Holy Trinity convent in Murom. Features of architecture, history and shrines

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Murom land keeps many legends. According to one of them, once upon a time in the old Vyshny settlement, the baptist of these places, Prince Konstantin, built a wooden church in the name of the martyrs Gleb and Boris. Later, the Trinity Church was built on this site. Its walls were also made of wood.

Foundation of the monastery

In 1642, a new stone church was built on the site of an old dilapidated church. Funds for its construction were provided by one of the richest Murom merchants of that time, Tarasy Borisov (nickname - Bogdan Tsvetnoy). In 1643, the Holy Trinity Convent was opened here. The same Bogdan Tsvetnoy submitted a request to found a monastery to the Bishop of Murom and Ryazan. In 1648, not far from the main temple, a small church was erected on the same foundation. A multi-tiered bell tower was built in 1652.

The history of the monastery and the further formation of the architectural complex

In the 18th century St. The Trinity Convent in Murom was still a rather modest monastery. Only a few nuns lived here, headed by the abbess. The monastery did not have any rich lands. Donations also rarely came. However, already in 1764, nuns were transferred here from three more abolished monasteries - Vvedensky Vyazemsky, Murom Voskresensky and Entrance to Jerusalem Hermitage, after which the monastery became quite famous.

In 1786, the gallery of the Trinity Cathedral, as well as the porch, were rebuilt. In 1792, the Holy Trinity Convent in Murom was badly damaged by fire. The fire destroyed the wooden elements of the roof, as well as all the cells. In 1805 the wooden fence of the monastery burned down. Two years later, a new stone building was built. The money for its construction was given by the forwarder, the widow of A. D. Neimanov. In 1810, the Trinity Cathedral chapel was rebuilt, to which a new chapel was added. In 1865, a chapel was erected on the territory of the monastery complex. It was built with the money of Alexei Ermakov. He also provided funds for the gilding of the domes of the cathedral. With the money of his wife Maria, the domes of the Kazan Church and the chapel were gilded. In 1886, the second floor was erected over the Trekhsvyatitelsky limit.

In 1898, a stone building was built on the territory of the monastery complex, in which a parochial school for women was opened a little later.

The monastery after the revolution

In September 1918, several buildings of the monastery were inhabited by workers, and in 1921 it was closed completely. Demolished in 1936Trekhsvyatitelsky chapel and chapel of St. Panteilemon. In the 60s, the Holy Trinity Convent in Murom was repaired, and in the 70s it was declared a monument of republican significance. In 1976, an ancient wooden church from the village of Krasnoe was moved to the territory of the monastery.

The complex was returned to believers on May 15, 1991. At the beginning of the new millennium, a boarding house for girls from disadvantaged families was opened on the territory of the monastery.

Shrines of the monastery

Holy Trinity Monastery has two most interesting shrines. The main one can be considered the Vilna Cross - a relic with particles of the relics of saints enclosed in it. According to researchers, this item was made at the end of the seventeenth century. A fairly well-known literary work, The Tale of the Miracles of the Vilna Cross, was written about this relic.

After the revolution, the shrine was kept in one of the museums of the city of Murom. In 1996, she was transferred back to the monastery. In the spring of 1999, the Vilna Cross was boldly stolen from the monastery. However, he returned to his place in the Holy Trinity Convent in Murom very quickly. The offender who committed the theft was caught in the summer of the same year.

There is another revered relic in the monastery - the relics of Fevronia and Peter. These Christian saints are considered the patrons of the family. According to legend, Prince Peter, who defeated the devil, who appeared in Murom in the form of a snake, fell seriously ill from poisonous drops of the evil one's blood that fell on his skin. cured himcommoner, healer Fevronia. In gratitude, Peter married her. The church connects this legend with the life of very real historical characters - Prince David and his wife Fevronia, who really came from an ordinary peasant family and knew how to heal people. In family life, David and Fevronia were very happy and died on the same day.

The Holy Trinity Monastery (Murom, Krestyanina Square, 3A) is a must-visit for all lovers of Russian history. The relics of Fevronia and Peter should also be venerated by those families who cannot, but want to have a child. It is believed that these saints are able to perform such a miracle.