Description of the attraction
The Spaso-Borodinsky Convent is an Orthodox monastery on the Borodino field, founded in 1839 by M. M. Tuchkova, the widow of A. A. Tuchkov, who died at Borodino. At first, a chapel was erected on the site where the Bagrationov flashes stood, and where A. A. Tuchkov died. In the 1818-1820s, the chapel was replaced by the stone church of the Savior Not Made by Hands.
Since the late 1820s. MM Tuchkova constantly lived on the Borodino field, in a wooden gatehouse near the church. Gradually, the widows of the Russian soldiers who died at Borodino began to come to her. This small female community lived according to the laws of monastic life. In 1839 the Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery was opened, in which M. M. Tuchkova became the abbess. In the 1840-1870s. a majestic ensemble of stone monastery buildings was built with donations from the royal family, participants in the war of 1812 and their descendants, guards and army units that participated in the Battle of Borodino.
The Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery was closed at the end of the 1920s. The monastery suffered greatly from the battles of 1941-1942. The restoration of the monastery began in 1972 and was completed by 1987. In the mid-1980s, there was already a small museum exposition in the monastery.
In the center of the monastery stands the Vladimir Cathedral, built in the middle of the 19th century in the Byzantine style. A majestic brick building with white stone decor is dedicated to the memory of Russian soldiers who died at Borodino. The refectory with the Church of St. John the Baptist was built in 1874. One-story buildings of cells, services, a hospital and an old refectory are located along the walls of the monastery, partially replacing its fence.
