Vvedensky Monastery, Orthodox monastery in downtown Ivanovo, Russia
The Vvedensky Monastery is an Orthodox monastic complex in the center of Ivanovo, built in red brick and topped by five onion domes on its main church. Alongside the Church of the Presentation of Mary, the grounds hold several multi-story auxiliary buildings and a belfry that rises above the surrounding streets.
Count Sheremetyev donated the land in 1900, and the first church was finished in 1907 by local architects P.G. Begen and A.F. Snurilov. The monastery was shut down during the Soviet period and only returned to religious use in 1990.
The monastery takes its name from the Presentation of Mary at the Temple, one of the major feasts in the Orthodox calendar. It functions today as an active religious community that publishes its own texts and holds regular services open to visitors.
The monastery sits in central Ivanovo and is easy to reach on foot from the main streets. Visiting outside of main service times allows for a quieter look around the church and grounds.
Four women from the local Orthodox community held a hunger strike during the Soviet period to push for the monastery's reopening. Their effort is widely credited with directly leading to its return to religious use.
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