- Zaikonospassky monastery
The Zaikonospassky monastery (Заиконоспасский монастырь in Russian) was a
monastery inKitai-gorod ,Moscow , just one block away from the Kremlin.It was founded in 1600 by
Boris Godunov . [ [http://drevo.pravbeseda.ru/index.php?id=515 Orthodox site "Pravbeseda", in Russian] ] At first called "Saviour the Old", the cloister gradually acquired its present quaint name which alludes to its location and means "the Saviour behind the icon shops".Between the late 17th - early 19th centuries, the Zaikonospassky monastery was one of the enlightenment centers of
Russia . Between 1687 and 1814, it was home to theSlavic Greek Latin Academy , Russia's first secondary education establishment.Today's architectural ensemble includes the Saviour
Cathedral (originally constructed in 1660-1661; rebuilt in 1717–1720 and 1742) and several 17th-century chambers as well former school building which date to 1822.The Zaikonospassky monastery was closed after the
October Revolution and later reopened as an institute of archives. There is a memorial plaque in honor ofMikhail Lomonosov , who was once a student at this cloister.Burials
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