hidden Holy Trinity Monastery of St. Aleksandr of Svir, the The Holy Trinity Monastery of St. Alexander of Svir (the village of Staraya Sloboda/ Svirskoye, the Lodeynoye Pole district). The monastery was founded by Venerable Alexander Svirsky. In 1484 he settled in a forest area nearby the Svir River in... more

hidden Makary (1482-1563), metropolitan, clergy figure Makary (1482–1563), metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, spiritual writer, in the world в миру he was Mikhail Leontyevich. He was professed as a monk during his yoth in the Pafnuty-Borovskoy Monastery. From 1523 he was the archimandrite of the... more

hidden Tikhvin Convent of the Presentation in the Temple The Tikhvin Convent of the Presentation in the Temple (the town of Tikhvin). It was founded on the right bank of the Tikhvinka River, probably like the Dormition Convent, according to the order of Ivan the Terrible in 1560. The wooden walls were... more

hidden Tikhvin Dormition Convent, the The Tikhvin Dormition Convent (the town of Tikhvin). The parish wooden church of the Dormition of the Mother of God was built on the Tikhvinka River bank in the memory of the Finding of the miracle-working icon of the Mother of God the Hodigitria... more

hidden Treasures Treasures are deliberately hidden riches mostly buried by the owner. About fourty coin, coin and thing, and thing treasures were found in the Leningraf Oblast territory under different circumstances. The unique treasure of craftman tools and... more