Konevitsan Kirkonkellot - The Bells of Konevets Monastery
minimalist video of exile and longing -- a strait, wind approaching
(not filmed in Russia)
music (traditional) by Piirpauke, Finland -- their first album
Konevitsan kirkko - Konevets Monastery
Founded around 1393 by St. Arseny Konevsky who wished to convert pagan Karelians to Christianity, Konevets Monastery is situated on the island of Konevets in lake Ladoga, Western Russia. Some sixty kilometres to the northeast there is another monastery, Valaam Monastery, on a slightly bigger island -- Valaam (Finnish: Valamo).
Konevets island is only five kilometres long and two kilometres wide, and separated from the mainland by a five kilometre wide strait. In ancient times, Finnish tribes considered the island holy, revering a huge boulder in the shape of a horse's skull known as Kon'-Kamen' or Steed-Stone hence the island's name.
Changing fate of Konevets Monastery
During the Ingrian War (1610 and 1617), the Swedes captured the island forcing the monks to retreat to Novgorod. Russia retook the territory in the course of the Great Northern War (1700--1721). The revived cloister depended upon Novgorod until 1760, when it was officially recognized as a separate monastic establishment.
In 1812, following the Finnish War (February 1808 to September 1809) the monastery administratively became part of the newly-formed Grand Duchy of Finland, along with the rest of Old Finland.
19th century
The golden age of the monastery came with the 19th century, when its fame spread to the imperial capital and the island was visited by eminent visitors from Saint Petersburg, including Alexandre Dumas and Fyodor Tyutchev. A 1873 essay by Nikolai Leskov describes his impressions from the monastery.
As a consequence of its high profile, the monastic community could fund extensive building projects, starting with the construction of a new cathedral in 1800-09. This huge two-storey eight-pillared building was designed by a local starets. It is surmounted by five octagonal drums bearing five blue bud-shaped domes. The same style is applied to the three-storey belltower (1810-12), rising to the height of 35 meters. Several other churches, a quay and an inn were added in the course of the century. Two sketae were set up to mark the ancient locations of the monastery.
20th century
After the Russian Revolution of 1917, the monastery passed to the newly independent Finland, and came under the jurisdiction of the autonomous Finnish Orthodox Church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The island was fortified by the Finnish military, and the inn was expropriated to house a regiment staff. During the Winter War (30 November 1939 -- 13 March 1940) and Continuation War (25 June 1941 -- 19 September 1944), the monastery buildings were damaged. On 13 March 1940 the monks emigrated to Finland, taking the holy icon with them, but leaving the iconostasis, church bells, and the library. Another personal possession of St. Arseny, the Konevsky Psalter, dated to the 14th century, was sent to the Russian National Library. The monks returned for a brief period during the Continuation War, but withdrew with the Finnish Army in August 1944. The monks subsequently joined the monks who had fled from the Valaam Monastery and founded the New Valamo Monastery in Finland.
During the Soviet period, the monastery housed a military unit. In 1990 it became one of the first monasteries in the region to be revived by the Russian Orthodox Church. In November 1991, the brethren announced the discovery of St. Arseny's relics, that apparently had been hidden from the Swedes in 1573. By 2004, the Konevsky Monastery, which hosts a large number of tourists and pilgrims, had been mostly restored
- adapted from en.wikipedia
Кoневский Рождество-Богородичный монастырь / Konevsky Nativity-Theotokos Monastery - 1896
Россия в дореволюционных фотографиях
Кoневский Рождество-Богородичный монастырь
Коневец, Ладожское озеро
1896
Russia in pre-revolutionary photographs
Konevsky Nativity-Theotokos Monastery
Konevets, Lake Ladoga
1896
Полиелей, обиход. Хор в Коневском монастыре . Живая запись о службы на Рождество Христово 2004 года. П/у иером. Давида.
Music:
Polyelei, everyday life. From he service on Christmas Day Regent - Hieromonk David - Choir of Konevsky Monastery
The Konevsky Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery is an Orthodox male monastery on the island of Konevets in the western part of Lake Ladoga in Leningrad Region . The Monastery was founded in 1393 by the Rev. Arseny Konevsky an Orthodox Monkl from Novgorod, revered as the patron saint of sailors.
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin was laid down by St. Arseny in 1421. Tis is the main church of the monastery with the much revered shrine of the miraculous Konevsky icon of the Mother of God , brought by St. Arseny from Athos. The icon represents Christ playing with a pigeon chick, which symbolizes spiritual purity.
Often seen as a double of the Valaam Monastery , also located on an island in Lake Ladoga.
Коневский Рождество-Богородичный мужской монастырь / Konevsky-Theotokos Monastery - 1896
Коневский Рождество-Богородичный монастырь - 1896
The Konevsky-Theotokos Monastery in 1896
Music:
The Great Prokeimenon - A Valaam Monastery Chant sung here by the Choir of the Novospassky Monastery
The Konevsky Orthodox monastery is located on the island of Konevets in the western part of Lake Ladoga in Leningrad region . The Monastery was founded by Reverend Arseny Konevsky, the Novgorod Wonderworker, in 1393. Due to flooding, the location of the monastery changed once to avoid flooding. The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin was built by St. Arseney in 1421 and served as the main monastic church. The main shrine contained the miraculous Konevets Icon of the Mother of God, brought back by St. Arseny from Mount Athos.
The Monastery is often regarded as the counterpart of the Valaam Monastery , also located on an island in Lake Ladoga.
The golden years of the monastery had to be the 19th century, when the fame of the monastery spread throughout Imperial Russia. In June, 1858, the island was visited by Emperor Alexander II & the Imperial family, as well as prominent citizens of St.Petersburg. The French writer visited here during his trip to Russia and Nikolai Leskov, in his writings of 1873, describes his impressions from visiting the monastery .
As a consequence of the popularity of the monastic community, a new cathedral and bell tower were constructed between 1800-1809. The latter being a huge two-storey building crowned by five-octagonal drums that support five blue domes......
After the October Revolution of 1917 the monastery was on the territory of the newly independent Finland and fell under the jurisdiction of the autonomous Finnish Orthodox Church (in accordance with the decision of the Patriarchate of Constantinople). The island was fortified by the Finnish military, hotels were occupied by the military. During the Finnish War and the Great Patriotic War, the monastery buildings were damaged. On March 1940 the monks were evacuated to Finland, taking with him an icon of the Mother of God Konevets. During the Soviet period the monastery was occupied by the military.
In 1990 Konevsky became one of the first monasteries in the region, to be returned to the Russian Orthodox Church and the following year the relics of St. Arseny Konevsky were returned from Sweden, after 400 years.....
UFOs / НЛО Sighted Over Peter Island, Konevets, Russia ( May 15, 2018 )
WITNESS STATMENT : это под Питером остров Коневец, мужской монастырь
TRANSLATE : this is under Peter Island Konevets, a man's monastery
Konevets
Island in Russia
Konevets is an approximately 8.5-km² island famous as the site of the Konevsky Monastery. It is located off the southwestern shore of Lake Ladoga near the village of Vladimirovka. The island is part of the Priozersky District of Leningrad Oblast.
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Tours-TV.com: Konevets
Konevets is an approximately 8. 5-km² island famous as the site of the Orthodox Monastery of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in 1393 by Arseny of Novgorod. Russia : Leningradskaya oblast'. See on map .
Остров Коневец
Остров Коневец расположен на западе Ладожского озера, от берега его отделяет Коневецкий пролив. От Владимирской бухты до острова около 7 км. От Коневца до Санкт-Петербурга — 170 км по воде, из них 40 км по реке Нева.Фильм Олега Букина о острове Коневец и Коневском монастыре.