Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery
Monastery of St. Jacob Saviour is an Eastern Orthodox monastery situated to the left from the Rostov kremlin on the Rostov's outskirts. The monastery was founded in 1389 by St Iakov of Rostov, who was banished from his town for sparing a woman sentenced to death.Photo: Swetozar1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: eastern Orthodox monastery
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Virgin Hodegetria (Rostov Kremlin) and Saint Saviour Church, Rostov.
Church of the Virgin Hodegetria (Rostov Kremlin)
Church
Photo: Yaroslav Blanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of the Virgin Hodegetria (Rostov Kremlin) is situated 2 km northeast of Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery.
Saint Saviour Church, Rostov
Church
Photo: Пушистость, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Saviour Church, Rostov is situated 2 km northeast of Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery.
Rostov Kremlin. Bell Tower
Building
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rostov Kremlin. Bell Tower is a building, which is situated 2 km northeast of Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rostov Veliky and Bogoslov.
Rostov Veliky
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rostov Veliky is a city in Yaroslavl Oblast, a Golden Ring destination and the birthplace of Alyosha Popovich, a legendary medieval knight.
Ishnya
Village
Photo: Sportsmentos, CC0.
Ishnya is an urban locality in Rostovsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. Population: 3,127 ; 3,368 ; 3,889 . Ishnya is situated 3½ km northwest of Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery.
Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery
- Categories: eastern orthodox monastery, architectural landmark, and religion
- Location: Yaroslavl Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
57.17436° or 57° 10′ 28″ northLongitude
39.39242° or 39° 23′ 33″ eastOpen location code
9G9X59FR+PXOpenStreetMap ID
way 223407973OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=monasteryOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q3656593
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Western Frisian—“Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Спасо-Яковлевски манастир”
- French: “monastère Saint-Iakov”
- French: “Monastère Saint-Jacques de Rostov”
- Polish: “Monaster Przemienienia Pańskiego i św. Jakuba”
- Russian: “Зачатьевский монастырь”
- Russian: “Ростовский Зачатьевский монастырь”
- Russian: “Ростовский Спасский монастырь”
- Russian: “Спасо-Яковлевский Димитриев монастырь”
- Russian: “Спасо-Яковлевский Димитриевский монастырь”
- Russian: “Спасо-Яковлевский монастырь”
- Russian: “Яковлевский монастырь”
- Western Frisian: “Ferlosser-Jakobkleaster (Rostov)”
- Western Frisian: “Ferlosser-Jakobkleaster”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Часовня Иакова, епископа Ростовского and Церковь Иакова, епископа Ростовского.
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