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Alexander Serafimovich Gatsisky (May 30 (11 June), 1838-1893) - Nizhny Novgorod writer, statistician, and a prominent social worker and researcher Zemstvo edge of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Secretary Statistics Committee, the chairman of provincial scientific archive committee, before the opening of its much improved over the ordering of local archives.

Published «Nizhegorodskiy Collection» (v. 10, Nizhny Novgorod, 1867-91), a comprehensive study on the region and its economic life (in VII-X Vols. - Description pouezdnoe crafts), mainly based on data collected by private means.

We propose to get acquainted with his famous book on Makarevskom Monastery and in the original style of the last century:
A. Gatsisky «Makarevo-Zheltovodsky Monastery (1434-1882)»

Temples of the monastery:
Trinity Cathedral Живоначальной
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Church of Michael the Archangel
Church Macaria Zheltovodskogo
Church Gregory Pelshemskogo
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The monastery was founded in 1435g. Rev. Makary, a native of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod monks Pechersk monastery, remove here in the province, in the tract, then known under the name of Yellow Water, or the Yellow Sands.
Reverend Makariy cells and built a wooden church in the name of the Holy Trinity. But at 1439g. before the foundation of the monastery was ravaged by Tatars Ulu Mahmeta and Reverend Makariy captivity. Tatars released it, taking with him a promise not to revive the Orthodox monastery. Makariy left these places in unzhenskie forests, where Makarov Unzhensky founded a monastery, and zheltovodsky monostyr since then fell into neglect.

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In Makareve with each passing year becomes more and more new homes, a growing elite cottage settlement on the bank of the Volga.

Wants to build a house and live in a picturesque place is becoming more and more.
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Sergei Bezrukov Makarevskom in the monastery.

Sergei grew up in this region, in the city Lyskovo. See how namenity actor familiar with the sights of his small homeland ....

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Old photos monastery.

Sorry for the quality of photos from films and scanner.

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In 1667 the monastery became the Lavra, that is, how would became one of the three major monasteries of Russia (apart from him - even the Trinity-Sergius and Pecherska in Kiev). There was not without intrigue. The thing is - the credit of the monastery Pakhomov, who has played well in the condemnation of Nikon. Next →

Ironically, Zheltovodsky region later became the center of a split, a stronghold of opponents of Nikon. The monastery, of course, be loyal, and, if varied, it is strictly in conjunction with the party line, although in a number of monks have been sympathetic to the old faith. But beside him in the woods, but in times of fair and open, there was mass opposition-minded «old». They are attracted by the combination of a vast audience with a fair opportunity to escape the light in the forest. The first such raskolnichy skit appeared in 1656-1657. But we ran forward. Next →

Already in 1620 the monastery began in a wooden building. The first was Makarevskaya chapel, then - hip-roof wooden Trinity Cathedral aisle with Makar and Michael Maleina. Next to the monks built a large refectory of the Assumption Church and hip belfry, as well as 17 cells, and other farm buildings. Next →

In 1623 Abraham lets «moral capital» in the case: he asks the king to transfer the new monastery of land that once belonged to the monastery Macaria. Since просимые lands have been left for residents Lyskova, Abraham invited the king of higher rents, and the next year received просимое, and in 1625 managed to make the leased land in full ownership. Next →