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	Kostroma (English)
		The group of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century monuments in the territory of Kostroma and its vicinity include the Church of the Manifestation of Christ, the complex of the Ipatievsky Monastery, the church in the village of Krasnoye, the Church of the Resurrection-on-the-Debra and the Church of St. John the Baptist.
		At the confluence of the Kostroma and Volga Rivers rise the white stone walls and golden cupolas of the Ipatievsky Monastery.
		The monastery experienced especial flourishing in the second half of the fourteenth century when the local boyar family of Godunov became powerful and donated funds for the erection of its stone walls and towers.
	www.kostroma.ru /kostroma/kostroma.htm (1383 words)

	Kostroma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The spectacular growth of the city in the 16th century may be attributed to the establishment of trade connections with English and Dutch merchants (Muscovy Company) through the northern port of Archangel.
		The Ipatievsky monastery was visited by many of them, including Nicholas II, the last Russian tsar.
		The Ipatievsky monastery survives mostly intact, with its 16th-century walls, towers, belfry, and the 17th-century cathedral.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kostroma (814 words)

	Kostroma: The Ipatievsky Monastery (English)
		The layout of its grounds reflects the two principal stages in the development of the Ipatievsky Monastery : the building of an architectural ensemble, later known as the Old Town, by the Godunovs in the 1560-1605 and the New Town in the mid-17th century.
		The second stage in the monastery's development began during the second quarter of the 17th century when its grounds were doubled by the construction of the New Town in 1642-1645.
		One of the main attractions at the Ipatievsky Monastery a the frescoes in the Trinity Cathedral painted by the famous Kostroma master, Guri Nikitin and his teem of icon-painters.
	www.kostroma.ru /ipatievsky/ehglish.htm (1194 words)

	[Russia 1: culture] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Among them are the Trinity Cathedral of the Ipatievsky Monastery, the Resurrection church on-the-Debre, the St John the Divine church in the Ipatiev settlement, the Birth of Christ church on-the-Goroditche.
		It was founded in the 14th century but the monastery's elaborate complex of buildings includes structures dating from the end of the 16th to the last quarter of the 19th centuries.
		Near the western wall of the monastery the appartments of the Romanov boyars built in 16th-17th centuries are situated.
	russia-hc.ru /eng/culture/kostroma/kostroma.cfm (505 words)

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		The growth and flourishing of the Monastery, the beginning of construction of stone buildings on its territory were connected with elevation to eminence of the Godunovs and their generous donations and endowments of lands and money.
		In 1744 the Monastery became the Bishop’s residence of the Kostroma eparchy.
		The head of the Monastery is the archbishop of Kostroma and Galich Alexander.
	www.kostroma.orthodoxy.ru /Letopis/RazhEn.shtml (1860 words)

	Nguyen Danh SON - KOSTROMA City - EC Plaza
		Kostroma is also famous for its Ipatievsky Monastery, where the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty accepted the throne.
		Boris's death in 1605 by no means spelled the end of the monastery's prosperity, but set in motion a chain of events which ultimately resulted in the monastery becoming one of the most significant in Russian history.
		When an explosion in 1649 destroyed the monastery's Trinity Cathedral, built in stone by the Godunovs in 1590 to replace the original 14th century wooden church, the Romanovs promptly had it rebuilt.
	my.ecplaza.net /nguyendanhson/2.asp (615 words)

	"Ipatiev Monastery" Laquer Box
		Ipatievsky monastery is one of the most ancient cathedrals from the extant architectual ensemble of the so-called Golden Ring, a group of ancient Russian cities located near Moscow.
		The domes of the monastery represent the masterpiece of the Russian architecture.
		The monastery is surrounded by typical Middle Russian winter scenery.
	www.stpetersburger.com /html/russian_laquer_boxes3.html (266 words)

	MICHAEL - LoveToKnow Article on MICHAEL
		At the last moment, however, Michael consented to accept the throne, but not till the weeping boyars had solemnly declared that if he persisted in his refusal they would hold him responsible to God for the utter destruction of Muscovy.
		In so dilapidated a condition was the capital at this time that Michael had to wait for several weeks at the Troitsa monastery, 75 m.
		He owed his elevation (Dec. 1041) to his uncle John, whom along with Zoe he almost immediately banished; this led to a popular tumult in consequence of which he was dethroned after a brief reign of four months, and relegated to a monastery.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MI/MICHAEL.htm (1575 words)

	VAO INTOURIST (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Ipatievsky Monastery is famous for both: as a place of artistic value and as a place closely connected with tsarist family where in 1613 the boyars gathering at the Ipatievsky Monastery blessed young Michael Romanov to become the Tsar of Russia.
		The major cathedral of the Spasso-Preobrazensky Monastery was built at the beginning of the 13th century.
		The pearl of its architecture is the Cathed-ral of Transfiguration of the Savior, the oldest surviving monument in Central Russia.
	www.intourist.com /ENG/RING/tours.shtml (1265 words)

	Russia: A New Look
		Monastery leaders subsequently inspired the uprising that expelled the invaders.
		The monastery was closed by the Bolsheviks, but Stalin permitted it to reopen as a museum and working monastery in 1946 as a reward for its support in the war.
		The monastery served briefly as the seat of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church until it was moved to the Danilovsky Monastery in Moscow.
	www.softadventure.net /russia1999.htm (5532 words)

	Golden Ring, Russia - travel guide
		The Trinity Cathedral of the Dormition Monastery (1513) - a palace church of the Tsar residence is the most grandiose and majestic structure of Alexandrova Sloboda and the oldest church on the monastery grounds.
		The Abraham Monastery by Lake Nero is one of the oldest monasteries in Russia (11th century).
		warrior-prince was buried at the monastery in 1263.
	www.travelmake.com /golden_ring.html (6025 words)

	wiki/Kostroma Definition / wiki/Kostroma Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ipatiev MonasteryThe Ipatiev Monastery (Ипатьевский монастырь in Russian) is a male monastery in Kostroma.
		The Ipatievsky monastery survives mostly intact, with its 16th-century walls, towers, belfry, and the 17th-century cathedralA Cathedral is a Christian church building, specifically of a denomination with an episcopal hierarchy, which serves as the central church of a bishopric.
		The only city church that survives from the 17th-century(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700....
	www.elresearch.com /wiki/Kostroma (1693 words)

	Golden Ring
		The Ipatievsky Monastery presents a 16th-17th century architectural ensemble which is now a museum and sanctuary of the Kostroma region.
		The Cathedral of the Epiphany Monastery is famous for its St.Theodora Virgin icon that is believed to perform miracles.
		The town of Sergiev Posad was named in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh who was born in the neighboring town of Radonezh and who was the founder of the Trinity Monastery that is now known as the Trinity-Sergius Lavra of the town is the place of the greatest attraction for tourists.
	www.ocean-tour.com /w2russia/golden.htm (1260 words)

	Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The monastery is one of the biggest in Russia, was built more than 600 years ago.
		It is now a museum consisting of many masterpieces of stone and wooden architecture of the Russian North dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries and including fortress walls and towers, churches and belfries.
		You visit the splendid Ipatievsky Monastery, which was founded in the first part of XIV century.
	www.orientexpress.ru /pr_ring.htm (777 words)

	RNG - Imperial Cruise Line
		The main monuments of architecture in Kostroma are the Bogoyavlensky monastery built in 1559-65, wall-painting of 1672, Ipatievsky monastery, including stone walls and towers built in the 16th-17th centuries.
		The monastery was reconstructed in 1715 under the orders of Peter I. Valaam monastery is famous for its strict Rules and well-arranged economy.
		Voskresensky Monastery (Skit) is situated where, according to the legend, Apostle St. Andrew built a stone cross.
	www.russia-travel.com /cruises/imperial (1484 words)

	Ipatiev Monastery - Enpsychlopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Ipatiev Monastery (Ипатьевский монастырь in Russian) is a male monastery in Kostroma.
		During the Time of Troubles in Russia, the Ipatiev Monastery was occupied by the supporters of False Dmitriy II in the spring of 1609.
		In September of that same year, the monastery was captured by the Muscovite army after a long siege.
	www.grohol.com /psypsych/Ipatievsky_monastery (288 words)

	MICHAEL - LoveToKnow Article on MICHAEL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		MICHAEL (1596-1645), tsar of Russia, was the first tsar of the house of Romanov, being the son of Theodore Nekitich Romanov, afterwards the Patriarch Philaret (q.v.), and Xenia Chestovaya, afterwards the nun Martha.
		He was elected unanimously tsar of Russia by a national assembly on the 2ist of February 1613, but not till the 24th of March did the delegates of the council discover the young tsar and his mother at the Ipatievsky monastery near Kostroma.
		MICHAEL V. CALAPHATES, or " the caulker," nephew and successor of the preceding, surnamed after, the early occupation of his father.
	73.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MI/MICHAEL.htm (1575 words)

	Program
		Despite the Monastery was submerged by spring floods many times, the ancient frescoes on its walls are well preserved.
		You will visit the splendid Ipatievsky Monastery, which was founded in the first part of XIV century.
		The Monastery has played a key role in Russian history when Mikhail Romanov left here to Moscow to be crowned.
	www.orientexpress.ru /pr_anc.htm (651 words)

	Silk Road :: Archive :: Russia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		To cease discord and anarchy in Ancient Russ in 1613 the Zemsky Cathedral resolved to elect a young boyar from Ipatievsky Monastery, named Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov, to rule the tsardom.
		The interior of Troitsky Cathedral, included in the monastery compound, was completed by prominent fresco painters, led by the masters Guri Nikitin and Sila Savin.
		Not far from the monastery, on the banks of the Volga, is a unique open air museum of wooden sculptures.
	www.silkpress.com /archive/silkroad/1-2004/kostroma.shtml (783 words)

	Kostroma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The monastery prospers early from lavish donations in the form of land, villages and money made by the Godunovs.
		One of the most ancient chronicles - the Ipatievsky Chronicle - is now kept in the Library of the Russia Academy of Sciences.
		The Ipatievsky Monastery enjoys royal patronage for the following three hundred years (the length of the Romanov Dynasty).
	users.rcn.com /bcccsbs/eeurope/Russia/kostroma.htm (394 words)

	Kostroma
		We visit the splendid Ipatievsky Monastery and the gold-domed Trinity Cathedral.
		The Monastery played a key role in Russian history when Mikhail Romanov left here to be crowned tsar, founding the Romanov dynasty.
		In the nearby Archbishop's house is a little-known, very affecting exhibition with original photographs and personal objects that provide an intimate glimpse at the lives of the last tsar, Nicholas II, and his family.
	www.orientexpress.ru /kostroma.htm (220 words)

	Volga cruise program & schedule
		On this journey, 11 centuries after Cyril and Mephodiy, you will encounter countless astounding churches, monasteries, palaces, as well as art treasures witnessing the faith and creativity of the Russian people and their leaders.
		The Valaam and the monastery is a group of islands in the north-western part of Lake Ladoga.
		The monastery was reconstructed in 1715 under the orders of Peter I. Valaam monastery is famous for its strict Rules and well arranged economy.Voskresensky Monastery (Skit) is situated where, according to the legend, Apostle St. Andrew built a stone cross.
	www.imperialtravel.net /RussianWaterways05.shtml (1291 words)

	m/s Russ: Imperial cruise St. Petersburg — Moscow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		We’ll be the guests of the Monastery for the day, and will have an opportunity to visit with some of the monks, and learn about their life and work.
		The main monuments of architecture in Kostroma are the Bogoyavlensky monastery built in 1559-65, and Ipatievsky monastery, including stone walls and towers built in the 16th-17th centuries.
		The town’s pride is the Monastery of St. Ipaty, founded in 1332 by ancestors of Boris Godunov, and later patronized by the Romanov dynasty.
	www.cttravel.com /d/2509520_15925.htm (1803 words)

	excitingrussia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Nowadays there is an acting monastery on the spot of the prince residence where a single fragment of the civil architecture of the XII century has remained that was a part of the former palatine building.
		The Church of Kos’ma and Damian (XVI century), Trinity, Annunciation and Resurrection monasteries, Savior-Transfiguration-Cathedral belong to the numerous sights of the town.
		Side by side with cultic monuments of Candlemas (Sretensky), Trinity (Troitsky) and Znamensky monasteries as well as the cathedrals of the XVIII century the town is famous for the monuments of the civil architecture such as the houses with well-preserved wooden fretted gates, with front porches, decorated figured window casings.
	www.excitingrussia.com /goldnring.htm (2610 words)

	GOLDEN RING OF RUSSIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A tour in the afternoon incorporates the Kremlin with its cathedrals, renowned for their fine art and marvelous interiors.
		The highlights of this tour are the Monastery of the Savior and the church of Elijah the Prophet.
		City tour of Kostroma, visit to the city's principle attraction- Ipatievsky monastery - Tzars Romanovs' dynasty cradle with the magnificent Trinity Cathedral.
	www.capital-tour.ru /eng/golden_ring.aspx (291 words)

	International Travel News: Voyage into the heart of Mother Russia - Focus on Archaeology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Each is located northeast of Moscow on the Volga River (at 2,200 miles, the longest river in Russia); each was built in the 11th or 12th century, and each is blessed with churches rich in icons and frescoes.
		Besides the monastery complex, Kostroma is the home of the Museum of Wooden Architecture, a superlative collection of small churches, peasants houses, barns and unique fishing houses built on stilts.
		One of the city's highlights is the 12th- to 13th-century fortress-like Monastery of the Transfiguration, but the architectural prize in Yaroslavi goes to the Church of Elijah the Prophet, built in the mid- 17th century by the wealthy merchant brothers Anikey and Nifanty Skripkin.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3648/is_9_27/ai_93989245 (1325 words)

	Continental Journeys
		The monastery was an important fortification in which Ivan IV took refuge from the Tatar Khan Devlet Ghirai in 1571.
		The monastery played a key role in Russian history when Mikhail Romanov left here to become the crowned Tsar, who started the Romanov dynasty.
		Continue to Vladimir to see the Golden Gate, the Assumption Cathedral (with its frescoes by Andrei Rublev), the Art Gallery where Russian paintings of the 18th-19th centuries are exhibited, the Dmitrievsky Cathedral and the Museum of Crystals.
	www.continentaljourneys.com /package_results.php?country=Russia&package_id=297 (683 words)

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		This exhibition is a continuation of the cycle "Preserved by Russian Monasteries" which represent artistic and historical reliquiae collected and preserved in the largest monasteries of Russia.
		The exposition represents reliquiae and rarities connected with imperial dynasties of the Godunovs' and the Romanovs' and preserved in the sacristy of Troitsky Cathedral of Ipatievsky Monastery.
		Peter Lindberg (born in Germany in 1944) is one of the most famous fashion photographers, prestige prizes winner.
	mail.museum.ru /news/archive/RCN020020020304.htm (1327 words)

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		Visit to the Ipatievsky men's Monastery built in the 13th century.
		Visit to the Troitskiy Monastery and the Vvedenskiy Cathedral with its 17th century bell tower.
		On your sightseeing tour, see the exquisite Church of Elijah the Prophet, a masterpiece of local architecture, richly adorned with precious frescoes, and the 12th century Transfiguration Monastery with murals depicting St. John's apocalyptic visions.
	www.cinderellatravel.com /russ4/russia/cruises/mowkaz/itinerary (659 words)

	Kostroma and Uglich
		The Ipatievsky Monastery, pictured here, was a major benefactor of the family's wealth and influence.
		In addition, the Romanov family is represented by an icon that Ivan the Terrible gave to the monastery in memory of his oldest son.
		There are a number of interesting wooden building within the monastery compound, but the "stilted" church is the most unique.
	www.biz2web.com /grant/Kostroma.htm (883 words)

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