Donskoy Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Donskoy District, Moscow, Russia
The monastery includes fortified brick walls with twelve towers, two cathedrals, and numerous religious buildings across its extensive grounds.
Founded in 1591 by Tsar Feodor I, the monastery commemorates Moscow's protection from Crimean Khan Kazy-Girey's invasion that same year.
The monastery houses the Old Necropolis, containing tombs of Russian nobility, artists, and writers, including the burial site of Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
Visitors can reach the monastery by taking a five-minute walk south from Shabolovskaya metro station along Ulitsa Shabolovka.
The monastery grounds include the preserved remains of Patriarch Tikhon, who was detained here from 1922 to 1925 during Soviet rule.
Location: Donskoy District
Inception: 1591
Email: palomnik@donskoi.org
Website: http://donskoi.org
GPS coordinates: 55.71444,37.60208
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:04
Vasiliy Zubkov grave
28 m
Saint John Chrysostom Church (Donskoy Monastery)
117 m
Захоронения с надгробием Серебряковых (Донской)
129 m
Мавзолей-пирамида князя П.Н. Щербатова и княгини Н.С. Щербатовой (Донской)
40 m
Захоронение с надгробием К.П. Шор (1848-1908) (Донской)
129 m
Здание духовной семинарии у западных ворот (Донской)
81 m
Монастырская канцелярия (палаты) у западных ворот (Донской)
81 m
Gate Church of the Theotokos of Tikhvin at Donskoy Monastery (Moscow)
134 m
Saint John Climacus church (Donskoy Monastery)
55 m
Church of Saint Michael (Donskoy Monastery)
110 m
Захоронение Богословского Михаила Михайловича (1826-1893) (Донской)
147 m
Башни № 3 и 4 — квадратные на северной стене (Донской)
147 m
Big Cathedral of the Theotokos of the Don (Donskoy Monastery)
10 m
Small Cathedral of the Theotokos of the Don (Donskoy Monastery)
58 m
Nikolai Zhukovsky grave
60 m
Vasilij Perov grave
54 m
Могила Нарышкиной Елизаветы Петровны (1801-1867), жены декабриста М.М. Нарышкина (Донской)
124 m
Church of Saints Zachary and Elizabeth under Bell tower (Donskoy Monastery)
132 m
Alexander Svirsky church (Donskoy Monastery)
40 m
Petr Dubovitsky grave
30 m
Башня № 8 — круглая угловая юго-восточная (Донской)
181 m
Настоятельские покои (Донской)
76 m
Могила Соболева Николая Николаевича (1906-1980), архитектора, реставратора, одного из создателей московской школы охраны культурного наследия (Донской)
92 m
Братский корпус (кельи) (Донской)
107 m
Захоронение Давыдова Льва Денисовича (1743–1801) (Донской)
102 m
Братский корпус (квасоварня) (Донской)
111 m
Захоронение с надгробием А.К. Струпова (?-1886) (Донской)
106 m
Башни № 1 и 12 — квадратные на западной стене (Донской)
146 mReviews
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