Arkazhsky Monastery
The Arkazhy Monastery (
The monastery was founded by and takes its name from Arkadii, who founded it in 1153 prior to his being elected bishop of Novgorod (1156–1165).[1] He initially built a wooden church to the Assumption.[2] This church was subsequently rebuilt in stone in 1188 by Simeon Dibakevits and was consecrated by Archbishop Gavriil (1186–1192) the following year.[3] Other boyars, including several posadniks, helped add to the monastery over the centuries. In 1206, Posadnik Tverdislav Mikhailovich built the Church of Simeon Stylites over the gates of the monastery;[4] in 1395, Isaak Onkifov had the Church of St. Michael the Archangel rebuilt in stone; it was overhauled in 1407 by Posadnik Yuri Dmitrievich and his cousin Yakov.[4]
In addition to patronizing the monastery, at least two posadniks, in fact a father and son, became monks there: in 1206, Posadnik Mikhailko was shorn in the
References
- S2CID 159730457.
- ^ Robert Michell; Neville Forbes, ed. (1970). The Chronicle of Novgorod 1016-1471. New York: Medieval Society of America. p. 21.
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External links
- Arkazh, Orthodox Encyclopedia, in Russian