The white-walled, crowned with golden crosses, Trinity Cathedral, which was built by merchant Tarasy Tsvenov in 1643, gave rise to a new monastery — the Trinity Monastery.
According to legend, a new beautiful cathedral was erected on the site of an old wooden church in the name of Boris and Gleb.
Forged, gilded crosses are a mansion of Murom masters. As well as tiles with various patterns. They also have their own style – Russian hair.
In 1648, a gate church was built in honor of the Kazan Mother of God. Also white-stone, small, but attractive, decorated with a golden onion, she from a distance as if invited pilgrims to come to the monastery. From the bell tower, the ringing sounded throughout the district.
And in 1975, another church appeared on the courtyard — Sergius of Radonezh. It was built in 1715 in the village of Krasnoe. And in the 20th century it was transported to the Trinity Monastery as a monument of wooden architecture.
In 1923, the monastery was closed. It was revived again in 1991. Since then, not only does it work, but it has several subcategories: In Murom — Cross exaltation, and 2 Bogoroditsky in the village of Mishino and the village of Roadside.
The main shrine of the monastery is the relics of Peter and Fevronia. The life story of these saints is a story of all-conquering love. Because of love, Fevronia cured Prince Peter. They lived in mutual agreement, and when the townspeople demanded that the peasant Febronia be sent away, Peter chose to renounce the throne. The end of Russian fairy tales comes from their lives. They lived a long time.
happily and died in the same day. By that time, the prince and the princess had raised children and decided to retire from the world. They lived in different monasteries, but bequeathed to be buried together. And about dying the same day. That’s what happened. According to legend, they tried to bury in different coffins, but to separate the spouses did not work.
Initially, Peter and Fevronia were buried in the Christmas Cathedral. Since 1921, their cancer has been in the museum. And in 1992, the relics were transferred to the Trinity Cathedral.
In 1996, on the fifth anniversary of the resumption of the monastery, another shrine was returned to her — the Vilna Cross-Powerer.
On the territory of the monastery there is a boarding house for the elderly. Nuns also take care of prisoners in prisons, visit the military unit and the society of wheelchair users.
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