Ipatievsky Monastery, Kostroma

Name: Ipatievsky Monastery
Address: ул. Просвещения, 1, Kostroma, 156004, Russia
Telephone: +7 494 237-22-41

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The Ipatiev Monastery, sometimes translated into English as Hypatian Monastery, is a male monastery situated on the bank of the Kostroma River just opposite the city of Kostroma. It was founded around 1330 by a Tatar convert, Prince Chet, whose male-line descendants include Solomonia Saburova and Tsar Boris Godunov, and is dedicated to St. Hypatios of Gangra. ()

Local name: Ипатьевский монастырь Established: 1330 (694 years ago)Coordinates: 57°46'35"N, 40°53'40"E

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ул. Просвещения, 1Kostroma 156004 Russia

Contact

+7 494 237-22-41

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