Varlaamo-Khutynsky Transfiguration Monastery is a female (formerly male) monastery of the Novgorod diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church , located on the right bank of the Volkhov River in the Novgorod region of the Novgorod Region , on the northern outskirts of the village of Khutyn , 7 km from Veliky Novgorod and 3 km (by direct) from Krechevits .
| Monastery | |
| Varlaamo-Khutynsky Transfiguration Monastery | |
|---|---|
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| A country |  Russia |
| Location | |
| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
| Diocese | Novgorod and Starorusskaya |
| Type of | female |
| Founder | Varlaam Khutynsky |
| Established | 1192 year |
| Date of Abolition | 1920 year |
| Famous inhabitants | Euthymius II , Affonius |
| Relics and Shrines | relics Varlaam Khutynsky |
| Abbot | Metropolitan Leo , Mother Superior - Alexy (Simdyakin) |
| Status | Active monastery |
| condition | Partial restoration |
 | Object of cultural heritage of Russia of federal significance reg. No. 531520264980006 ( EGROKN ) (Wikigid database) |
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History
According to popular legend, this place was in the grip of evil spirits and was called "Khutyn", that is, a bad place. Here the monk Varlaam (in the world of Alex Mikhalevich) secluded himself for prayer . Once, Prince Yaroslav arrived to him. Barlaam, blessing him, said "be well, prince, and with your noble son." This greeting amazed the prince, who did not yet know about the birth of a baby (this was in 1190 ). Cutting off his cell and defeating the evil spirits, he first erected a wooden and then a stone church in the name of the Transfiguration of the Lord (Church of the Savior in Khutyn). The church was consecrated on August 6, 1192 by Archbishop Gregory . The temple has not been preserved. In 1515, the Transfiguration Cathedral was built. The most famous building of the monastery is considered the church of Gregory of Armenia.
In 1471, John the Third came to the Khutynsky Monastery in order to bow to the holy relics , and, according to legend, he began to pry at the abbot why they did not open the crayfish so that everyone could apply to the holy relics. When, at his command, they began to dig up the grave of St. Varlaam, a pillar of fire burst from the earth, scorching the wall and the southern door of the iconostasis. In horror, the Grand Duke fled from the church, striking the ground with his staff, and fire came out of the land not only in the church, but also in the monastery. Throwing the staff, the Grand Duke left the monastery in great fear. This staff and the scorched door of the altar were kept in the monastery sacristy [1] .
In 1553-1557, the abbot of the monastery was a large hagiographer and the most prominent singer of the Novgorod school of the 16th century, Markell Bezborodny .
In 1611, the monastery became the seat of the command of the Swedes who attacked Veliky Novgorod.
The rectors of the Khutynsky monastery from the middle of the 18th century were the vicars of the Novgorod diocese, bearing the titles of Kexholm and Ladoga (1759–1763), Starorussky (1787–1892), Kirillovsky (1892–1907), Tikhvin (1907–1921).
The ashes of the poet Gabriel Derzhavin and his wife Daria are buried in the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Khutyn Monastery. Derzhavin died in 1816 in his house on the estate "Zvanka" . The coffin with the body of the deceased on a barge along the Volkhov went to the last refuge. Archbishop Anthony (Znamensky) , Bishop Starorussky Sylvester (Tsvetkov) and Bishop Arilliy Kirillovsky (Ivaschenko) are also buried in the monastery cathedral.
The monastery was closed in 1925 , but until 1932 divine services were still held in the monastery cathedral. The title of Archbishop of Khutynsky was held by Alexy (Simansky) ; in the cathedral in 1930-1932 the future archimandrite Pavel (Gruzdev) sang and read on the choir .
During the Great Patriotic War, the monastery was destroyed and remained in ruins for more than 40 years. Derzhavin’s grave also suffered. In 1959, the remains of the poet and his wife were reburied in Novgorod Detinets . In 1993 , in connection with the 250th anniversary of the poet, his remains were returned to the monastery [2] .
Since April 20, 1994 - a working convent. The abbess is Abbess Alexia (Simdyankina). As of January 2012, more than 100 sisters lived in the monastery, there is a courtyard in the village of Bykovo, Valdai district.
Photos
Transfiguration Cathedral
Bell tower
Nursing Corps
Monastery cemetery
Notes
- ↑ Rev. Varlaam of Khutynsky, Novgorod miracle worker .
- ↑ Galkin A. “... The dust will be reposed in the cloister of solitude” // Sofia. Edition of the Novgorod diocese. - 2012. - No. 2. - S. 5-8.
Literature
- Soikin P.P. Khutynsky Varlaam Monastery near Novgorod // Orthodox Russian cloisters : A full illustrated description of Orthodox Russian monasteries in the Russian Empire and Mount Athos. - SPb. : Resurrection, 1994 .-- pp. 137-138. - 712 s. - 20,000 copies. - ISBN 5-88335-001-1 .
- Melnik A. G. On the origins of the kinship of architecture of the Assumption Cathedral of Rostov the Great and the Transfiguration Cathedral of the Novgorod Hutyn Monastery // 125th Anniversary of the Novgorod Museum. Materials of the scientific conference. - Novgorod, 1991 .-- S. 94-99.
- Secretary L. A. Varlaamiev of Khutynsky in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord Nunnery // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2003. - V. VI. - S. 616-619. - 752 s. - 39,000 copies. - ISBN 5-89572-010-2 .
- Khutyn Varlaamiev-Transfiguration Monastery // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Secretary L. A. The bell tower of the Khutynsky monastery in Novgorod (history of construction and architecture) // Novgorod historical collection. Vol. 6 (16). St. Petersburg, 1997 .-- S. 211-213.