Moore: ancient and holy

Moore: ancient and holy
 Would you like to visit the ancient Russian city and soak up its history? Travel to Moore - ancient and holy, one of the oldest Russian cities, famous for its tourist attractions and rich history.
 Moore is located on the left bank of the Oka River 290 km from Moscow and borders the Nizhny Novgorod region. The first written mention of it is found in the "Tale of Bygone Years". But as a result of archaeological excavations revealed that these lands were inhabited since the Stone Age, and the modern city in the VI-VII centuries housed Nicholas Naberezhnoe selishte refuge with the military on the Kremlin Hill.

Start your tour of the town with its old part, which is on the high left bank of the Oka River. Walking along the street Pervomayskaya, you can see rows of living of the 19th century. When you bypass them, then you'll get a view of the two main attractions of the city - the Trinity and the Annunciation Monastery.

Trinity Monastery is considered to be a female, it is located on the site of an earlier court are here Prince Yuri Yaroslavich. In the 17th century the yard ceased to exist and its place in the years 1642-1643 on the money local merchant Tarasy Borisov was built the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Then the merchant has received from the patriarch permission to build a convent.

The following buildings have become Church of the Kazan Mother of God, and in 1652 - the bell tower, they are built in "smart" style and decorated with colored tiles, numerous arches and columns, windows and interesting shape. At the monastery, you can visit the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh, which was moved here from a local village. The monastery has long been a place of pilgrimage. Here are the relics of Saints Peter and Fevronia miracle workers - patrons of love and marriage. Believers claim that St. Fevronia cures for infertility.

Opposite Trinity is male Annunciation Monastery. He has a history of occurrence. In 1552, heading for the Kazan campaign, Ivan the Terrible visited Moore, where he prayed and asked the saints to help him win, but because it promised to establish a monastery in the holy land of Murom. As a result, Ivan the Terrible was victorious, and the construction of the temple. Here lie the relics of Prince Constantine, Christianity spread to Murom earth and all his family.

Also worth a visit Murom History and Art Museum, which is located in the former home of merchants Zworykin. It presents the exposure merchant life, a collection of ancient Russian art, as well as paintings by famous artists around the world: II Shishkin, KP Briullov, VT Polenov, VI Surikov and AK Savrasova.

Many tourists visit the house GUSCHINA. According to ancient legends here before there was a building in which he lived Ilya Muromets - Russian epic hero.

In addition to the most famous of the Trinity and the Annunciation Monastery, Murom there are still many old churches and temples, such as the Resurrection convent of St. Nicholas Quay Church, the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God and others. This city is literally saturated Orthodox history. Come and see with your own eyes, you will not remain indifferent, and will certainly come back here again.

Tags: Monastery, St., Trinity, Murom