Danilov Monastery

Danilov Monastery 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'.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: monastery
  • Also known as: St. Daniel monastery
  • Address: улица Даниловский Вал 22

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Trinity church at Danilov Monastery and Church of the Renewal of the Temple in Danilovskaya Sloboda.

Church

Metro station
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is a station of the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line of the Moscow Metro. It was opened in 1983 as part of the pilot stage of the line. The station is a single vault located underneath the square, named after the city of . is situated 490 metres southwest of Danilov Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Danilovsky District and Donskoy District.

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

Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is an administrative district of , and one of the 125 raions of , . The area of the district is 5.895 square kilometers. Population: 52,000…

Suburb
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,… is situated 3 km east of Danilov Monastery.

Danilov Monastery

Latitude
55.71083° or 55° 42′ 39″ north
Longitude
37.62969° or 37° 37′ 47″ east
Open location code
9G7VPJ6H+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 355669596
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denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q658262
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Danilov Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Դանիլով մենաստան
  • Azerbaijani: Danilov monastrı
  • Belarusian: Данілаў манастыр
  • Bulgarian: Даниловски манастир
  • Catalan: Monestir de Danilov
  • Catalan: Monestir de Danílov
  • Czech: Monastýr Danilov
  • Czech: monastýr svatého Daniela
  • Danish: Danilovklosteret
  • Dutch: Danilovklooster
  • Esperanto: Daniela monaĥejo
  • Esperanto: Monaĥejo de Sankta Danielo
  • Estonian: Daniili klooster
  • French: monastère Danilov
  • French: Monastère Danilov
  • Georgian: დანილოვის მონასტერი
  • German: Danilow-Kloster
  • Greek: Μονή Ντανίλοφ
  • Greek: Μονή του Αγίου Δανιήλ
  • Hebrew: מנזר דנילוב
  • Italian: Monastero Danilov
  • Japanese: ダニーロフ修道院
  • Japanese: 聖ダニイル修道院
  • Japanese: 聖ダニロフ修道院y
  • Latin: Monasterium Sancti Danielis
  • Lithuanian: Danilovo vienuolynas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Danilow-klosteret
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Danilovklosteret
  • Polish: Monaster Daniłowski
  • Portuguese: Mosteiro de Danilov
  • Russian: Данилов монастырь
  • Russian: Даниловский монастырь
  • Serbian: Данилов манастир
  • Slovenian: Danilov samostan
  • Spanish: Monasterio de Danílov
  • Spanish: Monasterio de San Daniel
  • Swedish: Danilovklostret
  • Tatar: Данил кәшишханәсе
  • Turkish: Danilov Manastırı
  • Ukrainian: Данилів монастир
  • Ukrainian: Свято-Данилів монастир
  • Urdu: دانیلوف خانقاہ
  • Western Frisian: Danilov-kleaster

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Поминальная часовня and Колокольня с храмом прп. Симеона Столпника.

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