Description of the attraction
In the city of Uglich there is an old Resurrection Monastery, the very first mention of which has never been found. There is evidence that at the end of the 14th century, a man's monastery operated at the site of the monastery, which consisted entirely of wooden buildings; this monastery was located near the coast, where the Trinity brook flows into the Volga. In the first decades of the 16th century, the famous Uglich landowners named Gryaznye, who came from the Romanov family, were buried at the monastery.
After a while, in 1674, a full-scale stone construction began on this territory. The funds for these works were generously donated by Metropolitan Jonah of Rostov, who took tonsure at the Resurrection Monastery.
As soon as work on the construction of the monastery complex was completed, everyone was struck by its incredible view - the ensemble itself stretched somewhat along a line running from north to south, which created a strong impression from either side. The monastery included: the Church of Mary of Egypt and the belfry with her, the Resurrection Cathedral, the Hodegetria temple with a refectory. Along the perimeter, the complex was surrounded by a fence equipped with the Holy Gates - to date, the previously lost fence has been completely restored. The last construction work was completed in 1677.
The main church at the monastery is the Resurrection Cathedral, which is very close in appearance to the churches of Rostov the Great. The cathedral is five-domed, stands on an elevated basement, has a powerful central drum, two side chapels, consecrated in honor of Jacob and the Archangel Michael. On the western side, it includes a gallery-gulbische, which stretches along the perimeter of the cathedral and leads to the belfry and the refectory room, emphasizing the integrity of the entire complex. The gallery, the central drum and the walls of the cathedral are beautifully decorated with glazed tiles, which are also on the walls of the belfry. Fragments of old murals are still preserved just behind the iconostasis, some of which were supplemented already in the 19th century.
The belfry, which is part of the Resurrection Monastery, seems small, but still it consists of four tiers. The lower tier is equipped with a gate that serves to enter the courtyard. The service one is the second tier, to which the gallery is attached, and the third tier has a church consecrated in the name of Mary of Egypt; the fourth tier is represented by a ringing tier with arched spans.
The Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God has a refectory room and bears another name - Odigitrievskaya. There is a clock tower on the church, where the striking clock used to be. Originally a tent was located above the tower, but in the 19th century it was replaced with a more suitable covering.
When a new place was chosen for the monastery, it was only later that it turned out that it was not very well chosen, because it has a weak sandy soil under it, while it is still being washed away from below by underground waters. This whole situation led to the fact that many buildings began to simply collapse.
The abolition of the monastery took place in 1764, and the complex itself was given to the parish as a parish church. The holy gate and fence were completely dismantled. At the beginning of the 20th century, the previously functioning monastery was in a terrible state, because its appearance was greatly distorted. The parish tried to carry out restructuring, but this further exacerbated its condition.
During the Soviet era, the parish was immediately abolished. In the 1930s, the construction of the Uglich hydroelectric power station began, which is why the water level in the Volga rose noticeably - it was already clear that the monastery buildings could not be saved. But the complex stood until the 1950s, when its global restoration began. New technologies have helped to significantly strengthen the soil and completely prevent the danger of collapse of buildings.
In mid-1999, the Resurrection Monastery was given to the church, and a male monastery began to operate in it again. Over time, it was restored again and today this complex is one of the most famous in the whole of Uglich. The monastery again has the Holy Gates and a fence, and church services are held regularly.
