Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery

Rostov, Russia

Monastery of St. Jacob Saviour (Spaso-Yakovlevsky) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery situated to the left from the Rostov kremlin on the Rostov's outskirts. Monastery was founded in the 14th century by St Iakov of Rostov.

The earliest kept building of a monastery is Cathedral of Conception of St Anna. It has been constructed in 1686. Another 17th-century building is Savior Transfiguration Cathedral which once belonged to the abolished Spaso-Pesotsky Monastery.

It has been greatly venerated as the shrine of St. Dmitry of Rostov. Most of the monastery structures were built in the late 18th and early 19th centuries in the fine neoclassical style. The Cathedral of St. Dmitry of Rostov has been constructed in 1794–1802 with support of Nikolai Sheremetev's column.

References:

Wikipedia

Address

ulitsa Engelsa 44, Rostov, Russia

See all sites in Rostov

Details

Founded: 14th century
Category: Religious sites in Russia

More Information

en.wikipedia.org
rusmania.com

Rating

4.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby

Rostov Kremlin (1,8 km)

Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery (57,9 km)
St. John the Baptist Church (56 km)
Ascension Church (57,9 km)
Fyodorovskaya Church (56,1 km)
Sarskoye Gorodishche (12,7 km)

User Reviews

Anna Zhuravleva (11 months ago)
As of August 2024, restoration work is underway in the monastery. But you can walk around the territory. The temple is open and services are held. For 100 rubles you can go up to the observation deck of one of the towers. And admire Lake Nero. There is also a chapel with a spring. But the water tasted strange, like mineral water without gas. Overall a very pleasant experience

Florela Petculescu (4 years ago)
Beautiful destinations

Любовь Тюрина (5 years ago)
It is calm and cozy here, you can sit, relax, and have something to think about.

Jackie von Brandis (6 years ago)
Beautiful monastery, two churches you can visit and wall you can walk on makes great photo opportunities.

Michael Kam (6 years ago)
Wonderful church and big Monastery

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Photo from Flickr, copyright Infomastern

Historic Site of the week

Visby Cathedral

Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.

Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.

There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.