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Иверский монастырь

Самара, RU

Иверский монастырь

Monastery of the Theotokos of Iveron (in Russian: Иверский монастырь) is an Orthodox convent of the Samara and Tolyatti Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1850 a women's religious community was founded in Samara. It got the imperial approval in 1855. In 1860, due to its successful developmen

t, the community was transformed into a convent, which at the beginning of the 20th century was home to about 400 nuns and residents. The monastery had a hospital, a school and several workshops, including one where the Samara flag was created. Divine services were held in three churches of the monastery, which were venerated in Samara shrines: the image of the Theotokos of Jerusalem and the image of the Theotokos of Iveron, which gave its name to the monastery. About a thousand people were buried in the cemetery of the monastery, including many prominent citizens. The monastery was a significant architectural ensemble that largely determined the view of Samara, especially from the Volga River. During the Soviet period, the monastery continued to exist for some time as a sewing artel, but first all its valuables were taken away, and in 1925 it was closed. At the beginning of the 1930s, the...

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