The Holy Land of Adrianov

waypoints

• 1. The bell tower

  • Ярославская обл., Пошехонский р-н., г. Пошехонье, пл. Свободы
  • 1 h 30 min

  

  photo: Lepakova V.Yu. / Photo archive of the Administration

  

  Every city has holy places with their own history. The city of Poshekhonye and the district are no exception. The journey begins with a visit to the historical center of the city – the former monastery village of Pertoma. You will see a beautiful architectural monument of the middle of the XVIII century – the Trinity Cathedral, which is older than the city of Poshekhonye itself. Residents of the city and historians do not know the exact date of the Cathedral's construction. According to one version, it was built in 1717, according to another - in 1757. Climbing the 74-meter bell tower, the tallest building in the city, you will see the ancient merchant streets, which have hardly changed their appearance for several centuries.

• 2. The bell tower

  • Ярославская обл., Пошехонский р-н., г. Пошехонье, пл. Свободы
  • 0 min

  

  photo: Lepakova V.Yu. / Administration Archive

  

  In the second half of the 19th century, a four-tiered bell tower was erected next to the Trinity Cathedral, the builders of this urban dominant were inspired by the bell tower of the Simonov Monastery in Moscow. The lower tier is decorated with kokoshniks and semi–columns, and the second and third are massive, decorated with carved arches and pilasters.
  

• 3. Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

  • Ярославская обл., Пошехонский р-н., г. Пошехонье, ул. Воинова
  • 30 min

  

  photo: Andreev E.A. / Photo archive of the Administration

  

  In the Assumption Church, you can pray in front of the face of St. Adrian Poshekhonsky. He was born at the beginning of the 16th century. He was a monk and asceticized in one of the Vologda monasteries. By the command of God, accompanied by a certain elder, Adrian and his disciple went to the dense forests of Poshonye. In the cemetery at the temple, you need to find a grave and worship the locally revered Manechka Sokhotskaya, the blessed one who saw the future. It is believed that Manechka is still helping those who ask for her help.
  

• 4. Holy Dormition Monastery of Adrian Poshekhonsky

  • Ярославская обл., Пошехонский р-н., д. Андрианова Слобода
  • 30 min

  

  photo: Borodulina L.A. / Photo archive of the Administration

  

  The Holy Dormition Poshekhonsky Adrian Monastery is the only preserved monastery complex in the Poshekhonsky district. It was founded in 1543 by the aspirations of Adrian Poshekhonsky. He was born at the beginning of the 16th century. He was a monk and asceticized in one of the Vologda monasteries. By the command of God, accompanied by a certain elder, Adrian and his disciple went to the dense forests of Poshonye. After some time, a temple was built on this site in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Saint Adrian was canonized for his righteous ascetic life and martyrdom.
  

• 5. Church of the Myrrh-Bearing Women

  • Ярославская обл., Пошехонский р-н., с. Дмитриевское
  • 15 min

  

  photo: Borodulina L.A. / Photo archive of the Administration

  

  After visiting the monastery, you can go to the village of Dmitrievskoye, where the church of Myrrh-Bearing Women, built in 1783 at the expense of parishioners, is located. The architect of the bell tower of the temple was Dostoevsky Andrey Mikhailovich, the brother of the famous writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. The temple has preserved the original paintings, it was not closed in Soviet times. In the cemetery at the church, you can worship the grave of Archimandrite Seraphim (Shustov)
  

• 6. The Holy Spring of Adrian Poshekhonsky

  • Ярославская обл., Пошехонский р-н., д. Заднево
  • 0 min

  

  photo: Borodulina L.A. / Administration Archive

  

  The spring was consecrated in June 2006 by Father Gregory (Church of the Myrrh-Bearing Women in the village of Dmitrievskoye). 2 hectares of land around it belong to the Adrian Monastery. Leaving the car at the edge of the forest, you need to walk along the forest path. You will find yourself in a clearing full of grace.When a person goes to a spring, he follows the path to health, both old and young come here. Here you can drink holy water, plunge into the font, there are two of them on the territory of the Spring. Only a married man and a woman are allowed to enter the same font.