Avraamiev Monastery

Avraamiev Monastery
Russian: Авраа́миев монастырь
Avraamiev Monastery is located in Russia
Avraamiev Monastery
Location within Russia
Monastery information
Full nameAvraamiev Pokrovsky Gorodetsky Monastery
Mother houseMother of God
DioceseGalich Diocese
People
Founder(s)Abraham of Galich
Site
Coordinates58°48′53″N 42°36′50″E / 58.81472°N 42.61389°E / 58.81472; 42.61389

Avraamiev Pokrovsky Gorodetsky Monastery (Russian: Авраа́миев Покро́вский Городе́цкий монастырь) is a male monastery in the Galich Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in the village of Nozhkino, Kostroma Oblast, on the shore of Lake Chukhloma.[1] The architectural ensemble is included in the list of monuments protected at the regional level.

  1. ^ Богуславский, Владимир Вольфович (2004). Славянская энциклопедия: XVII век (in Russian). ОЛМА Медиа Групп. p. 16. ISBN 978-5-224-03659-2.