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A Trip to Russia - Sergiyev Posad - Spring |
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Over the years more buildings and churches were added to the monastery and the prestige and importance of the sanctuary continued to grow. While young, Peter the Great sought refuge in the monastery on two occasions and as czar added considerably to its grandeur. Empress Elizabeth decreed that the Metropolitan of Moscow would also serve as the Archimandrite (head) of the Monastery. She also added the last major structures to the monastery including the baroque bell tower. During the nineteenth century the monastery was the richest in Russia. |
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Following the Revolution of 1917, one of the new communist leadership's objectives was to weaken the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1920 the monastery was closed and during the subsequent years many of the monastery's treasures were lost. During WWII, Stalin relaxed his hostility toward the church and in 1945 the monastery was permitted to reopen. Following Stalin's death, his successors permitted the monastery to remain open as the seat of the Moscow Patriarch. In 1983, the Patriarch was permitted to move to Moscow. |
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