Gorodets: the birthplace of the miraculous icon of the House of Romanov and the resting place of Prince Alexander Nevskytranslated

This city defended the borders of Rus' from the Volga Bulgars. He was ruined by Batu and Edigei. But every time he was reborn again. According to one version, it was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky at the beginning of the 12th century. But long before this, there was already a fortified settlement and monastery here, known as Radilov and Small Kitezh.

Natalya KHARPALEVA

Gorodetsky Feodorovsky Monastery

Photo by Maria Shemraeva

The most famous monk of the Feodorovsky monastery is the schema monk Alexy, also known as the holy noble prince Alexander Nevsky. Returning from the Horde in November 1263, seriously ill Alexander Yaroslavich came to Gorodets. He took monastic vows at the Feodorovsky Monastery and spent his last hours of life here.

On the high bank of the Volga

Gorodets is one of the oldest cities in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The fortress protected northeastern Rus' from the Bulgars. It is believed that it was founded in 1152 by Yuri Dolgoruky.

Tradition connects the prince with the discovery of the miraculous Theodore Icon of the Mother of God and the founding of the monastery. He found it in a chapel nearby and tried to move it, but could not move the image from its place. Then a monastery was built on the site of the chapel.

By the 19th century, there were four churches, a hotel and...