Metropolitan Nikandr joined the organizing committee for preparations for the 700th anniversary of the Ipatiev Monasterytranslated

On November 11, 2026, by order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 3282-r, the composition of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of the celebration of the 700th anniversary of the founding of the Holy Trinity Ipatiev Monastery of the Kostroma Diocese was approved.

The organizing committee included Metropolitan Nikandr of Vladimir and Suzdal, Chairman of the Financial and Economic Administration of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The co-chairs of the organizing committee were Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova and the head of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Gregory of the Resurrection. It also includes representatives of federal and regional authorities, the Russian Orthodox Church, scientific and educational institutions.

The celebration of the 700th anniversary of the founding of the Holy Trinity Ipatiev Monastery will take place in 2030. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on August 4, 2026.

The Holy Trinity Ipatiev Monastery is one of the oldest Russian monasteries and occupies a special place in the history of the Russian state. In 1613, it was here that Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov received news of his election to the kingdom and was...