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Hlynska Desert (Nativity of Virgin Monastery)
The Nativity of the Holy Virgin (Hlynska Desert) Stauropygny Monastery is located in the village of Sosnivka near Hlukhiv, a few kilometers from the Russian border.
According to legend, the monastery was founded in 1557 at the place where a miraculous icon of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared on a pine tree to local beekeepers while collecting honey.
The name of the monastery comes from the estate of the Hlynskyi princes, on whose land the hermitage is based. Ivan Mazepa and Oleksiy Menshikov were the patrons of the Hlynsky monastery at different times. He flourished in the 19th century.
The desert, surrounded by a stone fence, had five separate and four domestic temples. The cathedral church in honor of the Nativity of the Holy Mother of God with a bell ...
Last update
3/30/2024
Categories | Temple, Architecture |
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Date of foundation | 1557 |
Address | Sosnivka |
Coordinates |
51.601306° N, 34.079311° E
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Phone | +380 5444 67 437, |
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