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Saint Hryhoriy Bizyukiv Monastery
Saint Hryhoriy Bizyukiv Men's Monastery, located on the bank of the Dnipro in the village of Chervonyi Maiak, was at one time one of the largest monasteries in the south of Ukraine.
The monastery was founded in 1781 as the Sophroniy hermitage on the site of an old Turkish fortress, which after the expulsion of the Turks was called "Zaporizhzhian town". At first, monks lived in caves. According to legend, these multi-kilometer tunnels, passing under the entire village, existed since the time of the nomads. In 1803, the Bizyukiv monastery was transferred here from the Smolensk province, and from that time the monastery received its current name.
During the Soviet rule, the Saint Hryhoriy Bizyukiv Monastery was closed, the Zaporizhzhian Church of Saint Hryhoriy (1 ...
Last update
8/15/2024
Categories | Temple, Architecture |
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Date of foundation | 1781 |
Address |
Tsentralna street
Chervonyi Maiak |
Coordinates |
46.953591° N, 33.607907° E
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Phone | +38 (05546) 4-15-17, (05546) 4-15-10, (05546) 4-15-35, |
Official site |
http://bizukov.org.ua |
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