Trinity Danilov Monastery was founded in 1508 by Rev. Daniel - one of the most revered saints of Pereslavl. He became famous because pilgrims sought out the victims - finding dead bodies, dead or frozen on the road, which did not need family, attributed them to the potter's field, located on the spot where today stands the Trinity Danilov Monastery.

In 1508 a monk, built a wooden church of All Saints. During the construction of the building here gathered a large number of people eager to dedicate his life to monasticism. Thus was formed the monastery.

It is known that, after some time, childless Vasily III was frequently in Pereslavl, and after his marriage to E. Glinsky had a son, Ivan (the future Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible). On this happy occasion in 1530 with funds granted by Vasily III, it began the construction of the stone Trinity Cathedral, which was made by the builder Grigory Borisov. Temple - chetyrehstolpny has one massive head, put on high and wide light drum. Initially, the cathedral had pozakomarnoe Floor, later replaced by a more simple and practical 4-ehskatnoe. Apse - high, cut. Originally the church was three promising portal (from the north, west and south), decorated keeled completion. Zakomary were keeled, but these days they are hiding under 4 ehskatnoy roof.

In 1660 the cathedral was built chapel, in fact - a separate small church on the burial place of St. Daniel. Around the same time the cathedral was painted team of G. Nikitin and Sergei Savin.

In 1689, Kostroma masters was built belfry, set on a powerful, broad base. Its lower tier monks served for economic needs; the second tier was equipped with a sacristy. Tier ringing decorated beautiful carved arches, a broad tent there are small holes - a rumor.

East of Trinity Church was small but very comfortable All Saints Church, built Kostroma masters in 1687. The temple was crowned with a cupola on a high drum, which is surrounded by a number of corbel arches. three-part apse much was granted to the east. The temple was sick. In the years 1753-1788 it housed Theological Seminary, and then until 1882 - seminary. In 1914 the church was destroyed, the place under it wanted to use a cemetery. Today is planted with flowers.

The massive building to the southeast of Trinity Cathedral - refectory with the church of Our Lady of Praise, built on donations of Prince IP Bariatinskii. The structure features a complex internal structure and beautiful exterior design. Inside, on the second floor - a large refectory (the largest of the ancient chambers of Pereslavl). Here abbot's quarters were located, and other economic and accommodations. Large refectory Pohvalynsky temple is remarkable not wide long faceted apses, whose height is 2 floors.

Next to the dining room is a large two-storied fraternal body, which housed the monks' cells, hozpomescheniya in the basement was equipped with glaciers for food storage.

During the fraternal housing located Farmstead (stables, barns, haylofts), separated from the dwellings and temples of brick wall. There remained little monastic room.

Opposite Trinity Cathedral are Holy Gates of the monastery in the brick fence. Once they completed the Gate Church of Tikhvin Mother of God (1700-1702 years).

During the Time of Troubles Trinity Danilov monastery was burned and ruined. It survived only a stone building erected even in the Monk Daniel. Neskoro monastery began to revive. Its heyday began through the work of the Rostov Metropolitan Jonah Sysoevicha who discovered the relics of St. Daniel. The monastery once again began arriving pilgrims and donations arrive. He survived even the well dug by Daniel.

In 1923 the monastery was closed, and were taken all the bells melted. Later, the monastery moved to the museum and even has been partially restored. In 1995 he returned to believers. Currently undergoing restoration.