Ioanno-Kormyansky Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Karma, Belarus.
The Ioanno-Kormyansky Monastery is a women's Orthodox monastery in the village of Karma, Dobrush District, about 45 km from Gomel. Its centre is the stone Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, consecrated on 26 September 1907 by Bishop Mitrofan of Gomel, built in the pseudo-Russian style in the second half of the 19th century. A 1995 baptismal church of the Meeting of the Lord and a 15-person residential building with a ground-floor Sretensky church stand alongside.
The monastery was established as a religious institution in the Gomel Region and developed over time as a center for monastic life. It later received official cultural heritage protection status from Belarusian authorities.
The monastery is named after John of Korma, a protopriest of the Saint Nicholas church in Ogorodnya-Gomelskaya whose relics were moved here in 1991 and placed in the Pokrov church in 1997. He was canonised as a locally venerated saint in 1998, and the monastery itself was created from the parish on 8 August 2000. The Icon of the Mother of God "Skoroposlushnitsa", painted on Mount Athos in 1901, was brought here from Dubrovka.
The monastery is located in Karma in Dobruš District and welcomes visitors to walk the grounds and observe the site. Early morning visits offer the best experience since this is when daily prayers and religious services take place.
The monastery's main relic is the icon of the Mother of God "Skoroposlushnitsa" (Quick to Hear), painted on Mount Athos in 1901 and brought here from the Church of the Presentation in Dubrovka, Dobrush District. The relics of the righteous John of Korma, canonized on 31 May 1998, rest in the Pokrovsky church.
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