates: 54 ° 29'31 "s. sh. 30 ° 24′48 ″ E etc. / 54.49194 ° N sh. 30.41333 ° E etc./ 54.49194; 30.41333 (G) (I)

Epiphany Kucein Monastery - an Orthodox male monastery in the city of Orsha, belongs to the Vitebsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.

History of the monastery

The blessing for the construction of the Holy Trinity Epiphany Monastery was received in 1620 from the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophanes III. The monastery is located on the outskirts of Orsha near the confluence of the Kuteinka River with the Dnieper.

The complex of the monastery consisted of a wooden Epiphany Cathedral (), Holy Dukhovskaya (from Trinity) church and bell tower, outbuildings, on three sides it was surrounded by a stone wall, the remains of which have survived.

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An excerpt characterizing the Epiphany Kucein Monastery

It was not without reason that Berg showed everyone his right hand, wounded in the Battle of Austerlitz, and held a completely unnecessary sword in his left. He so persistently and with such significance told everyone this event that everyone believed in the expediency and dignity of this act, and Berg received two awards for Austerlitz.
In the Finnish War, he also managed to excel. He picked up a grenade splinter that killed the adjutant near the commander-in-chief and presented this splinter to the commander. Just like after Austerlitz, he told everyone about this event for so long and persistently that everyone believed that it was necessary to do it, and Berg received two awards for the Finnish War. In 1919 he was a captain of the guard with orders and occupied some special advantageous places in St. Petersburg.
Although some free-thinkers smiled when they were told about Berg's dignity, it was impossible not to agree that Berg was a serviceable, brave officer, on an excellent account with his superiors, and a moral young man with a brilliant career ahead and even a solid position in society.
Four years ago, meeting in the stalls of a Moscow theater with a German comrade, Berg pointed to Vera Rostova and said in German: "Das soll mein Weib werden" [She must be my wife] and from that moment decided to marry her. Now, in Petersburg, realizing the position of the Rostovs and his own, he decided that the time had come, and made an offer.
Berg's proposal was initially accepted with perplexity, which was unflattering for him. At first it seemed strange that the son of a dark, Livonian nobleman was making an offer to Countess Rostova; but Berg's main character trait was such a naive and good-natured egoism that the Rostovs involuntarily thought it would be good if he himself was so firmly convinced that it was good and even very good. Moreover, the Rostovs' affairs were very upset, which the groom could not but know, and most importantly, Vera was 24 years old, she traveled everywhere, and, despite the fact that she was undoubtedly good and reasonable, until now no one has ever proposed to her ... Consent was given.
“You see,” Berg said to his comrade, whom he called a friend only because he knew that all people have friends. - You see, I figured it all out, and I would not marry if I didn’t think it over, and for some reason it would be inconvenient. And now, on the contrary, my papa and mamma are now provided for, I arranged this lease for them in the Ostsee Territory, and I can live in Petersburg with my salary, with her condition and with my accuracy. You can live well. I am not getting married for money, I consider it ignoble, but it is necessary that the wife bring her own, and the husband his. I have a service - she has connections and little funds. It means something like that nowadays, doesn't it? And most importantly, she is a wonderful, respectable girl and loves me ...
Berg blushed and smiled.
- And I love her, because she has a reasonable character - very good. Here is her other sister - of the same surname, but completely different, and an unpleasant character, and there is no mind, and that, you know? and said: "To drink tea," and, piercing it quickly with his tongue, he released a round, small ring of tobacco smoke, which fully embodied his dreams of happiness.
Near the first feeling of perplexity aroused in the parents by Berg's proposal, the usual festivity and joy in such cases settled in the family, but the joy was not sincere, but outward. In the feelings of the family about this wedding, confusion and bashfulness were noticeable. As if they were now ashamed of the fact that they loved Vera a little, and now they were so willing to get away with her. The old count was most embarrassed. He probably would not know how to name what was the cause of his embarrassment, and that reason was his money affairs. He decidedly did not know what he had, how much debts he had, and what he would be able to give as a dowry to Faith. When the daughters were born, each was assigned 300 souls as a dowry; but one of these villages had already been sold, the other was mortgaged and so expired that it had to be sold, so it was impossible to give the estate. There was no money either.
Berg had been the groom for more than a month and only a week remained before the wedding, and the count had not yet decided with himself the question of the dowry and had not talked about it with his wife. The count either wanted to separate the Ryazan estate to Vera, then he wanted to sell the timber, then he wanted to borrow money against a bill. A few days before the wedding, Berg entered the count's office early in the morning and, with a pleasant smile, respectfully asked the future father-in-law to announce to him what would be given for Countess Vera. The count was so embarrassed by this long anticipated question that he thoughtlessly said the first thing that occurred to him.
- I love that I took care, I love you, you will be satisfied ...
And he patted Berg on the shoulder and stood up, wanting to end the conversation. But Berg, smiling pleasantly, explained that if he did not know correctly what would be given for Vera, and did not receive in advance even a part of what was assigned to her, he would be forced to refuse.
- Because judge, Count, if I now allowed myself to marry, without having certain means to support my wife, I would have acted meanly ...
The conversation ended with the Count, wishing to be generous and not subject to new requests, said that he was issuing a bill of 80 thousand. Berg smiled meekly, kissed the count on the shoulder and said that he was very grateful, but now he could not find a job in a new life without receiving 30 thousand dollars in pure money. “At least 20 thousand, Count,” he added; - and then only a bill of 60 thousand.
- Yes, yes, well, - the count spoke quickly, - just excuse me, my friend, I will give 20 thousand, and besides, a bill for 80 thousand ladies. So then, kiss me.

Natasha was 16 years old, and it was 1809, the same year she had counted on her fingers with Boris four years ago after she kissed him. Since then, she has never seen Boris. In front of Sonya and her mother, when the conversation turned about Boris, she spoke quite freely as if about a decided matter, that everything that had happened before was childishness, which was not worth talking about, and which had long been forgotten. But in the deepest depths of her soul, the question of whether the commitment to Boris was a joke or an important binding promise plagued her.

Kuteinsky Epiphany Monastery, substandard, near the city of Orsha, near a ravine where the Kuteinka River flowed. Founded in 1623; assigned to the Intercession Monastery. He also had an icon-painting school.

From the book of S.V. Bulgakov's "Russian monasteries in 1913".

It was founded in 1623 as an Orthodox monastery on lands donated by the Stetkevich family of the gentry. It was located in Kuteino - the southwestern outskirts of Orsha at the confluence of the Dnieper and Kuteinka rivers. The construction of the wooden Epiphany Cathedral began in 1623 and was consecrated in 1626 by Metropolitan Peter Mogila. It was five-domed, with a five-tiered iconostasis, had two floors and a burial vault underneath. The walls of the cathedral were decorated with murals depicting 38 subjects of the New Testament. Another church - in honor of the Nativity of Christ - was also wooden, two-story. After reconstruction in 1868, it was rededicated in honor of the Holy Trinity. The monastery was a significant spiritual and educational center and a stronghold of Orthodoxy in the region. An artel of icon painters, who had their own school there, worked under him. In 1630, the Belarusian educator and book printer Spiridon Sobol founded the Kuteinsky printing house at the monastery, which became the center of Belarusian Cyrillic book printing. He published: "Fearfully Spiritual" (1630), "Primer", "Prayer Book" (1631), "Book of Hours" (1632), "New Law with a Psalter" (1632), "Lexicon of Pamva Berinda" (1653), etc. The books were skillfully designed by the local school of engraving.

In 1654, with the blessing of Patriarch Nikon, the first abbot of the Kutein monastery, Joel (Trutsevich), with part of the brethren and a printing house, were transferred to Russia, to the Iversky monastery near Novgorod. After this event, the importance of the monastery diminished, although life there continued. In 1764 the monastery was assigned to the 3rd class, and in 1842 it was assigned to the "supernumerary" and assigned to the Orsha Pokrovsky Monastery.
The wooden Epiphany Cathedral burned down from a lightning strike in 1885 and was never rebuilt. Under its foundation in 1910-1912. the monks found an ancient cave monastery in honor of the Resurrection of Righteous Lazarus. The big stove had 11 sq. m., there were also many niches and underground passages. Found a wooden cross, fortified with stones. The second time the caves were examined in 1926, two corridors, numerous caves and niches were discovered. Now the ovens are filled up.

The Holy Epiphany Kucein Monastery was revived in 1992. The preserved Holy Trinity Church was re-consecrated into the Epiphany. The monastery building houses the Holy Trinity baptismal church.

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The Holy Trinity Epiphany Monastery was founded in the suburb of Orsha (Kuteino) in 1623. The first building is a wooden Epiphany Cathedral. The five-domed cathedral with a five-tiered iconostasis was erected on 2 floors. Its walls were decorated with paintings on 38 biblical subjects. The next church of the monastery, the Holy Trinity, was also made of wood.

The monastery complex consisted of these 2 churches, a bell tower and outbuildings. The monastery became a spiritual and educational center. It housed a school and an artel of icon painters. The printing house opened under him, where spiritual books were printed, also gained fame. But later she was transferred to Moscow in the Iversky Monastery, and the significance of the Epiphany Monastery seemed to diminish. In 1885, the wooden Epiphany Cathedral burned down as a result of a lightning strike. A room of 11 square meters was found under its foundation. m, many niches and underground passages. A wooden cross fortified with stones was discovered. Today these passages have been filled up.

In 1917, the monastery was closed, church utensils were plundered, the bell tower and the walls of the church were destroyed, the cells of the monks were given for housing, a garage was set up on the territory of the monastery. The revival of the monastery began in 1990. In 1995, the Holy Trinity Church was restored and rededicated into the Epiphany. There is a baptismal church in the monastery building.

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The Monastery Cathedral - Epiphany - was a four-frame cross-domed structure, three log cabins were pentahedral. An open gallery was located at the entrance. The interior of the temple was rich in its paintings. In 1639, the walls of the temple were painted with 38 different compositions, and the iconostasis was also carved from wood. Portraits of the Stetkevich family, as the founders of this monastery, hung on the walls. And the relics of the saints were placed near the altar. Under the foundation of the temple there was another temple, underground - the temple of the Resurrection of the righteous Lazarus. In 1778 the Epiphany Cathedral was reconstructed. But in 1885 it burned down, after which it was no longer recreated.

In addition to the main church, the monastery included a fraternal school, a hospital, a pharmacy, and in 1630 a printing house was also founded, which later became one of the largest centers of Belarusian printing of the 17th century. But the printing house worked for only 25 years, in 1655 all printing equipment was taken out of the monastery, as well as the carved iconostasis. Every year the monastery only fell into decay, and countless wars only aggravated this. Many craftsmen came out of the walls of the monastery: artists, chasers, woodcarvers, engravers - they all left for the cities of Russia or were transferred to Moscow. At the beginning of the 20th century, they tried to revive the monastery, but to no avail.

More or less of all the monastery buildings have survived to this day the Holy Spiritual Church, albeit in a rebuilt form. It was built at the beginning of the 17th century and operates to this day, being a valuable monument of Baroque architecture: pilasters, flat arched niches, stucco window openings. Unfortunately, many elements of the church were lost, rebuilt or destroyed: the carved iconostasis and frescoes by master Gregory, as well as the original roof, have not survived, but despite this, the Holy Spirit Church is still one of the most interesting sights of the city.