While traveling along the "Golden Ring" of Russia, tourists visit Orthodox monasteries and admire ancient temples. The first monasteries in the city appeared simultaneously with the construction the Kremlin - in the middle of the X century. The locals were devout, and before the revolution there were several monastic communities in Uglich. After the persecution of the Church, which was carried out under Soviet rule, three monasteries were revived. Another one is located near the city.
Alekseevsky monastery
Article: Alekseevsky monastery - six and a half centuries of service
View of the churches of the Alekseevsky monastery
The convent was founded in 1371 by the monk Adrian at the direction of Metropolitan Alexy and with the approval of Prince Dmitry Donskoy. In the difficult Time of Troubles, all the monastery buildings were burned down, and the defenders of the monastery were buried alive in its basements. In the 20s of the 17th century, the monastery was restored.
The main treasure of the Alekseevsky Monastery - the Assumption Church is so good that it is called "Wonderful". A unique three-hipped building has been in the monastery since 1628.
View of the Assumption Church (Assumption Divnaya Church) of the Alekseevsky Monastery
The Church of John the Baptist was built in 1681. The church is famous for its beautiful glazed tiles and paintings.
The history of the Alekseevsky temple dates back to the 16th century. The slender building has the correct proportions, so art critics believe that the church could have been built by Rostov architects or Italian masters from Moscow.
Epiphany monastery
Article: Epiphany Monastery - a monastery in the center of Uglich
View of the Epiphany Monastery from 9 January Street
Another ancient abode of Uglich appeared thanks to the wife of Dmitry Donskoy - Princess Evdokia. The monastery flourished in the second half of the 16th century, when the last wife of the Russian Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible and the mother of his heir, Maria Nagaya, lived in the city.
After the death of the young Tsarevich, Mary was imprisoned in the Epiphany Monastery, so the monastery was called "the empress's pilgrimage." Naked took tonsure, was given a new name - Martha and went to another monastery in the Cherepovets province.
View of the Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God of the Alekseevsky Monastery
From the 1970s to the present day (2021), the monastery is being restored. The oldest five-domed Smolensk church was built in 1700. The Fyodorovsky Church appeared at the beginning of the 19th century, and the Epiphany Cathedral was erected in 1853.
Monastic life was restored in 2010. Today, church services are held in the monastery twice a day.
Resurrection monastery
Article: Resurrection Monastery - an architectural ensemble with a gulbische
View of the Resurrection Monastery from the opposite side of the Volga
The date of foundation of one of the oldest monasteries in Uglich is not known exactly. Perhaps it appeared during the reign of Prince Roman of Uglichsky - in the XIII century.
In 1609, when the monastery was still wooden, Poles besieged it. The troops under the command of Jan Sapieha destroyed all buildings, killed the monks and about 500 lay people who defended the city. In the 17th century, after the Time of Troubles, the monastery was moved to another place, not far from the Kremlin, and rebuilt in stone.
View of the Resurrection Monastery from Academician Oparin Street
The unique architectural ensemble is not like other cathedrals and temples of Uglich. The Resurrection Cathedral, the small church of Odigitria, the refectory and the belfry are connected by a covered gallery, so the monastery looks like a fairytale castle. Outside, the buildings are decorated with glazed tiles, and inside - with wall paintings made by Kostroma artists.
Nikolo-Uleyminsky monastery
Article: Nikolo-Uleyminsky monastery - a female Old Believer monastery
View of the church Nikolo-Uleyminsky monastery
11 km from the city along the Rostov road is the monastery, which was founded by the Rostov monk Varlaam in 1400. The first stone church of the Introduction to the Temple of the Holy Mother of God appeared in 1563, and until that time all buildings were wooden.
Six years later, the stone St. Nicholas Cathedral was erected in the monastery. Like the rest of Uglich, the monastery was ravaged during the Time of Troubles, and it took a long time to restore it.
Church of the Life-Giving Trinity of the Nikolo-Uleyminsky Monastery
Today the convent in the village of Uleima belongs to the Russian Orthodox Old Believer Church. It has been well restored and is of great interest to lovers of Russian temple architecture. In addition to two old churches, a bell tower can be seen on the territory. Gate Trinity Church, stone fortress walls and towers, built at the beginning of the 18th century.
Paisiev Pokrovsky monastery
Not all Orthodox monasteries managed to survive during the years of Soviet power. The memorial cross, which stands on the banks of the Volga opposite Uglich, reminds of the ancient monastery founded by the monk Paisiy.
Photo (1911) Paisiev Pokrovsky Monastery
The men's monastery stood in the village of Pokrovskie gorki for more than four and a half centuries. The monks coped with the devastating invasion of the Poles, built several beautiful temples and a high bell tower.
In the 1920s, the monastery was closed to believers, and in the 1930s, during the construction of the Uglich hydroelectric power station, it was destroyed and flooded. According to legend, the relics of the founder of the monastery, Paisiy Uglichsky, were saved, but their fate is still unknown.
