Another view of the Monastery complexThe monastery's renaissance gardens
The Supraśl Orthodox Monastery was founded in 1498 by the voivode of Nowogródek and the Marshall of the Great Duchy of LithuaniaAleksander Chodkiewicz and the Archbishop (Archepiscope) of Smolensk and Archimandrite of Slutsk Joseph Soltan. Jeremias II Tranos, the Patriarch of Constantinople issued a special tomos sanctioning its foundation. 1501 saw the building of the first wooden church of St. John the Evangelist. In this period, Anthony of Supraśl lived in the monastery before his martyrdom. In 1516, the Church of the Annunciation was consecrated, later the monastery was further expanded with the addition of another church dedicated to the Resurrection of Our Lord, which housed the monastery catacombs. With the passing of the years, the Supraśl Lavra became an important site of Orthodox culture as a result of its large library and lively contacts with other important Orthodox sites such as the Kiev Lavra and Mount Athos.
In 1609, the Monastery was one of the first entities to accept the Union of Brest in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Basilian Order took over its administration. The Basilians oversaw the rebuilding of the Monastery complex and expansion of its publishing activity. At the end of the 17th century, a printing house was established and, over a period of slightly more than one hundred years, published 350 titles in Ruthenian, Polish, and Latin. During that same period, several filial monasteries were also established, the most noteworthy being the filial monastery in Warsaw, which has remained in operation to this day. In 1796, Prussian authorities confiscated the holdings of the monastery after the third Partition of Poland. Nevertheless, it continued to play an important role in the religious life of the region as the seat of a newly created eparchy for those devout Ruthenians under Prussian rule, starting in 1797 and lasting until it fell under Russian rule after the Treaties of Tilsit in 1807.
In 1824, the Russians gave the monastery complex to the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1875, the St. Panteleimon church was built, in 1889, St. John the Theologian, and finally in 1901, St. George the Victor. In 1910, there was a restoration of the 16th century frescoes, which had been covered up by the Basilians. In the aftermath of the havoc of World War I, the monks fled from the monastery for the interior of Russia, taking with them the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Supraśl.
In the period between the two world wars, the monastery was used by the Latin Rite Salesian Order. In 1944, the retreating German army destroyed the Church of the Annunciation, along with all of its precious frescoes.[1] The Communist government turned the monastery into an agricultural academy. After the collapse of the Communist government, the monastery was turned over to the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which immediately began the still ongoing conservation work and renovation of the monastery.
In the courtyard of the monastery complex is the Church of the Annunciation (1503–1511, destroyed 1944, in the process of being rebuilt since 1985. Surviving original fragments of the original frescoes are currently exhibited in the Archimandrites' Palace. The church is being rebuilt according to the design of architect M. Kuźmienko.
Monastery buildingsBaroque, built between the 17th and 18th century.
Archimandrites' Palace ( built between 1635-1655) today the palace houses the SupraślIconMuseum
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The Monastery of the Annunciation in Suprasl Polish Monaster Zwiastowania Najswietszej Marii Panny w Supraslu Belarusian Supraslski Dabraveshchanski manastyr Russian Supraslskij Blagoveshenskij monastyr also known as the Suprasl Lavra is a monastery in North Eastern Poland in the Podlaskie Voivodeship Today it belongs to the autocephalous Polish Orthodox Church and is one of six Eastern Orthodox Christian men s monasteries in Poland Monastery buildings 2003 Contents 1 History 2 Monastery complex 3 References 4 External linksHistory Edit Another view of the Monastery complex The monastery s renaissance gardensThe Suprasl Orthodox Monastery was founded in 1498 by the voivode of Nowogrodek and the Marshall of the Great Duchy of Lithuania Aleksander Chodkiewicz and the Archbishop Archepiscope of Smolensk and Archimandrite of Slutsk Joseph Soltan Jeremias II Tranos the Patriarch of Constantinople issued a special tomos sanctioning its foundation 1501 saw the building of the first wooden church of St John the Evangelist In this period Anthony of Suprasl lived in the monastery before his martyrdom In 1516 the Church of the Annunciation was consecrated later the monastery was further expanded with the addition of another church dedicated to the Resurrection of Our Lord which housed the monastery catacombs With the passing of the years the Suprasl Lavra became an important site of Orthodox culture as a result of its large library and lively contacts with other important Orthodox sites such as the Kiev Lavra and Mount Athos In 1609 the Monastery was one of the first entities to accept the Union of Brest in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Basilian Order took over its administration The Basilians oversaw the rebuilding of the Monastery complex and expansion of its publishing activity At the end of the 17th century a printing house was established and over a period of slightly more than one hundred years published 350 titles in Ruthenian Polish and Latin During that same period several filial monasteries were also established the most noteworthy being the filial monastery in Warsaw which has remained in operation to this day In 1796 Prussian authorities confiscated the holdings of the monastery after the third Partition of Poland Nevertheless it continued to play an important role in the religious life of the region as the seat of a newly created eparchy for those devout Ruthenians under Prussian rule starting in 1797 and lasting until it fell under Russian rule after the Treaties of Tilsit in 1807 In 1824 the Russians gave the monastery complex to the Russian Orthodox Church In 1875 the St Panteleimon church was built in 1889 St John the Theologian and finally in 1901 St George the Victor In 1910 there was a restoration of the 16th century frescoes which had been covered up by the Basilians In the aftermath of the havoc of World War I the monks fled from the monastery for the interior of Russia taking with them the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Suprasl In the period between the two world wars the monastery was used by the Latin Rite Salesian Order In 1944 the retreating German army destroyed the Church of the Annunciation along with all of its precious frescoes 1 The Communist government turned the monastery into an agricultural academy After the collapse of the Communist government the monastery was turned over to the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church which immediately began the still ongoing conservation work and renovation of the monastery The Codex of Suprasl the oldest Slavic literary work in Poland and one of the oldest of its kind in the world is named after this monastery Monastery complex Edit Church of the AnnunciationIn the courtyard of the monastery complex is the Church of the Annunciation 1503 1511 destroyed 1944 in the process of being rebuilt since 1985 Surviving original fragments of the original frescoes are currently exhibited in the Archimandrites Palace The church is being rebuilt according to the design of architect M Kuzmienko Monastery buildings Baroque built between the 17th and 18th century Archimandrites Palace built between 1635 1655 today the palace houses the Suprasl Icon MuseumThe Church of St John the Theologian 1888 The Gate Belltower built in 1752 modeled after the Branicki Palace in Bialystok The premises of the Suprasl Lavra is the home of the Suprasl Academy modeled after similar institutions run by the Orthodox Church in Greece today References Edit Geschichte www monaster suprasl pl in German Archived from the original on May 1 2008 Retrieved 2009 12 17 External links EditOfficial website of the Suprasl Lavra53 12 39 48 N 23 20 13 53 E 53 2109667 N 23 3370917 E 53 2109667 23 3370917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suprasl Orthodox Monastery amp oldid 1105503772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
