History of the region based on the materials of archeological excavations” is being opened on the lowest floor of the Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple with the refectory. It is the first full exhibition representing archaeology of the Belozersk district in the Vologda Region. Materials of the monastery archeology are displayed for the first time in our region. More than 4000 archeological objects dating back to different chronological periods are represented there: from the Mesolithic period (9000 B.C.) till the late Middle Ages.

Monk’s cell

At the end of the 20th – early 21st century considerable restoration work has been carried out in the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve. Museumfication of the monuments is being realized at the same time. One of the most interesting architectural buildings of the Kirillo-Belozersky monastery is the Monks’ cells. In the process of its restoration architects and restorers managed to discover complicated structure of this dwelling house of the 17th-19th centuries.

Folk art of the Belozersk district

Exhibitions dedicated to the folk applied art and handicrafts of the Belozersk district are placed in the spacious vaulted chambers of the monastery cook-house of the 16th century. An important place is occupied by wood-carving, ceramics, peasant embroidery, weaving, lace-making and a folk female costume of the 19th-early 20th centuries.

News

15.04.2015

Metropolitan of Vologda and Kirillov Ignaty offered liturgy in Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

The Orthodox believers continue celebrating Easter: the Bright Week – the most solemn period of the year – has begun. Services during this week are conducted according to a special rite and religious processions (Bright Week processions) are held after each liturgy.

Easter celebrations take place in all monasteries and parishes of the Vologda eparchy. Metropolitan of Vologda and Kirillov Ignaty offered the liturgy in the Church of St. Kirill Belozersky yesterday, on April 14. He arrived in Kirillov with the Holy Fire that had been brought from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The clergy of the Kirillov rural dean’s district, Father Superiors of the monasteries and parishioners came to wish the bishop a Happy Easter.

At the end of the liturgy, Metropolitan Ignaty headed the religious procession around the Assumption Cathedral with the side-churches and then congratulated everybody on Easter and preached a sermon.

According to the materials posted on the website of the Vologda Metropole

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