Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message telegram Metropolitan of Pskov Tikhon and Porkhov, residents of the Holy Dormition Pskov-Caves Monastery and participants in the celebration of the 550th anniversary of the founding of the monastery.
“The Holy Dormition Pskov-Caves Monastery, one of the oldest in Russia, was a witness and participant in important, truly fateful events in our history, it stood like a fortress on the way of the enemy,” the president’s telegram says.
Putin added that the monastery, founded on the territory of ancient Pskov, remained for centuries a stronghold of Orthodoxy and church enlightenment, as well as a true pearl of Russian and world architecture.
The Pskov-Caves Monastery is a former monastery and military fortress located on the westernmost border of Russia. notes 550th anniversary on August 28. The monastery in the 20th century became famous for being the only church institution in the country that never closed, especially during the years of struggle against religion in the USSR.
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