New Jerusalem Monastery
The Resurrection Monastery (Russian: Воскресенский монастырь, Voskresensky Monastery) or New Jerusalem Monastery (Russian: Новоиерусалимский монастырь, Novoiyerusalimsky Monastery) is a major monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow Oblast, Russia.
The monastery under reconstruction (2014) | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Orthodox |
| Established | 1656 |
| Diocese | Moscow Oblast |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Patriarch Nikon |
| Site | |
| Location | Istra, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55.9216°N 36.8459°E |
The Voskresensky Monastery has given rise to the eponymous village, which has grown into the town of Voskresensk (currently known as Istra).
From 2010 to 2016, a large-scale restoration was carried out.
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