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The history of Saint Nikolaev monastery Orthodox museum of the Saint Nikolaev monastery
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The history of Saint Nikolaev monastery
The monastery was founded in 1604. Monk Ion was the founder of the monastery. In 1604 he asked permission at Tsar Boris Godunov for construction of a temple after the name of Saint Nikolay Wonder Maker with parts of it after the names of Saint Boris and Gleb. A crucial event in the life of the monastery was when the monastery got the relics of Saint Simeon Wonder Maker. On September, 12th, 1704 they were carried to monastic wooden church after the name of the Cover of Saint Virgin. So every year on September, 12th in the monastery celebratory divine service is made. From the beginning of 18 century Verhoture monks conducted records about Simeon’s miracles, collected certificates of eyewitnesses. On the basis of these records, Siberian annals and materials of checks in the monastery the data file "Life of Saint Simeon Wonder Maker" was made. After rough events of 1917 - 1920 the new authority began struggle against church. Monasteries were declared to be strongholds of reaction and alien ideology, their closing, plunder of relics, arrests of clergy began. Within the Soviet authority in a monastery the colony for minor criminals was placed. In 1990 Verhoture Nikolaev monastery was revived to spiritual life.
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