This place is called the heart of St. Petersburg. Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra, then a man's monastery, ordered the construction of Peter I on the proposed site of the famous Nevsky battle. Later historians proved that the battle took place higher up the Neva. Nevertheless, the monastery is dedicated to the feat of the Novgorod prince and the Holy Trinity.
The official date of the foundation of the Alexander Nevsky Monastery is the day of consecration of the first wooden Annunciation church. This happened on March 25, 1713. And only after 2 years the project of the complex of laurels was designed by the architect D. Trezzini. In May 1723, Peter the Great visited the already established monastery and ordered the transfer of the relics of Prince Alexander from Vladimir to the new capital. The remains of Nevsky were brought to Petersburg a year later. According to some legends, Peter I personally brought the relics to the laurel. Now it's the main shrine of the laurels.
The status of the monastery was given by Pavel I. Then the staff consisted of: governor, dean, economist, confessor, sacristan, wearer, 30 hieromonks, 18 hierodeacons, 24 monks, 20 sick people. In the 30 years of the last century cathedrals and churches of the laurels were systematically closed. The monastic life began to revive here only in 1996.
Now there is a pilgrimage service in the monastery, which organizes trips to all temples and monasteries of St. Petersburg and the region. You can even book an individual tour to Mount Athos. Once the divine services began to revive, workshops appeared again: icon-painting, cabinetmakers, a jeweler workshop, a workshop of a Christian tin miniature On the territory of the laurel - 4 cemeteries . To grab a loved one on Lazarevsky (necropolis of the 18th century), the emperor's permission . It was considered elite . Tikhvinsky was almost completely destroyed, and in its place already in the 20th century a necropolis of artists appeared - sculptors, composers, artists . are buried here. Both cemeteries enter the museum of the city sculpture ury . The third necropolis of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra - Nikolskoye cemetery, which was named after it was built by the Church of St. Nicholas in 1868-1871, was named Zasoborny . In the 19th century it was one of the most expensive . The youngest cemetery where the Cossacks were buried .
The practical information
The metro station - "Alexander Nevsky Square"
The entrance to the laurel is on Alexander Nevsky Square, opposite the huge building of the hotel " Moscow. "
Necropolises are open daily about from 10.00 to 17.30, ticket office is open until 17.00
ticket prices cemeteries -. 200 rubles (June 2013). The website of the museum often publish coupons, printed out, you can buy a ticket for half the price!
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| Bridge in front of Lavra |
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| Columns of the Trinity Cathedral |
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| Northern Tower |
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| Troitsky Cathedral |
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| Lavra Cemetery |
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| Trinity Cathedral |
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| Fragment of the Trinity Cathedral |
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| Southern Tower |