Metochion of the Holy Assumption Monastery in Staraya Ladoga

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METOCHION OF THE HOLY ASSUMPTION MONASTERY IN STARAYA LADOGA, located at 29/1 Staropetergofsky Avenue. An architectural monument. A piece of land for the metochion was bought in 1902, when a wooden Holy Assumption chapel was erected, followed by a temporary church in 1903. The stone buildings of the metochion were erected in 1905-10 (by architect V. A. Kosyakov) and paid for by private donations (30,000 roubles were paid by a local land-owner E. M. Ivanova). The Our Lady of Kazan Church with five domes, whose facades were decorated in the Neo-Russian style with decorative elements of Moscow architecture of the 17th century was completed at the metochion. The iconostasis was made of light oak; the icons were painted by nuns of Novodevichy Convent. A bell tower with a chapel was built at the side of the church. In 1910, the Society of Soberness was added to the metochion. In 1935, the church was closed and renovated by craftsmen. In 1989, the metochion was transferred to the Valaam Monastery of Transfiguration of the Saviour. In 1991, the church was opened after repairs; the chapel dedicated to New Russian Martyrs and Confessors was consecrated in 1995. The metochion also houses a bookstore and a pilgrimage service.

Reference: Антонов В. В., Кобак А. В. Святыни Санкт-Петербурга: Ист.-церков. энцикл. СПб., 1996. Т. 3. С. 115-116.

V. V. Antonov. Ivanova Е.М.
Kosyakov Vladimir Antonovich
Staro-Petergofsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 29/1
Антонов В. В., Кобак А. В. Святыни Санкт-Петербурга: Ист.-церков. энцикл.: В 3 т. СПб., 1994-1996 Novodevichy Convent