Theotokos is the great Intercessor for all Christians. She wishes salvation to everyone,
She wants to lead everybody into the eternal Kingdom of Her Son and God. She hears the prayers of each
person and responds with motherly love to all supplications. According to the words of the holy Fathers,
She embraces the entire world with Her love, and in the Holy Spirit She is able to see all the nations
on earth, and, like Her Son, She pities and has mercy on all. She especially favors those who emulate
Her virginity and purity and who have completely dedicated themselves to God, as She did.
This is no coincidence that many of the monastic convents are named in Her honor,
in honor of Her feasts or holy icons. Ekaterinburg, too, has a monastery named in honor of
the Mother of God.
Founded at the end of the XVIII century, the Novo-Tikhvinsky convent of Ekaterinburg
was the biggest monastery in Ural before the revolution. It had six churches and several workshops
in operation: the monastery was like a town within a city. In the 1920s the convent was closed,
and for several decades its walls hosted military and Soviet offices. Its revival began since 1994.
Now the churches here are being restored, church arts blossom, and, most importantly,
monastic life filled with labor and prayer is being revived.
At the monastery, sisters carry out various obediences: they study the history
of the convent and the Ekaterinburg metropolia; compile hagiographies of neo-martyrs and men of faith;
translate works of the holy Fathers from Ancient Greek and Church-Slavonic; make embroidered hierarchal
and priestly vestments, as well as icons, clothes for the clergy, baptismal and wedding sets.
The monastery choir revives the ancient chanting traditions. Singing during worship services
in the churches of the convent are done in Znamenny and Byzantine chants. Traditions of canonical
iconography are being revived in the icon-painting workshop of the monastery. Sisters paint both
individual icons and iconostases for churches, as well as the birth size (mernaya), family,
and folding icons, wholly following the practices of the ancient masters.
Welcome to our Convent's website!
Feastdays and ordinary days
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03.12.2018 |
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Our taboo – not a word about your neighbor’s shortcomings
«“We must tell anyone about the mistake our neighbor has committed, not even to him personally. Even
if the entire world knows about it, we will not demonstrate to our neighbor that we know of his mistake. We will bear
ourselves simply and naturally in his presence, so that he would feel like a king, rejoicing in the nobility of human
nature.” Imagine what power is given to each of us! How important is the manner in which we communicate with our
neighbors!» From the talk by mother Domnika.
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23.05.2018 |
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The Resurrected Church of St. Alexander Nevsky. A Photo-narrative
It's hard to believe that this is the same old church building. Just twenty years ago everything was
different: low ceiling, a small plywood iconostasis, floor made of planks, dirty-white walls... And now the church has
resurrected and become like a fabulous palace! The Lord has done this miracle, having gathered 5000 people to work on
the restoration of the church: architects, constructors, iconographers, engravers, and gilders... One wants to go back and
reminisce on how this miracle came about.
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