Holy Trinity Monastery Belopesotsky
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Holy Trinity Monastery was founded Belopesotsky monk Novgorod Varlaamo-Khutynsky monastery, abbot of Vladimir, in place since ancient times referred to as the White Sands. Initially, a small Belopesotsky monastery erected in the strategic southern boundary of the Russian state in the future, under the patronage of the kings of Ivan III and Vasily III turns into a well-fortified fortress outpost. In 1918, part of the monks was put beyond the walls of the monastery and shot. In 1924 the monastery was closed and its buildings transferred to the Historical Museum. However, until 1933 in the Monastery of the Holy Trinity Cathedral committed service.

Trinity Cathedral Belopesotsky monastery put on a high basement, the volume of the quadrangular on all sides was surrounded by a covered gallery, promenades, the gallery were three high front porch. By the end of the twentieth century, preserved only the western porch, but the cloister was made in rather unusual tradition. The fact that the promenade gallery bunk. To the east, adjacent to the cathedral is heavily patrolled in a three-part altar apse.

Almost simultaneously with the cathedral around the monastery were, in fact, re-built and rebuilt old stone walls and towers. At the beginning of the XIX century, some towers were converted under the monks' cells, which had to break through the wide openings in their walls.

In 1802 - 1804 years, with the abbot, the builder, and the abbot Ioanniky Theodoulia along the southern wall of the monastery complex of buildings was built in the classical style, and these included two temples. Sergius Refectory Church was built in the vaulted cellars and basement refectory of the XVI century with the blessing of Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, Platon (Levshin). Another temple - in commemoration of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist - was also erected in the first half of the century, and is built into the existing ensemble.

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Holy Trinity Monastery Belopesotsky