Holy Sources of the Optina Desert
Of the 1,000 monasteries that existed in Russia before the revolution, Optina deserts stood out. Thousands of pilgrims rushed there to feed themselves with the wisdom of the elders, worship shrines and bathe in healing springs. Moreover, there were several of them in the monastery.
The most famous of them isSaint Paphnutius. The church canonized him in the 16th century, 100 years after his death. The most interesting thing is that there is no information that Paphnutius Borovsky visited those places.
In 1830, a wooden chapel was erected over the spring. Nearby, a bath was built, into which patients went in a continuous stream, despite the weather and season. After the revolution, the chapel was destroyed, the place was abandoned. After the opening of the monastery in 1988, the spring was again consecrated. On May 14, the day of the monk, a procession of the cross is organized to him, with a small consecration of water. Water is hydrogen sulfide, you can not drink it.
Here we go.source Seraphim of SarovThe water is clean and cool. Go from the monastery to him not far away, in half an hour you will arrive slowly. The path in the cool forest, along the clearly visible paths, prepares you to tune in to the right way, pray with faith and receive healing from the holy water. You can get there by car, but the road is dirt.
A source in honorThe Mother of God’s Life-Bearing SourceIt is especially revered by women. According to legend, its water helps with female diseases and infertility.
Orthodox pilgrims visiting Optina Deserts are sure to strive to drink water from the desert.The Ambrosian Well. The elder himself chose the place and blessed the well in the 19th century. There is documented evidence that water from the well led to healing. After the revolution, the well continued to be used by local residents.
After the monastery reopened, the well was consecrated. It was restored from old photographs.
Spring Paraskeva Fridaytiny. Few people know about him. But the water there is clean and pleasant to taste. Nearby the monks erected a cross with icons. You can be quiet and pray to Saint Paraskeva.
Charitable Foundation Holy Land
Russian Temples and Monasteries
