At the edge of Ostashkov, surrounded by the transparent waters of Seliger, the Bogoroditsky Zhitenny Monastery modestly retired - an idyllicly beautiful and at the same time austere monastery, an ancient architectural monument and the spiritual center of the Tver Upper Volga . The fate of the monastery, like many others Russian Christian shrines, full of tears of grief and happiness, events of joy and sadness, but having overcome all obstacles, he revived and writes his story further . Today the revived Bogoroditsky Monastery of Life объединя unites the Orthodox Ostashkov and neighboring villages, pilgrims and simple travelers wandering in search of hope, spiritual strength and faith .

The history of the monastery

According to legend, the Holy Monastery was built on March 19, 1716, to reconcile the parishioners of the Troitsk and Resurrection churches who could not share the miraculous icon of Smolensk God her mother. It was believed that the icon patronized Ostashkov and always protected him in difficult times. To dissolve on the Zhitnoy peninsula, they quieted down, built a church where the icon of the MostHoly Mother of God began to be kept.

In time all wooden the monastery buildings were replaced with stone ones, a stone fence was built, and a necropolis was created (up to now it has not survived).

For two centuries, the Ostashkovites cared for the holy monastery and landscaped it until in 1920, with the coming of Soviet power, the monastery was closed and given to the needs of a dairy plant. Such transformations were reflected in the architectural monument in a natural way: the temple premises were rebuilt for workshops, warehouses and offices, most icons and church utensils were irretrievably lost.

The second life at the monastery began on June 17, 2002, this day it became the operating Bogoroditsky female Zhitenniy monastery, and large-scale reconstruction works immediately began, which continue to this day.

Useful information

Address: Tverskaya oblast, Ostashkov, Zhitnoye peninsula, 3.

Phones: +7 (48235) 5-61-41, +7 (48235) 5-51 -69.

The monastery is located on the northern outskirts of Ostashkov on the Zhitnoye peninsula, connected by a dam with the shore of Seliger

If you are traveling by car from Moscow, you can get to this place on the Moscow-St. Petersburg route through Tver and Torzhok or on the route Moscow-Riga through Volokolamsk, Rzhev, Selizharovo . You can get to Ostashkov from Moscow by public transport . Every de bus at 7:45 and 20:50 from the bus station "Tushinskaya", which is located next to the same subway, the bus number 964 is sent, the next directly to the bus station Ostashkov (the journey takes about 7 hours, the ticket costs 660 RUR, extra baggage is paid) . 3-4 km from the Ostashkov bus station to the peninsula can be reached by bus or take a taxi (the trip will cost approximately 100 RUR) . From Ostashkov bus station to Moscow, buses leave at 10:10 and 15:30 daily, the fare is such the same .

Tourists from Tver can take advantage of bus or shuttle bus that runs from the bus station, according to Ostashkov, it is most convenient to travel by taxi, but you can wait for the city bus.

Bogoroditsky Zhytenny Monastery