Restoration of the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Dimitrievsky Monastery, which was founded at the end of the 14th century, has begun in Rostov the Great (Yaroslavl region). This is reported on the website of the Main State Expertise of Russia. As the department noted, St. Demetrius of Rostov, a friend and associate of Peter I, rests in this monastery.
"The plans include a complete reconstruction of the entire monastery, which will take several years. The project will strengthen the foundation and supporting structures of the temple buildings, repair roofs, domes and crosses. The pilgrim hotel will also be restored and the farmyard rebuilt," the statement said.
It is also planned to improve the embankment near the monastery from the side of Nero Island.
The Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery was founded in 1389 by Bishop James. This Rostov hierarch fell out of favor with the townspeople after he stood up for a woman condemned to death, sending her for repentance to the monastery.
As noted in the report, after the expulsion, the bishop settled beyond Rostov, where he built a church, around which a community gathered over time.
"The monastery grew - instead of wooden churches, stone ones were built. The Zachatievsky Church was erected in 1686 and consecrated in honor of the Trinity. It is made in a patterned style, which is characterized by an abundance of decoration, complex composition and picturesque silhouette. The model of this style was the Moscow Church of the Trinity in Nikitniki. By 1689, the Zachatievsky Church was decorated with paintings. It is he who is being restored today," the Main State Expertise reported.
In this cathedral, under layers of later painting, the original frescoes have been preserved, which are also planned to be opened and restored. The work was preceded by archaeological excavations, which were conducted by employees of the Volga-Oka expedition of the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
In addition, work is underway in the church of St. James of Rostov, adjacent to the Zachatievsky Cathedral. It was built in 1836 with funds from the monastery's benefactor - Countess A. A. Orlova-Chesmenskaya.
The third temple on the territory of the monastery is the Dimitrievsky, it was built in 1795-1801 according to the project of the Moscow architect E. S. Nazarov and the serf architects Sheremetev - Mironov and Dushkin.
After the revolution, the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery was abolished, and from 1930 warehouses were placed in the churches. In 1988, on the occasion of the millennium of the Baptism of Russia, the warehouses were removed from the churches, which were transferred to the Rostov Museum. And in 1991, the monastery was returned to the church, the Main State Expertise said.
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