The Pokrovo-Tervenichsky Monastery cannot boast of an ancient history. Nevertheless, not only pilgrimage tours go to this monastery. Ordinary travelers also come there to plunge into the spiritual and measured life of the nuns. Yes, the churches and chapels of the monastery are a remake, but this is not the point. The whole way of life of the sisters is imbued with the spirit of ancient monastic asceticism. The inhabitants do not live in seclusion and hospitably receive visitors. On the example of the Tervenichesky Monastery, one can get acquainted with the daily life of a typical religious community. How to get to the monastery, what to look for there? Our article will tell about this.
History of the monastery
Many monasteries on the territory of the former USSR were founded on the site of old ones closed by the Soviet authorities. But in the village of Tervenichi there was no monastery before the October Revolution. Only the parish church dedicated to the Assumption of the Mother of God stood here. Naturally, it was destroyed by the new government. What is interesting about the Tervenichesky Monastery? The fact that hewas formed much later than the community inhabiting it. The sisterhood was formed in the last years of the USSR at the Church of Faith, Hope, Love and Sofia, which was located in Leningrad. And in the summer of 1991, women who chose religious life began to look for a place for a future monastery. They visited the village of Tervenichi, which belongs to the Lodeynopolsky district of the Leningrad region. The sisters liked the place around the destroyed Dormition Church. The confessor of the community, Hieromonk Lukian, petitioned Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg and Ladoga to establish a new monastery. And he received permission to found a monastery dedicated to the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. The monastery was assigned to the Tikhvin diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Tervenichesky convent: description
The construction of temples, chapels and rooms with cells took years. Only on April 17, 1997, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church made a decision to grant the sisterhood the status of a monastery. The villagers planted a vegetable garden with their own hands, built a livestock farm for the production of dairy products, they work in a sewing and icon-painting workshop. The young Tervenichesky Monastery is also developing geographically. In the neighboring village of Svirskoye, a monastery courtyard was erected. And in the village of Pirozero, a skete with a special temple was built - the icon of the Mother of God "Inexhaustible Chalice". The connection of the sisters with the St. Petersburg church of Faith, Hope, Love and Sophia did not break. A monastery courtyard was also built there. Now the monastery is inhabited by about fiftysisters, headed by abbess Lukiana. Some of them do not live in the main monastery, but in courtyards or in a skete.
Temples of the monastery
Tervenichesky Monastery was consecrated in honor of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God. Therefore, the main temple also bears this name. But the parish church, which used to receive believers from the village of Tervenichi, is not forgotten either. Through the efforts of the sisters, the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin was re-erected. In this church, in its lower tier, there is a "cave" temple in honor of the saints of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. The abandoned cemetery of the village was put in order, and a chapel was built on it, consecrated in the name of Christ's Resurrection. Even the cattle in the monastery is under the protection of God. On the farm of the monastery there is a chapel dedicated to St. George the Victorious. During the construction of the monastery, the sisters “found” a spring, which they call holy. A chapel of the Life-Giving Trinity was also erected over the spring.
How to get to the monastery
In the Pokrovo-Tervenichsky convent, excursions are regularly held for ordinary tourists who want to see the buildings of the monastery. In addition to churches and chapels, buildings with cells, a refectory, a hospice, as well as baths - the Upper Bath and the Lower Bath, standing on the shore of a beautiful lake, are of interest. During religious holidays, the monastery receives worshipers. Indeed, within the walls of the monastery there are many saints, to whom pilgrims yearn to venerate. If someone came to the monastery for a periodmore than one day, then you can spend the night in a hospice, where you will also be served meals. In addition to excursions and pilgrimage tours, there is another type of stay in the monastery. For those who wish to work for the glory of God and for the good of the monastery, trips from the courtyard in St. Petersburg are organized on Fridays. It is located at the address: Stachek Avenue, 57A. "Workers" are provided with accommodation and three meals a day.
Skeet
Tervenichesky monastery is known for its shrines. Among them there are “miraculous” icons of the Mother of God, and a pebble from her coffin, and particles of the relics of St. Ursula of Cologne, the Monks of the Kiev Caves, the martyr Lukiya. Among the images, the most popular is "Addition of the mind." And from the sculptural images, one should pay attention to the Loret Madonna - an exact copy of the one that is stored in the Italian city of the same name. But a special pilgrimage is made to the skete of the Intercession-Tervenichsky Monastery, which is located in the village of Pirozero. There is a temple with a unique icon "Inexhaustible Chalice". They say that this image cures alcoholism and drug addiction. In this skete, under the supervision of nuns, young people dependent on these pernicious passions live - boys and girls. They work for the glory of God until full recovery.
Pokrovo-Tervenichesky Monastery: how to get there
We have already mentioned above how to get to the monastery. Some travel agencies in St. Petersburg make excursions there. In the candle room at the Church of Faith, Hope, Love and Sofia (St. Petersburg), you can sign up for travel tominibus. For "workers" such a trip will be free. And for the rest, a ticket costs 450 rubles one way. In Tervenichi, the monastery is located at 30 Nagornaya Street, on the outskirts of the village, on the shore of the lake. A completely normal road leads to the monastery, so you can come here in your own car. The monastery is located in the Lodeynopolsky district of the Leningrad region.
