Znamenskij zenskij monastyr, Kostroma

Name: Znamenskij zenskij monastyr
Address: Kostroma, Russia

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The Kostroma Znamensky Monastery is an Orthodox nunnery of the Kostroma diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The main church of the monastery, the Church of the Sign, was first mentioned in chronicles in the 17th century. The monastery was founded in 1993 with the blessing of Archbishop Alexander of Kostroma and Galich. According to the old drawings, the chief architect of the Kostroma diocese, Leonid Vasilyev, drew up a project to restore the church and bell tower.

Coordinates: 57°45'20"N, 40°56'56"E

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