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Nikolo-Shartomski (St. Nicholas of Shartoma) monastery is located fifteen kilometers from the town of Shuya, in the village of Vvedenye, Ivanovo region. It is located in a picturesque place at the confluence of the rivers Molokhta and Theza. Legend says that the monastery was founded on the occasion of the supernatural appearance in this place of the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. This appearance happened in the reign of Vasily II “the Dark” of Moscow. Nowadays the monastery is a monument of great importance. Its territory is formed in almost a perfect rectangle, stretched along the river. The main entrance is the Holy gate under the Transfiguration Church. Next to it is located St. Nicholas Cathedral - the main building of the ensemble, built in 1651. To the right and left from the gate wall is located Kazan church with the refectory along with the Church of St. Gregory of Acragantum. To the left of the Cathedral there is a tiered bell tower. Wall of the monastery is decorated with octagonal turrets. The main shrines of the monastery are the supernaturally appeared image of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and the icon of the Kazan Mother of God kept in this monastery. Nikolo-Shartomski monastery - good farm with a large number of households, more than a hundred brethren are living on its territory. It has its own barn, aviary, brethren are breeding horses, fish, farming and beekeeping.
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