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

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.