Mozhaisky Luzhetsky Of The Nativity Of The Virgin Ferapontov Monastery In Central Russia, At Sunset. Editorial Image

Mozhaisky Luzhetsky of the Nativity of the virgin Ferapontov monastery in Central Russia, at sunset. The monastery of the Moscow regional diocese, located in the city of Mozhaisk, has existed since the XV century. The monastery was founded by Saint Ferapont Belozersky, a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh at the request of Prince Andrei Mozhaisk. This happened in 1408 after 11 years from the Foundation of the Belozersky Ferapontov monastery. This monastery is one of the most famous Christian Orthodox monasteries in Russia. The monastery preserved a number of architectural monuments of XVI-XIX centuries. The Foundation of the Church of the monk Ferapont is also preserved. This Foundation consists of white stone tombstones brought from the cemetery with ancient fork-shaped crosses. Some of these tombstones, found during the clearing of the monastery, is part of the necropolis.Near the monastery in the village of Isavitsa there is a spring with healing water- `the Well of St. Ferapont`, according to legend, opened by Ferapont Belozersky.