Russia
Orthodox Monasteries	Total Index: 04

The Moscow eparchy

1. St. Daniel Monastery

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Divine Liturgy Service: Russian
Established: 1282
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Extended Information/Photos: There is a shrine with a piece of the holy relics of St. Prince Daniel of Moscow in the monastery . There is a shrine with the holy relics of St. George Daniilovsky in the Protecting Veil of the Holy Mother of God cathedral .
The miracle-working icon of St. Seraphim of Sarov with a piece of his holy relics, a piece of stone he prayed on, his mantle and beads are in the church of his name.
The following icons shed chrism in the monastery :
The icon of St. Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologist in the Stt. Fathers of 7 Ecumenical Councils;
The icon of St. Sabbath Storozhevsky in the Brethren refectory.
WWW Links: http://www.msdm.ru/eng/index.htm - official site ( russian and english)
http://www.danilovbells.com/saintdaniel/
http://www.superart.ru/gallery/icon/monastery_en.htm
http://patriarchalexii2.ru/en/svyat/Moscow.html

2. Donskoy Monastery

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Divine Liturgy Service: Russian
Established: 1591
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Extended Information/Photos: The holy relics of St. Tikhon , Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia rest in the Small cathedral of the Don icon of the Holy Mother of God.
The revered “ Donskaya”(Don) icon of the Holy Mother of God is in the altar of the Big cathedral of the Don icon of the Holy Mother of God.
Another revered copy of the Don icon of the Holy Mother of God, survived in a fire in 1991 is in an icon case under the canopy in the Small cathedral of the Don icon of the Holy Mother of God.
Other revered icons are:
Miracle-working icons of the Holy Mother of God “Pheodorovskaya” and “Znameniye”(Korennaya of Kursk), chrism-shedding mosaic icon of St. Nicolas Miracle-Worker in the Levchenko’St. burial-vault in the monastery cemetry.
WWW Links: http://patriarchalexii2.ru/en/svyat/Moscow.html
http://www.moscow.info/orthodox-moscow/donskoy-monastery.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donskoy_Monastery
http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Hram/167.htm - how to get there ( in russian)

3. The Conception of St. Anna convent

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Divine Liturgy Service: Russian
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Extended Information/Photos: The holy relics of Stt. Yulianiya and Evpraksiya, the foundresses of the monastery.
The revered icons are:
The miracle-working icon of the Holy Mother of God “Milostivaya” (Gracious);
The chrism-shedding icon of St. Great Martyr George the Triumphant .
WWW Links: http://patriarchalexii2.ru/en/svyat/Moscow.html

4. The Novospassky ( New-Saviour) Monastery

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Divine Liturgy Service: Russian
Established: 14-th century
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Extended Information/Photos: There is the “Vsetsaritsa”(The Queen of queens) icon of the Holy Mother of God brought from Athos island, that is famous for many miraculous healings.
Especially revered is votary Dosipheya’s burial-vault.
WWW Links: http://patriarchalexii2.ru/en/svyat/Moscow.html
http://abcworld.net/Novospassky_Monastery.html