Ferapontov Monastery
Saint Ferapont | |
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| Location | Ferapontovo, Vologda Oblast, Russia |
| Official name | Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (iv) |
| Reference | 982 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Area | 2.1 ha (230,000 sq ft) |
| Buffer zone | 20 ha (2,200,000 sq ft) |
| Coordinates | 59°57′23″N 38°34′03″E / 59.95639°N 38.56750°E |
.jpg)  Location of Ferapontov Monastery in European Russia  Ferapontov Monastery (Europe) | |
The Ferapontov Monastery (
The monastery was founded by
Even after Martinian's death, his monastery was protected and favoured by members of
During the 1530s, they added a treasury, a refectory, and the unique Annunciation church surmounted by a belfry. At that time the monastery enjoyed special privileges conferred upon it by Ivan the Terrible, and possessed some 60 villages in the vicinity. The tsar himself frequently visited the monastery as a pilgrim.
In the Time of Troubles, the monastery was ravaged by the Poles. During its recovery the last buildings — the tent-like church of Saint Martinian (1641), a two-tented barbican church (1650), and a bell-tower (1680) — were added to the complex. The belfry clocks (1638) are said to be the oldest in Russia.
As the monastery gradually lost its religious importance, it was being turned into a place of exile for distinguished clerics, such as the
As of January 2013, images of the monastery and grounds were available via Google Street View.
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Difficulty of access helped preserve the monastery intact since the 17th century. -
St Nicholas, the patron saint of Russian merchants. Fresco by Dionisius from the Ferapontov Monastery.
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