Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery, or Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery, or Holy Trinity-Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery (Russian: Свя́то-Тро́ицкий Серафи́мо-Диве́евский монасты́рь) is a monastery of nuns (convent) in Diveyevo settlement near Sarov (12 km), and near the city of Nizhny Novgorod (185 km), in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.[1] It is situated in a region considered to have immense spiritual significance. Within its immediate vicinity are situated two other cloisters: Sarov Monastery and Sanaksar Monastery.
The convent is famous because Saint Seraphim of Sarov served as Staretz (Elder) for the nuns of this monastery, though he only travelled to the convent once during his lifetime. He was a monk at the nearby monastery of Sarov. After the fall of communism, his relics, which had been feared lost, were discovered in the storeroom of a "museum of atheism" in Saint Petersburg and solemnly transferred to the Seraphim-Diveyevo monastery, which has come to be named after him.[2]
The monastery is also famous for possessing the only portrait of Saint Seraphim that was painted of him by a contemporary, the "Diveyevo Portrait". During the years of Communist persecution, the portrait was smuggled out of Russia and is kept to this day in the Novo-Diveyevo Convent in Nanuet, New York.
The convent is a subject of the writings of Serge Nilus in his semi-autobiographical work Velikoe v malom i antikhrist, a work which has the dubious distinction of having been published, in book form, for the first time as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion (which is only its last chapter, Chapter XII).
The new katholikon was built in 1907-1916 to designs by Anatoly Antonov
The monastery started with the Church of Our Lady of Kazan (Kazanskaya), built in 1773–1780. Saint Seraphim blessed the construction of two churches adjoined to Kazanskaya: The Church of the Nativity of Christ (1829) and the Church of the Nativity of Theotokos (1830). The large Trinity Cathedral with its bell tower was constructed in 1865–1875.
Cyrillic: Летопись Серафимо-Дивеевского монастыря Нижегородской губернии Ардатовского уезда с жизнеописанием основателей ее: преподобного Серафима и схимонахини Александры, урожденной А.С. Мельгуновой
Translieration: Letopis' Serafimo-Diveevskogo monastyria Nizhegorodskoi gubernii Ardatovskogo uezda s zhizneopisaniem osnovatelei ee: prepodobnogo Serafima i skhimonakhini Aleksandry, urozhdennoi A.S. Mel'gunovoi
Translation: The Annals of the Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery, Nizhny Novgorod Province, Ardatov District, Including Life Description of Its Founders: The Reverend Serafim and the Monk Alexandra, Born: A. S. Melgunova
diveyevo, convent, serafimo, diveevsky, monastery, saint, seraphim, diveyevo, monastery, holy, trinity, saint, seraphim, diveyevo, monastery, russian, Свя, то, Тро, ицкий, Серафи, мо, Диве, евский, монасты, рь, monastery, nuns, convent, diveyevo, settlement, n. Serafimo Diveevsky Monastery or Saint Seraphim Diveyevo Monastery or Holy Trinity Saint Seraphim Diveyevo Monastery Russian Svya to Tro ickij Serafi mo Dive evskij monasty r is a monastery of nuns convent in Diveyevo settlement near Sarov 12 km and near the city of Nizhny Novgorod 185 km in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Russia 1 It is situated in a region considered to have immense spiritual significance Within its immediate vicinity are situated two other cloisters Sarov Monastery and Sanaksar Monastery The five domed katholikon is dedicated to the Holy TrinityThe convent is famous because Saint Seraphim of Sarov served as Staretz Elder for the nuns of this monastery though he only travelled to the convent once during his lifetime He was a monk at the nearby monastery of Sarov After the fall of communism his relics which had been feared lost were discovered in the storeroom of a museum of atheism in Saint Petersburg and solemnly transferred to the Seraphim Diveyevo monastery which has come to be named after him 2 The monastery is also famous for possessing the only portrait of Saint Seraphim that was painted of him by a contemporary the Diveyevo Portrait During the years of Communist persecution the portrait was smuggled out of Russia and is kept to this day in the Novo Diveyevo Convent in Nanuet New York The convent is a subject of the writings of Serge Nilus in his semi autobiographical work Velikoe v malom i antikhrist a work which has the dubious distinction of having been published in book form for the first time as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion which is only its last chapter Chapter XII The new katholikon was built in 1907 1916 to designs by Anatoly AntonovThe monastery started with the Church of Our Lady of Kazan Kazanskaya built in 1773 1780 Saint Seraphim blessed the construction of two churches adjoined to Kazanskaya The Church of the Nativity of Christ 1829 and the Church of the Nativity of Theotokos 1830 The large Trinity Cathedral with its bell tower was constructed in 1865 1875 The Office of the Hegumenia Abbess with it Mary Magdalen House Church and the Alexander Nevsky Trapeza Church were built in the end of the 19th century Finally The Transfiguration Cathedral was built in 1907 1916 In 2003 2004 there were significant restoration works in the Monastery celebrating 250 year anniversary of Saint Seraphim 1 See also EditSeraphim of Sarov Serge Nilus Nikolay Motovilov SarovReferences Edit a b Guide to Diveyevo Archived September 12 2007 at the Wayback Machine in Russian Diveyevo resurrection Photoarchives FOTOESCAPE Retrieved 2013 03 16 Velikoe v malomby Serge Nilus Tsarskoe Selo Tip TSarskoselskago Komiteta Krasnago Kresta 1905 Cyrillic Letopis Serafimo Diveevskogo monastyrya Nizhegorodskoj gubernii Ardatovskogo uezda s zhizneopisaniem osnovatelej ee prepodobnogo Serafima i shimonahini Aleksandry urozhdennoj A S MelgunovojTranslieration Letopis Serafimo Diveevskogo monastyria Nizhegorodskoi gubernii Ardatovskogo uezda s zhizneopisaniem osnovatelei ee prepodobnogo Serafima i skhimonakhini Aleksandry urozhdennoi A S Mel gunovoi Translation The Annals of the Serafimo Diveevsky Monastery Nizhny Novgorod Province Ardatov District Including Life Description of Its Founders The Reverend Serafim and the Monk Alexandra Born A S Melgunova Moscow Svyato Troickij Serafimo Diveevskij monastyr Kovcheg 2007 Subject Biography Memoirs Christianity Religion general ISBN 5983170961 Online versionExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Troitsky Serafimo Diveyevsky Convent Website of the monastery in Russian Diveevo convent portal in Russian Nizhny Novgorod Region 1 RANSAC Nuclear News June 25 2003 2 55 2 24 N 43 14 41 E 55 04000 N 43 24472 E 55 04000 43 24472 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diveyevo Convent amp oldid 1170509565, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
