Coming on holiday in Ukraine do not forget to visit located in one of the steep chalk banks of the river Seversky Donets one of the greatest shrines in Russia - Church of the Monastery. The monks who had left from the Mongol invasion of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery was founded here. For security reasons, the monks built in the Cretaceous high banks of the new monastery. With churches, kelyami, technical rooms. With the gradual strengthening of the Russian state, the expansion of its land when Svyatogorsk was under the protection of the border troops, the monastery has come a new renaissance. With the advent of the regular army no longer need a cave monastery and the monks were able to build its first DVB-building - the Peter and Paul Church.

Over the years the Church of land became known at court. And from now on Holy Mountain lands have become a favorite place of Catherine II, Nicholas I and the other great men of the time. Famous people from all over Russia, moved to summer in these places, and built a mansion here: Chekhov, Potemkin, Catherine the Great, is so beautiful and unusual nature here, can not believe that you are in the edge of the steppe.

Existing at different times, the monastery suffered more than all of the Soviet regime, when the church was converted into cinemas, vegetable store and a museum of anti-religious propaganda. With the return of possession of the Monastery of the Dormition Cathedral in 1992 began a new revival of the monastery.

For twenty years the monastery was a great deal. Priors could otsroit almost all monastic buildings, and built a new large wooden monastery, where monks could withdraw completely from worldly affairs. Monastery grounds are always clean, tidy and very beautiful flowers and trees everywhere,

At various times, in a monastery praying hundreds of pilgrims who come from all over the Orthodox world. In the monastery you can pray to the great shrines: Svyatogorsk icon of the Mother of God Icon of St. Nicholas with the image below Svyatogorsk monastery, the holy relics of St. John the Hermit and others. Well pray near these shrines and ask yourself and family health and healing ailments.

anyone interested in history, or just a curious person, it will be very interesting to go through the entire territory of the monastery in the tour. A few hours you will visit the most important places of the monastery. Features of the local landscape will make your feet work hard to overcome ups and downs, but your soul and mind will be very grateful to them.

It Nicholas church sees first when approaching the Svyatogorsk, because it stands on a high chalk hillside, be sure to go up there and look at all the convent from the heights. Then you can worship the ancient burial grounds of the monastery, some of them canonized. Near the monastery is located and evidence of the Bolshevik era - a monument to Artem, towering above the monastery with one of the hills. Excellent experience and leave the boat trip on the Seversky Donets.