Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa
The Transfiguration Monastery is a former Russian Orthodox monastery founded in 1192. The monastery is located in the city of Staraya Russa, on the right bank of the Polist River. It is currently occupied by the Staraya Russa Town Museum.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: monastery in Staraya Russa, Russia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church (Staraja Russa) and Church of the Resurrection of Christ.
Holy Trinity Church (Staraja Russa)
Church
Holy Trinity Church (Staraja Russa) is situated 470 metres south of Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa.
Church of the Resurrection of Christ
Church
Photo: Shiremy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of the Resurrection of Christ is situated 1 km southwest of Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa.
Dostoyevsky House in Staraya Russa
Museum
Dostoyevsky House in Staraya Russa is a museum, which is situated 1½ km south of Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staraya Russa and Анишино-1.
Staraya Russa
Photo: Oldgentleman83, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Staraya Russa is a small, historic town in the center of Novgorod Oblast, long famous domestically for its balneologic mineral waters resort, but much more famous among international travellers as Dostoyevsky's summer retreat, and the basis for the fictional town of Skotoprigonievsk in The Brothers Karamazov.
Анишино-1
Hamlet
Photo: Дар Ветер, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Анишино-1 is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km northwest of Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa.
Ivankovo
Hamlet
Photo: Дар Ветер, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ivankovo is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa.
Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa
- Categories: monastery, architectural landmark, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gorodskoy Okrug Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
57.99401° or 57° 59′ 38″ northLongitude
31.36082° or 31° 21′ 39″ eastOpen location code
9G9HX9V6+J8OpenStreetMap ID
way 345811579OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q4430838
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Transfiguration Monastery, Staraya Russa” goes by many names.
- French: “Monastère de la Transfiguration du Sauveur (Staraïa Roussa)”
- French: “monastère de la Transfiguration du Sauveur”
- French: “Monastère de la Transfiguration du Sauveur”
- German: “Erlöser-Verklärungs-Kloster (Staraja Russa)”
- German: “Erlöser-Verklärungs-Kloster”
- Greek: “Μοναστήρι της Μεταμορφώσεως του Σωτήρος”
- Russian: “Спасо-Преображенский монастырь (Старая Русса)”
- Russian: “Спасо-Преображенский монастырь”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Церковь Рождества Христова and Museum of Local History.
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