Glinsk Hermitage

The Glinsk Hermitage is a stavropegial monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church located in the village of Sosnivka, near the Russian border. In the 19th and early 20th centuries it was a major spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church, and many of its elders have been recently canonized as saints.
Wikipedia
Photo: Сіверян, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Sosnivka, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Nativity of the Theotokos Stavropegial Male Monastery”, “Stauropegial Monastery”, and “Stavropegial Monastery”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shalyhyne and Sosnivka.

Town
is a rural settlement in , , . It is located on the banks of the Lapuha, a left tributary of the Kleven, in the drainage basin of the Dnieper. is situated 3 km southeast of Glinsk Hermitage.

Village
Photo: Сіверян, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Glinsk Hermitage.

Village
Photo: Макс назаренко, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Glinsk Hermitage.

Glinsk Hermitage

Latitude
51.60114° or 51° 36′ 4″ north
Longitude
34.07863° or 34° 4′ 43″ east
Open location code
9G3PJ32H+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 191969290
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q4139850
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Glinsk Hermitage from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“Glinsk Hermitage” goes by many names.
  • French: “Stauropégie de la Nativité de l’Ermitage de Glin”
  • Polish: “Pustelnia Glińska”
  • Russian: “Глинская пустынь”
  • Russian: “Свято-Рождества Богородицы ставропигиальный мужской монастырь (Глинская пустынь)”
  • Ukrainian: “Глинська пустинь”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Глинська пустинь”
  • Ukrainian: “Різдва Богородиці Глинська Пустинь”
  • Ukrainian: “Свято-Різдва Богородиці Глинська Пустинь — чоловічий монастир (ставропігійний)”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Церква Святителя Миколая and Надбрамна церква ікони Іверської Божої Матері.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Обеста and Шалигінська школа-інтернат.

Ukraine: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, and Kharkiv.

Curious Monasteries to Discover

Uncover intriguing monasteries from every corner of the globe.