Description of the attraction
John the Theological Krypetsky Monastery is a male monastery and is located in the Pskov region, namely, 22 km from the city of Pskov and 7 km from the village called Kripetskoye. The founding of the monastery took place in 1485, and was founded by the saint Reverend Savva Krypetskiy right in the middle of the swampy territory. The location of the Krypetsky monastery, according to records in ancient letters, is determined on the Pskov land, in the Pskov district, in the so-called Belsky ambush and in the Toroshinsky bay.
It was the St. John the Theological Monastery that became one of the last monasteries in the independent Pskov land, because in 1510 the city of Pskov began to relate directly to Moscow. All existing rights of the monastery were officially confirmed in 1478 during the Pskov veche. At that time, the famous prince Obolensky Yaroslav Vasilyevich was the governor of Pskov, a man who took an especially active part in the business and process of building the Krypetsky monastery. Information in the chronicle form has reached our days that, with the vigorous activity of Yaroslav Vasilyevich, a bridge was erected on the road leading directly to the Holy Monastery Gates. It is not known exactly, but around 1547 or 1557, a stone cathedral church was built in the St. John the Theologian monastery.
During 1581, the monastery was attacked by one of the many Polish troops of the famous Stefan Batory. At that time, a Russian peasant gave false information to Stefan Bathory, while he deceived the Poles, desperately proving that the monastery was empty and there was no one in it, so the planned siege did not succeed. A detachment of Russian soldiers disappeared within the walls of the monastery, and the Poles were defeated.
The description of the St. John the Theologian monastery, dating back to the period 1586-1587, has survived to our time. It mentions that the monastery itself was made of stone, and the church of Ivan the Theologian at the monastery was also built of stone, while the cross on the church was wooden, on which a gilded dove could be seen. There was also a stone church and a refectory in honor of the Assumption of the Theotokos, and in the upper part above the Assumption Church there was a chapel consecrated in the name of John the Savior of the Foliage. Between the refectory room and the church building itself, there was a passage supported on pillars. The monastery gates were called Saints and were made of stone. Also at the monastery there was a tomb of Savva the Wonderworker of Serp, and on it there was a shroud. There were three tablets on the gate, on which were written the patron saints of the monastery. The bell tower, located at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, was built of wood. In the 17th century, the famous statesman Ordin-Nashchokin Afanasy Lavrentievich was tonsured in the Krypetsky monastery.
At the end of the 17th century, the monastery became very poor, but at the beginning of the 18th century, after several decades of complete desolation, it was restored again. By 1764, there were approximately 366 peasant souls in the monastery. In 1764, the monastery was made substandard, and in 1805 it was awarded the third class. At the beginning of the 19th century, Metropolitan Evgeny Bolkhovitinov visited the Krypetsky monastery, who left a detailed description of the monastery. For a visiting guest, the previously existing refectory room was converted into chambers.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the St. John the Theologian monastery was one of the richest in the entire territory of Russia, because it had 40 monks and 21 novices, and the land allotments of the monastery amounted to 3,602 dessiatines of land. It is known that in 1918 the monastery was closed, and already in 1922 all valuable things were taken out of it, which in considerable quantities simply disappeared; in 1923 the services ceased completely.
In 1990, the monastery was transferred to the Russian Church, after which restoration work was carried out in it. In December 2010, 30 people lived in the monastery, as well as more than 50 pilgrims. Also, 20 sisters live at the monastery, five of whom have taken monastic vows.
