Photo of Sergiyev Posad

Photo of Sergiyev Posad, which you can see in this material they were made in the beginning of May. Unfortunately I could not get out, when the sky was clear, but at least I managed to take pictures without the "milk".

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Sergiev Posad a small town, but significant for all of Russia, Here is the center of Russian Orthodoxy - the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Lavra, with the name of the founder of which is associated with the formation of Russia and its liberation.

Photo Trinity Sergius Lavra, I lay in the next article, and this share photos of the city, although it must be said, Lavrov important place in the city and that she did Sergiev Posad in this famous and popular among tourists. The city itself is not much different from other Russian cities. Although the status of the city? Included in the Golden Ring of Russia has certain advantages and additional funding.

A little history of Sergiev Posad

Sergiev Posad is not so old, Dmitri and Kolomna and the status of the city, he received not long ago from a historical perspective. Its history goes back to the cell and a small church, built by brothers Sergei and Stefan. Later, the brothers joined more monks and soon in this place there was a monastery, which was destined to become the spiritual center of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Around the monastery and donated to the assigned lands there were several villages, which grew and formed around Posad monastery, which was surrounded by stone walls and has become a major strengthening, that it was common for the majority of the monasteries, who were not only centers of monastic life, but also military fortifications - fortresses.

The monastery has repeatedly been subjected to attacks and sieges, and at the end 17 century the abbey hiding Peter himself 1. And because of the monastery began climbing Peter.

The town is located in addition to the monasteries and the Moscow Theological Academy - a higher educational institution of the Russian Orthodox Church. The rest - the city, as a city. Ordinary provincial with its own characteristics and common features with other cities.

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