Posted on 06/11/2018 5:33:41 PM PDT by marshmallow
A unique monastery--Russia's own Holy Land, founded by the controversial Patriarch Nikon in 1656--has finally been rebuilt in Moscow
The breathtakingly beautiful, architecturally unique and historically significant New Jerusalem monastery has occupied a place of unique veneration among Russians during its 350-year history. A few years before the Revolution, it was visited by about 35,000 people annually.
It was originally founded in 1656 by Patriarch Nikon, who built it to imitate structurally and thematically the Church of Christ’s Tomb in Jerusalem. This was done so that Russians who could not make the long pilgrimage to Jerusalem could get a taste of the Holiest shrine of the Christian world.
It was demolished by the German military during WWII. The restoration, overlooked in recent years by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, has taken decades, was finally completed in 2017 and now a jewel of the Russian Orthodox Church once again shines in all its glory.
The Resurrection Cathedral was built like a copy of the most holy site of the Christian world: the Church of Christ’s Tomb in Jerusalem
(Excerpt) Read more at russian-faith.com ...
Very nice, Marshmallow. Thanks for these splendid pics.
Very nice, Marshmallow. Thanks for these splendid pics.
An incredible church. I’ll bet it’s even more impressive to see it in person. And it was reconstructed through donations.
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