Znamensky Krasnogrivsky (Знаменский Красногривский монастырь) monastery is a male Russian Orthodox monastery in Gorokhovets. Its construction started in the late 16th century and was probably completed by 1598.
Founded in 1598 as a men's monastery on the so-called
Red Mane - a small hill that protects the monastery from the spring
floods of the Klyazma River (that's why the monastery is called
Krasnogrivsky). Never entered the city limits of Gorokhovets. When it is
mentioned in the documents of 1725, its location is said: the village of
Znamenka near Gorokhovets.
All the buildings were originally
wooden and cut down at the expense of Peter Lopukhin on the
Gorokhovskaya taxable people land.
In 1670, the stone church of
the Sign of the Virgin was built.
In 1723, by decree of Peter I,
the monastery was assigned to the Florishcheva Hermitage due to its lack
of brotherhood, and since then it has served as its courtyard.
After 1733, a bell tower and a warm church of the apostle and evangelist
John the Theologian were added to the Church of the Sign of the Virgin.
In the 18th century, a stone fence was erected that surrounded the
monastery from all sides. Towers were located at the corners of the
fence.
In May 1923, the courtyard was liquidated, the property
was confiscated, the buildings were transferred to the department of the
Gubmuseum, which leased them to private individuals and organizations.
The greatest destruction in the Znamensky Monastery was carried out
in the 1960s. The fence was taken down.
On June 24, 1994, the
monastery buildings were returned to the church.
On June 24,
1994, Bishop Evlogy (Smirnov) of Vladimir and Suzdal transferred the
Znamensky Monastery to the Trinity-Nikolsky Monastery as a skete.
On June 13, 1995, repair and restoration work began in the skete, on
October 6, 1995, the consecration of the throne of the small church in
honor of the apostle and evangelist John the Theologian took place.
On May 28, 1999, by decree of the Archbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal
Evlogy, the Znamensky Skete of the Trinity-Nikolsky Monastery was
transformed into the Znamensky Diocesan Convent for Women and regained
its independence.
On March 7, 2000, according to the decision of
the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, nun Raisa (Shibeko) was
approved as the abbess of the Znamensky Convent, in 2006, for her
diligent service to the Church, mother Raisa was elevated to the rank of
abbess.
At present, divine services are regularly performed, the
serving priest is Priest Theodore (Zakirov). In the monastery, by the
efforts of the nuns, the monastic economy is maintained, a barnyard, a
calf barn are built, agricultural work is carried out, and, as far as
possible, charitable assistance is provided to those in need.