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St. Nicholas Monastery: the Memory of the Battle of Neva

St. Nicholas Monastery is the oldest in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, 120 kilometers far from the city. The monastery was founded in Staraya Ladoga on the left bank of the Volkhov River in the 13th century as a memory of the soldiers who died in the Battle of Neva and the Battle of the Ice. The founder of the monastery is Prince Alexander Nevsky. The building of the monastery and the nearby burial mounds in the tract Pobedische (Victory) represent symbols of the Russian military glory for more than seven centuries.

In the XVII century St. Nicholas Monastery in Staraya Ladoga was sacked by the Swedes. So, all the early buildings were damaged and had to be rebuilt. The monastery was active till 1927 when it was closed. Only in 2002 the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II blessed the revival of the monastic life in the monastery. The main cathedral here is consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. It was around this temple of the XIII century that the monastic buildings and walls were erected year after year. However, today it is dilapidated, and the Temple of Saint John Chrysostom is functioning. This church built in the late XIX century is dark pink with white ornaments and looks very elegant. It contains the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and John Chrysostom, as well as the icon of the Mother of God «Chernigov-Gethsemane». Nearby is a snow-white three-level chapel in the name of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God where anyone can get holy water.

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Address
ul Nikolskaya 16
187412, selo Staraya Ladoga
GPS coordinates
59.9918037, 32.3010129
Official website
Opening Hours
Now - open
Mon-Sun 09:00-18:00