Moscow Novospassky Monastery. Savva (Mikheev), Metropolitan., Vidneeva A.E.

The abode of the All -Merciful Savior - this is how the Novospassky monastery was called in ancient times. He is one of the oldest in Moscow, his fate is inextricably intertwined with the history of our Fatherland, with the history of Russian Orthodoxy. The main feature of this monastery is that it was closely connected with the Romanov House. He stores the tomb of Boyarsky, and subsequently the royal family of the Romanovs. He was often visited by the kings and great princes of the ruling dynasty, he kept many commemorative and precious contributions presented by them. Its temples were founded and created according to the sovereign and patriarchal decrees, and church thrones were repeatedly dedicated to memorable dates, saints and relics related to the Romanovs. The book that you are holding in your hands is devoted to the essays of the history of the Moscow Stavropigial Novospassky Monastery - from the 17th century, the time of its heyday, to the present day. Your attention is offered the annals of the royal monastery - in events, persons, documents.