Borisoglebsky
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Borisoglebsky is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) and the administrative center of Borisoglebsky District
of Yaroslavl Oblast
, Russia
, located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Rostov
and 77 kilometres (47.8 mi) southwest of Yaroslavl
, on the Ustye River
. Population: 4,600 (1968).
The settlement's principal tourist attraction is the famous Borisoglebsky Monastery, now a museum. The monastery is named after Saints Boris and Gleb
. The monastery was favored by Ivan the Terrible who personally supervised the construction of towered walls and bell-tower around an even more ancient cathedral
. The only addition made to the monastery after Ivan's death is a superb carved barbican
church, commissioned by the metropolitan Iona Sysoevich in the late 17th century.
In 2005, the statues of monk Peresvet
(by Zurab Tsereteli
) and of Prince Pozharsky were installed near the monastery walls.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) and the administrative center of Borisoglebsky District
Borisoglebsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast
Borisoglebsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia....
of Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Rostov
Rostov
Rostov is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population:...
and 77 kilometres (47.8 mi) southwest of Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
, on the Ustye River
Ustye River
Ustye River is a river in Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Kotorosl River . The length of the river is 153 km. The area of its drainage basin is 2,530 km². The Ustye freezes up in November and breaks up in April....
. Population: 4,600 (1968).
The settlement's principal tourist attraction is the famous Borisoglebsky Monastery, now a museum. The monastery is named after Saints Boris and Gleb
Boris and Gleb
Boris and Gleb , Christian names Roman and David, respectively, were the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after the Christianization of the country....
. The monastery was favored by Ivan the Terrible who personally supervised the construction of towered walls and bell-tower around an even more ancient cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
. The only addition made to the monastery after Ivan's death is a superb carved barbican
Barbican
A barbican, from medieval Latin barbecana, signifying the "outer fortification of a city or castle," with cognates in the Romance languages A barbican, from medieval Latin barbecana, signifying the "outer fortification of a city or castle," with cognates in the Romance languages A barbican, from...
church, commissioned by the metropolitan Iona Sysoevich in the late 17th century.
In 2005, the statues of monk Peresvet
Alexander Peresvet
Alexander Peresvet, also spelled Peresviet , was a Russian Orthodox Christian monk who fought in a single combat with the Tatar champion Temir-murza at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo , where they killed each other.He is believed to have hailed from the Bryansk area and took...
(by Zurab Tsereteli
Zurab Tsereteli
Zurab Konstantines dze Tsereteli is a Georgian-Russian painter, sculptor and architect who holds the office of President of the Russian Academy of Arts.- Life :...
) and of Prince Pozharsky were installed near the monastery walls.