Novospassky Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Tagansky, Russia.
Novospassky Monastery is a walled Orthodox monastery on Krutitsky Hill by the Moskva River in Moscow's Tagansky District. Its white stone walls, about 650 m long and up to 7.5 m high, enclose the five-domed Transfiguration Cathedral (1645–1649), the Intercession Church with its refectory, the Church of the Sign, and a 78-metre bell tower (1759–1785) topped by a green dome and golden cross.
The monastery was originally founded in the Kremlin during the fourteenth century and relocated to its current location in 1491, receiving the name New Savior. The relocation was part of a broader reorganization of religious institutions in Moscow during that period.
The monastery holds the family burial vault of the Romanovs, including Xenia Shestova, mother of the first Romanov tsar, and Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, whose remains were moved here in 1995. A memorial cross recreated from Viktor Vasnetsov's design stands on the grounds. Since 2011 a museum displays finds from excavations and Sergei Alexandrovich's personal belongings.
The monastery is located at Krestyanskaya Square and is easily accessible from Proletarskaya Metro station. The best time to visit is early in the day when fewer visitors are present, allowing you to explore the buildings at your own pace.
The Romanov boyars' burial vault is not hidden: it is the visible Sheremetev sepulcher in the Church of the Sign, built 1791–1795. Among those buried at the monastery were Xenia Shestova, mother of the first Romanov tsar, and Princess Tarakanova, a pretender to the throne. Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich's remains were transferred here in 1995, and a memorial cross recreated from Viktor Vasnetsov's design stands on the grounds.
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