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There are many mysterious places in Russia, the secret of which is impossible unravel, even having the luggage of all that mankind has knowledge. Such, for example, Rdeisky monastery, located in sparsely populated and impassable terrain in the Novgorod region.
The path to the monastery, surrounded on three sides by the wonderful Rdeisky by the lake lies through the swamps. They say that on the first attempt to reach this place is very difficult: it is as if checking a person for a fortress faith and fortitude.
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An old legend says that the place for the future monastery pointed and blessed Andrew the First-Called himself during his Travel from Kiev to Veliky Novgorod. After that, as you know from legends, this place has long been considered reserved and no one to yourself not admitting.
The first monks appeared on Rdea in the 17th century. They counted this place is very suitable for the foundation of the holy monastery. First her the monks erected the buildings from wood, dedicating them to the Monk Zosima and Savvatiy. A few decades later, a wooden Temple of the Assumption.
The monastery also had some good times.
Over the years, the monastery grew and many of its buildings were rebuilt, and if fires occurred, hardworking monks restored everything again.
In 1764 male secularization The deserts of Rdea were abolished, the monastic lands were seized in favor of treasuries, and church property transferred to other monasteries Novgorod diocese. The only thing left of everything complex, was the church of the Assumption. Despite this, the flow of pilgrims to the holy place did not dry out. Through the swamp was laid reliable a road made of logs, along which walking people fearlessly moved, and carriages. This road ran from the nearest village to the very monastery walls.
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In 1887 The Holy Synod, by decree, reopens Rdeisky the monastery is now like a female monastery. The local nuns begin to teach young children. Financial support the monastery is rendered by the famous merchant Alexander Nikolaevich Mamontov: with his money the construction of the Assumption Cathedral is underway. For this for a brick factory was specially opened by the territory of the swamps.
Cathedral iconostasis made of Italian marble, tiles for the floor were delivered from Poland, the Kremlin created icons and paintings masters. A steam boiler designed to heat the temple, made at the famous Ural Demidov plant.
The construction was distinguished by one unusual detail. For the Orthodox temples characterized by orienting the altar to the east, in the Assumption Cathedral, it was oriented northwest. It is hardly possible explain by mistake, however, this mystery went into eternity with A.N. Mamontov.
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In 1902 a new temple was opened on the territory of the monastery, accommodating up to 800 worshipers. We emphasize that this is not about urban the temple, but standing among the swamps in the wilderness. Despite this, he was always filled with believers. Numerous pilgrims came here from the most remote corners of the country in order to be in place, which was blessed by Andrew the First-called, and bow to the shrines Rdeisky monastery – the canvas robe of the apostle and several miraculous icons.
Hard times
Godless Soviet times added to the monastery problems, but he still remained valid. In 1938 the cloister mercilessly robbed, to find the stolen shrines and failed.
During World War II, fierce battles took place in these places. The victory in them was so important to the Germans that they even released special award badges. The Nazis got a lot from the local people. partisans, and they believed that they used the monastery as observation point: the bell tower of the Assumption Church allowed inspect the surrounding area.
Deciding to get rid of the annoying monastery as a viewing sites, fascists mined its entire territory. No one still doesn’t understand how the Assumption Cathedral survived when around everywhere mines exploded.
Monastery today
The question arises: what is the dilapidated temple that lost all its shrines, attracts today many pilgrims, not to mention the locals? The reason most likely is that the land on which the Rdeisky Monastery stands is a place of power and able to heal the body and soul of man.
We have already mentioned that this land itself chooses whom it you can let it go, but who better to give a turn from the gate. Also she does not forgive people who harmed the monastery.
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According to rumors, all who defiled the walls of the monastery with their “memorable inscriptions “, passed away shortly after this. A case is known, when a young guy came to the monastery to perform father’s death request – to erase from the wall the inscription that he left, having once been to the monastery.
And here is another story on the same topic. One entrepreneurial friend in winter, he came to the monastery by car and removed part of the temple floor a unique tile to equip it with a bath – his own and a relative. A month later, both baths were burned down, the kidnapper was hit by a heavy illness, and his relative was seriously injured while working with chainsaw. Realizing his misconduct, the thief returned to the temple blue tile and after that went on the mend.
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We can only guess what punishment the robbers suffered, abducted monastery icons, and diggers of the local graves.
Legends about the miraculous power of the monastery
For several years, the enthusiast Miron Antipov has been arranging for motor-hang-glider air expeditions to the monastery in order to attract to public attention to him and slowly the whole world reestablish.
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Miron himself is a living confirmation of supernatural possibilities Rdeiskoy monastery. A few years ago, when landing, a man crashed: his leg was almost torn off. An operation has been performed, but the functions legs did not recover, and Miron could not walk without crutches.
Having suffered, he decided one day to try his luck in the monastery. FROM getting to him with great difficulties, the man spent in Rdeiskaya the cloister is only one night. When Miron returned home, then several days suffered from terrible pain, but for a month the function of the legs recovered completely. Now Miron Antipov recalls crutches and their misadventures only during conversations about the amazing miracles of the monastery.
Pilgrims who often visit the monastery say: he who going here, must leave home all his calculations and plans, so how Rdea herself decides whether to let her a visitor. How does it manifest her refusal? A person begins to circle, or, without understanding reasons, decides halfway back. But it also happens that on him strong fear is attacking, which does not allow to continue the path. Wonderful the cloister is open only to “friends,” and these lucky ones she invites to her again and again …
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