Sergiev Posad — Spring of the Monk Barnabas of Gethsemane

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The name «Spring of St. Barnabas of Gethsemane (Sergiev Posad)» refers to the Orthodox object in the area «Sergiev Posad». This revered spring of St. Barnabas in the Gethsemane Chernigov skete is located 3.5 km from the Trinity of the Sergius Lavra, on the street Gethsemane ponds. A strong drain of spring water is brought into the pipe, 30 m from the entrance to the hermitage, on the bank of the pond formed by the dam of the Torgosha River.

Now the spring is landscaped, there is an open font. For the trip, pre-preserved coordinates and updated information about the local road will be useful.

How to Get There

Landmark is Sergiev Posad. Travel from Moscow: Gethsemane Chernihiv Skete is located on the eastern outskirts of Sergiev Posad, Moscow region, 3 km from the Lavra between the villages of Ferma and Kinovia. You can get from Moscow to Sergiev Posad by suburban bus No. 388 (VDNKh metro station) or by train (from Yaroslavl station), from Sergiev Posad station to the skit by road: Bus No. 38 Approximately once per hour: 5:45, 6:50, 7:50, 9:05, 10:50, 11:55, 13:10, 14:30, 15:30, 16:36, 17:36, 19:05, 20:10, 21:15. Leave after 15 minutes at the stop "Farma Street (No. 7, No. 18), Vine (No. 30), No. 36, No. 37 Leave at the entrance to the Farm (stop "KPP"), cross the road and move along the street. From the Lavra – from the Avenue of the Red Army on the street. For navigation, use the coordinates 56.306756, 38.177839.