Description of the attraction
The Kizichesky (Vvedensky) Monastery is located near the center of Kazan, on Dekabristov Street. The monastery was named after the holy Cyzic martyrs.
The monastery was founded by Patriarch Hadrian in the years 1687-1691. In the third century, nine Christians were martyred in the city of Cyzicus. In 1645, Metropolitan Kizikos Anempodistus sent the relics of these martyrs to the Russian Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich as a gift. In 1693, particles of the relics were sent to the Kazan Kizichesky monastery. The relics and the miraculous icon of the holy martyrs of Kizic became the main shrine of the monastery. They were revered as fever healers.
The architectural ensemble of the Kizichesky monastery was formed: a temple in honor of the Entry into the temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, a temple in the name of Saint Prince Vladimir, a five-tiered bell tower (56 meters high with a cross), the Church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos and a chapel.
After the 1917 revolution, the Kizichesky monastery was closed. By 1930, its main part was destroyed, the cemetery disappeared. Thanks to the active protests of the museum department, it was possible to preserve the fraternal building and the gateway church. Until the end of the 90s, a military enlistment office was located in the surviving premises.
In 2001, by order of the authorities of the city of Kazan, the complex of the Kizichesky monastery was transferred to the Kazan Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 2002, Archimandrite Daniel (Mogutnov) was appointed governor of the Kizichesky monastery, and the first divine service took place at Epiphany. In 2009, in connection with the close construction of the gas pipeline, just two meters from the brotherly building, there was a real threat of the building collapsing. Residents of Kazan and the local TV company "Efir" have achieved the termination of work on the laying of gas pipes.
Construction and restoration work is currently underway. Services are held daily in the temple of Prince Vladimir.
