Презентация на английском языке "Konevsky Monastery "

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NEW WORDS to avert – предотвращать Consequence – следствие Continuation War – Советско-Финская Война Ecumenical Patriarchate - Вселенский Патриархат Eminent – выдающийся Nestling – птенец Pagan – языческий Pilgrims – паломники Regard – рассматривать Shrine – святыня Quay- набережная Inn- постоялый двор

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THE MAIN VIEW

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Konevsky Monastery is a Russian Orthodox monastery that occupies the Konevets Island in the western part of the Lake Ladoga , Leningrad Oblast. It is often regarded as the twin monastery with the Valaam Monastery , also located on an island group in the same lake.

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Konevsky Monastery Valamo Monastery

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It was a miraculous image of Mother of God, brought by St. Arseny from Mount Athos and representing Christ playing with a dove nestling, symbolizing spiritual purity. The monastery was founded around 1393 by St. Arseny Konevsky , who wished to convert pagan Karelians to Christianity . The location of the monastery was changed several times, in order to avert floods. The church of the Nativity of the Theotokos was founded by St. Arseny in 1428; it was at this church that the monastery's main shrine was placed.

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In 1812, after the Finnish War the monastery administratively became part of the newly formed Grand Duchy of Finland, along with the rest of "Old Finland "

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The golden age of the monastery came with the 19th century, when its fame spread over the imperial capital and the island was visited by eminent visitors from Saint Petersburg, including Alexandre Dumas and Fyodor Tyutchev . In 1873 the essay by Nikolai Leskov describes his impressions the monastery made on him. 19 th century

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This is a huge two-storey eight-pillared building. It is surmounted by five drums bearing five blue bud-shaped domes. The same style is applied to the three- storey bell tower (1810–12), rising to the height of 35 meters. Several other churches, a quay and an inn were added later.

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After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the monastery passed to the newly independent Finland, and came under the jurisdiction of the autonomous Finnish Orthodox Church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople . During the Winter War and Continuation War the monastery buildings were damaged. On 13 March 1940 the Winter War ended. The previous day the monks had been evacuated, taking the holy icon with them, but leaving the iconostasis, church bells, and the library .

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By 2004, the Konevsky Monastery, which hosts a large number of tourists and pilgrims, had been mostly restored. During the Soviet period, the monastery housed a military department. In November 1991, there was announced about the discovery of St. Arseny's relics, that apparently had been hidden from the Swedes in 1573.

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Now the services are held in the Konevsky Monestery and it can be visited by tourists too.