. 17th century 1629 . Peter A. Glyadkov nobleman in origin, who suffered a serious illness, he went to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Moscow Cathedral of the Assumption and . . healed Later he ordered a copy of the icon with chudotvoryaschey, performed by her father Kondrat, archpriest of the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow . some time after the recovery Pyotr Andreyevich heard a voice in a dream, who commanded to build a temple on a hill in the name of the Vladimir icon of the Mother of God . after three visions of the noble n immediately proceeded to the construction of the church . and three months later she was standing on the Slovenian mountain . . In 1642 Peter A. Glyadkov, giving up worldly life, and took the name of Paul and began to live in the desert he created Ouran . This was the beginning of Orange Mother of God monastery .

Since 1920, when the monastery was closed, it housed and folk theater, and a nursing home, and a camp for prisoners of Czechs and Poles, and a camp for German prisoners , and medical-labor dispensary (LTP), and a colony for minors. So far in 1993 is not the revival of its appearance, and the resurrection of monasticism

Already at the entrance to the Mother of God Monastery of Orange, located on a picturesque hill, wonderful views of the surrounding area are opened:. Hill surrounded by woods, and background simple little houses of the village can be seen blazing dome . at the entrance are informative stands about its history . in the blue gates of the monastery, enclosed by a fence made of brick, are the recently restored functioning temples, where about go service: Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Peter and Paul Church . every day here comes a lot of worshipers and pilgrims worship the main shrine, is stored in the monastery - the icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir Ouran .

There are cases of healing from the icon, especially back and leg diseases. Pilgrims and parishioners can take a dip in the holy spring at the monastery, to wash and to drink holy water.

In this quiet cozy rural monastery for pilgrims built a large office building. Monks conduct their farming, grow vegetables in a small vegetable garden and plant flowers. Here they sell natural products (milk, cream, cottage cheese, etc.)

Monastic places - this is a taiga region full of various gifts of the forest. And if you drive along the central road for 2-4 km away from the village, on the left is a holy spring with crystal water. Here modest, but clean, had a small kupalenka

Orange Virgin Monastery -. Nizhegorodschiny real treasure, of which very few people even know. If there is a desire to meet the hospitality of the Russian soul, wonderful people and get unforgettable impressions, then it is necessary to go to the Ouran Men's Bogoroditsk Monastery in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

How to get to

Address: Nizhny Novgorod region, Bogorodsky district, Oranki village. You can take the bus number 232 from the car factory building to Bogorodsk or by bus number 206 to the terminal "Shcherbinki-2". In Bogorodsk - transfer to bus number 115 "Bogorodsk - Oranki", then go on foot. And you can get to Oranki village (100 km from Nizhny Novgorod) by car on the track Bogorodsk, then 8 km on the highway on the left and Paul's 36 km following signs to Oranki.

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