Voskresenskiy Goritskiy Convent
The Goritsy Monastery of Resurrection is a Russian Orthodox convent in the village of Goritsy, Kirillovsky District, Vologda oblast, Russia. The convent is 15 kilometres north of the town of Kirillov, Kirillovsky District, which was the site of one of the historically most important male monasteries in Russia, and to which Tsar Ivan the Terrible, discussed below, had planned to retire.
- Russian Orthodox monastery
- …is also known as “Goritsky Monastery”
- Description: Orthodox monastery in Vologda Oblast, Russia
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goritsy and Сандырево.
Voskresenskiy Goritskiy Convent
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Latitude
59.86427° or 59° 51′ 51″ north
Longitude
38.25948° or 38° 15′ 34″ east
Open location code
9GFWV775+PQ
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amenity = monastery
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historic = yes
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landuse = religious
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tourism = attraction
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denomination = russian_orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Western Frisian—“Voskresenskiy Goritskiy Convent” goes by many names.
Gorický monastýrCzech
Gorický voskresenský monastýrCzech
Goritskiy Voskresenskiy monastirDutch
goritsyItalian
Monaster Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego w GoricachPolish
Воскресенский Горицкий женский монастырьRussian
Воскресенский Горицкий монастырьRussian
Горицкий Воскресенский монастырьRussian
Goritsi-OpstanningskleasterWestern Frisian
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