Optina Monastery
The Optina Pustyn is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia. In the 19th century, the Optina was the most important spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church and served as the model for several other monasteries, including the nearby Shamordino Convent.Photo: Svklimkin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia
- Also known as: “Optina Pustyn”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kozel’sk and Sosenskiy.
Kozel’sk
Town
Photo: Фото Алексей Романов, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kozelsk is a town and the administrative center of Kozelsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River, 72 kilometers southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,759 ; 18,245 ; 19,907 ; 19,735 . Kozel’sk is situated 3 km southwest of Optina Monastery.
Sosenskiy
Town
Photo: Boevaya mashina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sosensky is a town in Kozelsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located in the southeast of the oblast, 90 kilometers southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast, and 10 kilometers from Kozelsk, the administrative center of the district. Sosenskiy is situated 9 km east of Optina Monastery.
Березичи
Hamlet
Photo: Алексей Задонский, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Березичи is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km south of Optina Monastery.
Optina Monastery
- Categories: eastern orthodox monastery and architectural landmark
- Location: Kaluga Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.05076° or 54° 3′ 3″ northLongitude
35.83237° or 35° 49′ 57″ eastOpen location code
9G6Q3R2J+8WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1878830588OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q1225920
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Western Frisian—“Optina Monastery” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Опціна пустынь”
- Catalan: “monestir d’Optina”
- Catalan: “Monestir d’Optina”
- Czech: “Optina Pustyň”
- Dutch: “Optina poestin”
- French: “ermitage d’Optino”
- French: “Monastère d’Optina”
- German: “Optina-Kloster”
- Hebrew: “מנזר אופטינה”
- Italian: “monastero di Optina”
- Italian: “Monastero di Optina”
- Japanese: “オプチナ修道院”
- Latin: “Monasterium Optina”
- Latin: “Monasterium Praesentationis ‘Eremiterium Optae’”
- Macedonian: “Оптин манастир”
- Polish: “Pustelnia Optyńska”
- Polish: “Stauropigialny Optyński Monaster Wprowadzenia Matki Bożej do Świątyni w Kozielsku”
- Polish: “Wwiedenski Stauropigialny Męski Monaster Pustelnia Optyńska”
- Romanian: “Optina Pustîn”
- Russian: “Введенский ставропигиальный мужской монастырь Оптина Пустынь”
- Russian: “Оптина пустынь”
- Serbian: “Оптинска пустиња”
- Spanish: “Óptina Pústyñ”
- Swedish: “Optina pustyn”
- Swedish: “Optina pustynj”
- Ukrainian: “Оптина пустинь”
- Western Frisian: “Optina-kleaster”
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