Description of the attraction
The Prince Vladimir Monastery in Irkutsk is an active Orthodox monastery located in the suburb of Rabocheye on Kashtakovskaya Gora.
The foundation of the church in 1888 was timed to coincide with the 900th anniversary of the baptism of Rus by the Grand Duke Vladimir. The temple was built with funds donated by the merchant Vasily Andreyevich Litvintsov. Local residents called this temple "Litvintsevsky" or "white". The author of the project was the architect Vladislav Kudelsky.
The Prince Vladimir Church is made in the pseudo-Russian architectural style, with a beautiful hipped-roof bell tower with two domes above the western wall and three domes above the eastern one. The grand opening of the monastery took place in July 1903.
In 1904-1905. During the Russo-Japanese War, the Red Cross Hospital was located in the monastery. The Church Teachers' School was opened in 1900. In 1905 the school was transformed into a seminary, after which it was housed in a newly rebuilt building. In addition to the seminary, a two-year exemplary school operated at the Prince Vladimir Monastery. The school had a very strict regime. In addition, an almshouse was opened at the monastery.
The monastery existed until 1922, when it was abolished. After the closure, an orphanage, a cavalry regiment of the NKVD and a laboratory for geological management were located on its territory.
The church was returned to the Orthodox believers in 1990. It was in poor condition, so the believers immediately began restoration and repair work. The restoration of the monastery ended in 2002.
