The Rylsky St. Nicholas Monastery is a monastery of the Kursk Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church located on a hill in the suburb of the village of Prigorodnyaya Slobodka in the Kursk region, on the bank of the Rylo River opposite the town of Rylsk. The exact date of the monastery foundation is unknown, the first mention in official documents is the year of 1505. During the Time of Troubles, the monastery was devastated by the Polish-Lithuanian army.
In 1733, the first stone Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was laid, and in 1783, it was consecrated. The second stone Church of the Life-Giving Trinity was built in 1747, and the third, the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, was constructed in 1757 and is now the cathedral church of the Monastery. In the 1740s, a five-tiered bell tower was built, and at the same time, a gate tower with a 2.5-ton bell was constructed, which was demolished in 1949. In 1784, a theological school was opened at the Monastery. In 1794, another church was built in honor of the Akhtyrskaya Icon of the Mother of God (which was demolished in the early 20th century). In 1820, the theological school became a four-year school, and in 1876, it was moved to Rylsk. In 1824, Emperor Alexander I drive-by visited the monastery.
On the wave of struggle against the church in the USSR, the Monastery was closed in 1925. From October 5, 1941 to August 30, 1943, it was occupied by Nazi invaders.
On June 17 of 1991, the Monastery was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church, and already on October 16 of 1991, worship services started in the St. Nicholas Church. The restoration was overseen by Elder Archimandrite Hippolitus (Khalin).
The postage stamp provides a general view of the Rylsky St. Nicholas Monastery.
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Offset + security system |
Comb 11½ |
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81 thousand stamps |