Novospassky Monastery

E544879

Novospassky Monastery is a historic fortified Russian Orthodox monastery in Moscow, notable as one of the city’s oldest religious complexes and a traditional burial place of noble families.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox monastery
cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia
fortified monastery
architecturalStyle Moscow Baroque elements
Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical architecture
burialPlaceOf Romanov boyars
Sheremetev family members
other Russian noble families
country Russia
currentUse active male monastery
dedicatedTo Transfiguration of the Saviour
denomination Eastern Orthodoxy
fortificationFeature stone walls
towers
foundedBy Ivan Kalita
governingBody Moscow Patriarchate
hasBellTowerHeight approximately 80 meters
hasFunction historical monument
pilgrimage site
religious center
hasPart Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour
bell tower
monastic cells
necropolis
refectory
heritageStatus protected architectural ensemble
languageOfLiturgies Church Slavonic
locatedIn Moscow
Tagansky District
locatedOn left bank of the Moskva River
movedFrom Kremlin of Moscow
linked to: Moscow Kremlin
movedTo current site on the left bank of the Moskva River
near Krestyanskaya Zastava area
Novospassky Bridge
originalFoundationCentury 14th century
refoundedCentury 15th century
religiousAffiliation Russian Orthodox Church
restoration late 20th century restoration
rite Byzantine Rite
significance one of the oldest monasteries in Moscow
traditional burial place of noble families
sufferedEvent closure after the October Revolution
secularization under Catherine the Great
touristAttraction yes
usedAs fortress
monastery
prison during Soviet period

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Novospassky Monastery (reburial) locatedIn Novospassky Monastery
Novospassky Monastery (reburial) partOf Novospassky Monastery complex
linked to: Novospassky Monastery
Tagansky District contains Andronikov Monastery
linked to: Novospassky Monastery
Krutitsy Metochion locatedNear Novospassky Monastery