Alexander-Svirsky Monastery
Alexander-Svirsky Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Staraya Sloboda, Russia
The Alexander-Svirsky Monastery is an Orthodox monastery in Staraya Sloboda situated on a peninsula in Lake Roshchinskoye. The complex includes multiple churches and religious buildings whose architecture reflects Russian and Western European influences developed over several centuries.
The monastery was founded in 1487 by Saint Alexander Svirsky and became a major religious center for Karelian, Vepsian, and Chud communities. It was repurposed during the Soviet era but returned to religious use after 1991 and underwent restoration.
The monastery serves as a pilgrimage site where visitors observe daily religious services and community worship practices. The presence of the saint's remains draws believers who come to pay their respects and participate in spiritual traditions.
Access is through a footpath from the shoreline, and visitors can enter the grounds daily while modest dress is respectful at this religious site. Photography is restricted in many areas, and guests should follow the posted rules of the monastery.
The saint's remains were discovered and examined in 1998 during extensive restoration work following decades of abandonment and disuse. This finding helped confirm the site's religious importance and accelerated efforts to return it to its original purpose.
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Северная стена (Старая Слобода)
183 m
Holy Trinity Chapel (Alexandro-Svirsky Monastery)
188 m
Churches of the Transfiguration and Saints Zachary and Elisabeth (Svirskoye)
255 m
Church of the Protection of the Theotokos with refectory (Alexandro-Svirsky Monastery)
147 m
Monument to the Order, Lodeynoye Pole
11.6 km
Братская могила советских воинов, погибших в борьбе с фашистами (Старая Слобода)
88 m
Svir Crossing Monuments, Lodeynoye Pole
11.7 km
Северный хозяйственный корпус (Старая Слобода)
196 m
Восточный келейный корпус со Святыми воротами и надвратной церковью святителя Николая (Старая Слобода)
169 m
Kvass brewery and pump-house in Alexandro-Svirsky Monastery
95 m
Противотанковые надолбы на рубеже обороны (2 надолба, на одном надолбе – памятная надпись) (Лодейное Поле)
11.5 km
Педагогическое училище (Лодейное Поле)
13.3 km
Saint Pantaleon Skete (Alexandro-Svirsky Monastery)
1.1 km
Saint John of Damascus Church (Alexandro-Svirsky Monastery)
145 m
Bell tower in Transfiguration part of Alexandro-Svirsky Monastery
307 m
Восточный келейный корпус с вратами (Старая Слобода)
217 m
Svir Victory park, Lodeinoe Pole
11.8 km
Zvonnitsa in Trinity part of Alexandro-Svirsky Monastery
169 m
Holy Trinity Church (Alexandro-Svirsky Monastery)
155 m
Троицкая часть Александро-Свирского монастыря (Старая Слобода)
175 m
Преображенская часть Александро-Свирского монастыря (Старая Слобода)
234 m
Гидросистема с озёрами и протоками (Старая Слобода)
88 m
Chapel-over-the-Well of Saint Alexander Svirsky
148 m
Конюшня (Старая Слобода)
338 m
Северная стена (Старая Слобода)
253 m
Южный келейный корпус (Старая Слобода)
223 m
Западный келейный корпус с баней (Старая Слобода)
332 m
Museum of local lore in Lodeynoye Pole
11.8 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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