The Ipatievsky Monastery – view from across the Kostroma River
The Ipatievsky Monastery is located at the confluence of the Kostroma and the Volga rivers on the eastern borders of the ancient Russia. It was founded almost seven centuries ago.
Date: 09/20/2005
The Ipatievsky Monastery is located at the confluence of the Kostroma and the Volga rivers on the eastern borders of the ancient Russia. It was founded almost seven centuries ago. The 16th-century legends ascribe the foundation of the monastery to the Tatar murza (chieftain) Chet who was believed to accept Christian faith in 1330.
Cathedral of the Trinity - as seen from outside of Monastery
The Ipatievsky Monastery, located on an important trade rout, was an impregnable fortress. Initially, the monastery had sturdy oaken walls, but nothing has survived of its early structures.
Date: 09/20/2005
The Ipatievsky Monastery, located on an important trade rout, was an impregnable fortress. Initially, the monastery had sturdy oaken walls, but nothing has survived of its early structures. Later on the Godunovs constructed stone cathedrals - the summer Cathedral of the Trinity and the winter (heated) Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin - the belfry, the prior's residence, the monks' cells and other domestic buildings as well as the monastery's impregnable walls with towers protecting it. The churches and cathedrals of that period had not survived, many other buildings were rebuilt and the walls and towers around the monastery were made taller. Today, some of the buildings dating from the Godunov period a being restored to their original appearance.
Inside the Monastery grounds - The Cathedral of the Trinity.
The ceremony of electing Mikhail Romanov as Russia's tsar took place in the monastery's Trinity Cathedral in March 1613.
Date: 09/20/2005
Later, the Romanovs were granted possession of monastery when they fell into the disfavor and were exiled from Moscow by the Godunovs. This why the ceremony of electing Mikhail Romanov as Russia's tsar took place in the monastery's Trinity Cathedral in March 1613. The Ipatievsky Monastery enjoyed the royal patronage for the following three hundred years.
Winter view.
Even though the Cathedral of the Trinity is supposed to be a summer cathedral (since it has no heating) it looks just as great in winter as it does in summer!
Date: 09/20/2005
Even though the Cathedral of the Trinity is supposed to be a summer cathedral (since it has no heating) it looks just as great in winter as it does in summer!
The frescoes (Iconostasis) in the Trinity Cathedral.
But it’s definitely look AWESOME inside!
Date: 09/20/2005
One of the main attractions at the Ipatievsky Monastery a the frescoes in the Trinity Cathedral painted by the famous Kostroma master, Guri Nikitin and his teem of icon-painters. The frescoes are executed in the loftiest traditions of early Russian art combining epic spirit with a new, deeply humanistic interpretation of the biblical stories.
Doorway inside the cathedral.
The masters who decorated the cathedral made an inscription on one of its walls which testifies to their appreciation of art's lofty goals. Its concluding words say : "We have wrought this isographic creation for the spiritual enjoyment of all people
Date: 09/20/2005
The frescoes and the cathedral's majestic interior are perceived by the viewer as an integral whole. They are a veritable suite in colour combining golden, blue, emerald green, pink and white shades in perfect harmony. They are remarcable for he expressive quality if their individial compositions and their almost melodically flowing lines. The masters who decorated the cathedral made an inscription on one of its walls which testifies to their appreciation of art's lofty goals. Its concluding words say : "We have wrought this isographic creation for the spiritual enjoyment of all people for all time."
Another great view!
The Green Tower erected over the main gate in 1642-1645 to commemorate the coronation of Mikhail Romanov. It was through this gate that the procession with the newly-elected monarch passed to be crowned in Moscow in 1613.
Date: 09/20/2005
Over the main gate in the central part of the west wall facing the Moscow road is the Green Tower deriving its name from the green tiling of its roof and erected in 1642-1645 to commemorate the coronation of Mikhail Romanov. It was through this gate that the procession with the newly-elected monarch passed to be crowned in Moscow in 1613.
