Simonov Monastery

Simonov Monastery in was established in 1370 by the monk Feodor, a nephew and disciple of St Sergius of Radonezh. It became one of the richest and most famous monasteries, comprising six major churches, and many icons.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: former monastery in Moscow, Russia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Nativity of Theotokos in Old Simonovo and Avtozavodskaya.

Church
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is situated 350 metres southwest of Simonov Monastery.

Metro station
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is a station on the Zamoskvoretskaya line of the Moscow Metro. It is named for the nearby Zavod Imeni Likhacheva where ZIS and ZIL limousines were built. is situated 720 metres south of Simonov Monastery.

Monastery
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is a walled monastery on the right bank of the Moskva River in . Since 1983, it has functioned as the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox church and the official residence of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'. is situated 1½ km west of Simonov Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Danilovsky District and Yuzhnoportovy District.

Suburb
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, Moscow is an administrative district of , and one of the 125 raions of , . The area of the district is 12.60 square kilometers.

Suburb
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is an administrative district of , and one of the 125 raions of , . The area of the district is 4.53 square kilometers. Population: 73,178,…

Suburb
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is a district of of the federal city of , , located between the Moskva and Yauza Rivers near the mouth of the latter. Population: 116,744 ; 109,993 . is situated 3 km north of Simonov Monastery.

Simonov Monastery

Latitude
55.71379° or 55° 42′ 50″ north
Longitude
37.65675° or 37° 39′ 24″ east
Open location code
9G7VPM74+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 305865187
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amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q2234567
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Simonov Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սիմոնով մենաստան”
  • Belarusian: “Сіманаў манастыр”
  • Catalan: “Monestir Símonov”
  • Chinese: “西蒙诺夫修道院”
  • Chinese: “谢苗诺夫修道院”
  • Czech: “Simonovský monastýr”
  • Dutch: “Simonovklooster”
  • Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Simonov”
  • French: “monastère Simonov”
  • French: “Monastère Simonov”
  • German: “Simonov Monastery”
  • German: “Simonov Uspenskij monastyr‘”
  • German: “Simonow Uspenski monastyr”
  • German: “Simonow-Kloster”
  • German: “Simonowkloster”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι Σιμόνοφ”
  • Greek: “Μοναστήρι Σίμονοφ”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר סימינוב”
  • Japanese: “シモノフ修道院”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Simonov Kloster”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Simonovklosteret”
  • Polish: “Monaster Simonowski”
  • Portuguese: “Mosteiro Simonov”
  • Russian: “Симонов монастырь”
  • Serbian: “Симонов манастир”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Simonov”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Símonov”
  • Turkish: “Simonov Manastırı”
  • Urdu: “سیمونوف خانقاہ”

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