Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery
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Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery (Спасо-Яковлевский монастырь) situated to the left from the Rostov kremlin on the Rostov
's outskirts.
Monastery was founded in the 14th century by St Iakov of Rostov.
The earliest kept building of a monastery is Zachatievsky Cathedral (Cathedral of Conception of St Anna). It has been constructed in 1686. Another 17th century building is Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral (Savior Transfiguration Cathedral) which once belonged abolished Spaso-Pesotsky Monastery.
It has been greatly venerated as the shrine of St Dmitry of Rostov. Most of the monastery structures were built in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the fine neoclassical
style. Dimitrievsky Cathedral (Cathedral of St Dmitry of Rostov) has been constructed in 1794-1802 with support of Nikolai Sheremetev
's column.
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:...
's outskirts.
Monastery was founded in the 14th century by St Iakov of Rostov.
The earliest kept building of a monastery is Zachatievsky Cathedral (Cathedral of Conception of St Anna). It has been constructed in 1686. Another 17th century building is Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral (Savior Transfiguration Cathedral) which once belonged abolished Spaso-Pesotsky Monastery.
It has been greatly venerated as the shrine of St Dmitry of Rostov. Most of the monastery structures were built in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the fine neoclassical
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
style. Dimitrievsky Cathedral (Cathedral of St Dmitry of Rostov) has been constructed in 1794-1802 with support of Nikolai Sheremetev
Nikolai Sheremetev
Nikolai Petrovich Sheremetev was a Russian count, the son of Petr Borisovich Sheremetev, notable grandee of the epoch of empresses Anna Ivanovna, Elizabeth Petrovna, and Catherine II. He was also the grandson of Boris Petrovich Sheremetev.His father P. B...
's column.