View from the west side. Lithography 1882 of the year
Monastery Root Hermitage
Among the ancient Russian monasteries, one of the most famous for a long time is the Kursk Root of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary male desert. It is located above the high sandy bank of the Tuskar River in the village of Svoboda., which is not far from the city of Kursk. The monastery was founded in 1597 year, by decree of the Tsar and Grand Duke Fyodor Ivanovich, at the place of finding the miraculous icon "The Sign" of the Kursk Root. The first abbot of the monastery was hegumen Evfimy. The monastery is named in honor of the icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, found at the root of a tree, and therefore called Root.
Modern view of the monastery
Today the monastery has 47 inhabitants. The sacred archimandrite of the monastery is His Eminence Herman, Metropolitan of Kursk and Rylsk.
His Eminence Herman, Metropolitan of Kursk and Rylsk
his viceroy – Abbot Seraphim (Kotelnikov). Divine services in the monastery are held in a full daily circle.
Abbot Seraphim (Kotelnikov)
Prayers are served daily before the list of the miraculous image of the Mother of God "The Sign". It was not by human will or "accidental" coincidence that this place was chosen for the salvation of human souls.. The Queen of Heaven herself pointed to him with the miraculous appearance of Her Image at the edge of a dense forest.. Since then, for more than seven centuries, prayer has not ceased here..
Phones of monastic services: Call from 09:00 to 17:00.
Weekend Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
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