St. John the Baptist Monastery
Ivanovsky Convent is a large stauropegic Russian Orthodox convent in central Moscow, inside the Boulevard Ring, to the west of Kitai-gorod, in the district formerly known as Kulishki.
- Type: Monastery
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: monastery in Basmanny District, Russia
- Also known as: “Couvent de Saint Jean le Précurseur”, “Couvent de Saint-Jean-le-Precurseur de Moscou”, “Ioanno-Predtechensky monastery”, “Ivanovsky Convent”, “Ивановский монастырь”, and “Иоанно-Предтеченский женский монастырь”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Bolshoi Theatre and Shuysky Chambers.
Bolshoi Theatre
Theater building
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic opera house… Bolshoi Theatre is situated 1½ km northwest of St. John the Baptist Monastery.
Shuysky Chambers
Shuysky Chambers is situated 170 metres east of St. John the Baptist Monastery.
Moscow Choral Synagogue
Synagogue
The Moscow Choral Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish… Moscow Choral Synagogue is situated 330 metres west of St. John the Baptist Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central-East and Ivanovskaya Gorka.
Kitay-gorod
Neighborhood
Photo: Matthäus Merian the Elder, Public domain.St. John the Baptist Monastery
- Categories: eastern orthodox monastery, architectural landmark, religious organization, and religion
- Location: Moscow Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
55.75447° or 55° 45′ 16″ north
Longitude
37.63998° or 37° 38′ 24″ east
Open location code
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OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religious
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“St. John the Baptist Monastery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伊凡-普列捷琴斯基修道院”
- Czech: “Ivanovský monastýr”
- Dutch: “Johannes de Voorloperklooster”
- French: “couvent de Saint-Jean-le-Précurseur de Moscou”
- French: “Couvent Saint-Jean-le-Précurseur de Moscou”
- German: “Kloster Johannes der Täufer (Moskau)”
- German: “Kloster Johannes der Täufer”
- Polish: “Monaster św. Jana Chrzciciela w Moskwie”
- Russian: “Иоанно-Предтеченский монастырь”
- Spanish: “Convento de San Juan el Bautista”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Собор Усекновения главы Иоанна Предтечи and Московский университет МВД.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Оранжевый рай and Monastery trapeznaya.
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