4/21/2017
Anatoly Goryanov
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Founded in 1398 by St. Savva of Storozhev, this monastery located in the Moscow suburb of Zvenigorod, the history of which is inextricably linked with that of the Russian state, has remained for six centuries the main contribution by one of the disciples of St. Sergius of Radonezh to the spiritual treasury of Holy Rus’.
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The feast of the “Life-Giving Spring” Icon of the Theotokos is celebrated on Friday of Bright Week. According to the Church Typikon, the blessing of water is celebrated today with a Paschal procession.