Moscow
Andronicus Monastery of the Vernicle
Andronievskaya square, 10
The Andronicus Monastery of the Vernicle is founded in 1360 (1357) by the prelate Alexiy, the metropolitan of Moscow, in memory of his miraculous deliverance from the storm on the Black sea. The monastery is named after the first farther superior, a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, the reverend Andronicus, who built here the first wooden church of the Saviour.
In the 14-17th centuries the monastery was one of the centers of book copying. The monastery was the home for the last years of Andrey Roubev (died in 1427, or in 1430 by other historical data). It is supposed that he took part in the construction of the church. In 1763 the founder of the Russian theatre, F.G. Volkov, was buried here. The monastery served as the advance post on the south-east borders of Moscow from the Tartars. It was ravaged by the Tartars (14-15th centuries), by the Polish and Lithuanian (1611) and Napoleon armies. Every time after that the monastery was reconstructed. The following constructions were built in the monastery: in the 16th century - the refectory and the church of the Archangel Michael, the gatehouse church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (rebuilt in the 17th century); in the 17-18th centuries - the wall and towers (partially taken apart in the 19th century and reconstructed in 1960); at the end of the 18th century – the bell tower (73 meters).
After 1917 the monastery was ruined. In 1919 habitable rooms and apartments were organized in it.
It was closed in 1922.
In 1930-ies the bell tower and the church of Christmas (the 16th century) and the church of the martyr Evgraf were destroyed; the cemetery with monuments was also ruined. In the monastery there were different organizations, the commune of homeless children, the archives.
In 1947-1949 it was decided to reconstruct the monastery. On the 600th anniversary of Andrey Roublev in the monastery there opened the Museum of the Old Russian painting in the name of Andrey Roublev (from the end of the 1980-ies it became the Central Museum of the Old Russian culture and art).
A great role in reconstructing the historical complex of the monastery and in organizing the museum was played by D.I. Arsenishvili, who became its first director.
Andronicus Monastery of the Vernicle
Andronievskaya square, 10
The Andronicus Monastery of the Vernicle is founded in 1360 (1357) by the prelate Alexiy, the metropolitan of Moscow, in memory of his miraculous deliverance from the storm on the Black sea. The monastery is named after the first farther superior, a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, the reverend Andronicus, who built here the first wooden church of the Saviour.
In the 14-17th centuries the monastery was one of the centers of book copying. The monastery was the home for the last years of Andrey Roubev (died in 1427, or in 1430 by other historical data). It is supposed that he took part in the construction of the church. In 1763 the founder of the Russian theatre, F.G. Volkov, was buried here. The monastery served as the advance post on the south-east borders of Moscow from the Tartars. It was ravaged by the Tartars (14-15th centuries), by the Polish and Lithuanian (1611) and Napoleon armies. Every time after that the monastery was reconstructed. The following constructions were built in the monastery: in the 16th century - the refectory and the church of the Archangel Michael, the gatehouse church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (rebuilt in the 17th century); in the 17-18th centuries - the wall and towers (partially taken apart in the 19th century and reconstructed in 1960); at the end of the 18th century – the bell tower (73 meters).
After 1917 the monastery was ruined. In 1919 habitable rooms and apartments were organized in it.
It was closed in 1922.
In 1930-ies the bell tower and the church of Christmas (the 16th century) and the church of the martyr Evgraf were destroyed; the cemetery with monuments was also ruined. In the monastery there were different organizations, the commune of homeless children, the archives.
In 1947-1949 it was decided to reconstruct the monastery. On the 600th anniversary of Andrey Roublev in the monastery there opened the Museum of the Old Russian painting in the name of Andrey Roublev (from the end of the 1980-ies it became the Central Museum of the Old Russian culture and art).
A great role in reconstructing the historical complex of the monastery and in organizing the museum was played by D.I. Arsenishvili, who became its first director.
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