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Valuysky Dormition Nicholas Monastery is an ancient male monastery located on the banks of the Valuy River (Belgorod Region).

It was founded on the site of the miraculous discovery of the icon of St. Nicholas. According to legend, the image of the saint was found on the bank of the river and they tried to transfer it to the church in the city of Valuyki, but he himself returned to its original place several times.

During the Time of Troubles, the monastery was completely ruined. In 1613, by decree of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, its restoration began. According to the royal decree of 1624, the monastery was endowed with land. In 1766, during the church reform, he lost his land holdings and did not close just because the miraculous icon of St. Nicholas attracted pilgrims. In 1820, the construction of the first stone church, the two-story Assumption Cathedral, was completed. In 1897, in the chalk caves, located a kilometer from the monastery, a skete with a cave temple of the holy martyr, assigned to the monastery, arose. In 1913, the St. Nicholas Cathedral was consecrated - a majestic building in the neo-Byzantine style.

In 1924 the monastery was closed. On its territory there was a colony for minors. The main shrine of the monastery - the miraculous icon of St. Nicholas - was lost.

The monastery was handed over to the Church in 2001. To date, two churches have been restored in it - in the name of Ignatius the God-bearer and Nikolsky.

Interesting facts about the Valuysky Dormition Nicholas Monastery

During the Civil War, the Makhnovists hid in the caves of the monastery, and at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War - deserters and runaway prisoners. After the war, the caves served as a testing ground for the destruction of ammunition.

According to legend, the caves were dug with the blessing of Andrew the First-Called so that the locals could hide from nomadic raids. However, according to research scientists, they are of natural origin.

About the sights Valuisky Assumption Nicholas Monastery.

In the most beautiful place of the Valuy land, at the confluence of the Oskol and Valuy rivers, one of the most ancient monasteries of the Belgorod region is located - the Valuy Assumption Nicholas Monastery and chalk caves with an underground church in the name of St. Ignatius the God-bearer.
One of the first mysteries associated with the monastery is the time of its foundation. The exact date, due to the difficult political and social situation of that time, has not been preserved.

The monastery was founded at the end of the 16th century, under Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich. According to legend, the founder of the monastery is considered to be "an elderly retired serviceman named Cornelius" with three like-minded people.
The legend says that after military service in extreme old age, in search of peace of mind, Cornelius retired to a secluded peninsula at the confluence of the Oskol and Valuy rivers, where he set up a small chapel. He was joined by three more monks from among his companions in military affairs. Cornelius, with his venerable old age and pious life, gained universal respect among the inhabitants of the fortress, and, probably, many visited him as a person who knew and experienced a lot in his lifetime.

During the Time of Troubles, the fortress of Valuyka and the monastery were devastated, the churches desecrated and destroyed. In 1613, by decree of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov, the Valuysky Monastery was restored.
The loss of royal letters as historical primary sources led to the fact that later the legend about the foundation of the monastery in 1613 was confirmed.
The names of the monastery have changed over the course of its long history: “Valuisky city of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Wonderworker St. Nicholas Pristansky Monastery”, “St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Pristansky Monastery of Valuyki”, etc.

19th century this name was not used. The name "Uspensky" is associated with the main temple, and "Nikolaevsky" - with the famous miraculous icon, allegedly discovered in the spring, located nearby. Several times the inhabitants of the city tried to bring the icon to the city temple. However, Miraculous all the time miraculously returned to the place of finding.

The Valuysky Dormition Nicholas Monastery for a long time was a "prison" (guard post, a fortified place). At the end of the XVI - beginning of the XVII centuries. The Valuysky region was a wild, dangerous area. The city and the monastery were at that time subjected to constant raids by the Crimean and Nogai Tatars.

However, gradually the border of Russian possessions moved further south, and the area surrounding the monastery from wild and desert gradually turned into a peaceful land. The monastery equips its territory and develops the economy in its estates. Water and windmills, fullers, a brick factory, and a malt house were built.
A special page in the history of the Valuisky Assumption Monastery was the work of Archimandrite Ignatius (Alekseevsky), who was rector from 1857 to 1899.
When Ignatius took over the management of the monastery, all the buildings, except for the Assumption Church, were in a dilapidated state and the monastery had a debt of 4 thousand rubles.

First of all, the monastic debt was paid, and then a number of capital buildings, repairs of churches and other buildings were made. Around the monastery there was a huge garden and a beautiful apiary, which was occupied by the monks. At the monastery there was an icon shop and a warehouse of books, which had more than a thousand liturgical, church-historical and other books of religious and moral content. During the years of Ignatius's leadership, the monastery was landscaped, a publishing business was opened, a nursery and an infirmary were opened in Urazovo.

The main act of Ignatius Alekseevsky is the construction of the three-altar Nicholas Cathedral for the tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty. The temple in the pseudo-Byzantine style was built from the bricks of the monastery factory.
A brochure published at that time describes the details of the construction of this grandiose building.
“The temple is five-domed, on the outside it is decorated with plaster decorations of the Savior, the Mother of God, Angels: below, between the windows, there are 12 images of the Holy Apostles. Outside, the temple is covered with glutinous brown paint, and the roof is iron ... The crosses and domes under them are also glazed. The capacity is 3000 (three) thousand people, the faience iconostasis, the Moscow manufacturer Kuznetsov ... Icons of good Moscow art painting. The final cost was over 200 thousand rubles, more than 50 thousand pilgrims attended the consecration of the cathedral on September 1, 1913, a table was laid on the Oskol bank for 3 thousand people, in the evening a festive fireworks display was even organized ”(“ Voronezh Starina ”1914 issue 13 )
The Valui Assumption Monastery attracted not only the urban population, but also many pilgrims from other districts with its beautiful services and holy icons. It was a religious center and a holy place, keeping the high moral traditions of Christianity in our region.
The Valui Assumption Monastery was in such a prosperous state until the revolution of 1917. Then the monastery fell into decay, the monks were repressed (many were subjected to terrible torture and executions). The fate of the last rector, Archimandrite Ignatius Biryukov, is still unknown. According to some sources, the abbot was drowned by the Bolsheviks, according to other sources, he was exiled to Siberia.
In 1926 the monastery was officially closed.
Since 1935, the territory of the monastery has been occupied by a children's educational colony of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The decision to carry out restoration work was made in 2002, and the active phase of reconstruction began in 2009, and in 2011 the cathedral was completely reconstructed.

December 19 is the day of memory of St. Nicholas, Archbishop of the World of Lycian Wonderworker. Saint Nicholas became famous as a great saint of God. Temples and cathedrals in many Christian countries are lit with his name. He is especially loved by Orthodox, and especially by Russian people. In various worldly disasters and in the dangers of the path - he is a quick helper. Nicholas was a monastery in our city.

Old-timers and contemporaries, all residents of Valuyki know that the domes over the monastery forest are a monastery. But not everyone imagines that the “monastery”, which recently appeared before us as a majestic Cathedral after restoration, has its own history of more than 400 years. And that most of the buildings of the former children's labor colony also belong to the monastery buildings. Let's take a look at the history of the Valuy Monastery.

The Valuysky Assumption Nicholas Monastery at different times had the following names: the Valuysky city of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos and the Wonderworker St. Nicholas Pristansky Monastery, the Valuysky Pristansky Monastery in honor of the Assumption of the Mother of God, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Pristansky Monastery, the Pristansky Monastery on Valuyka, the Valuysky Assumption Monastery.

The name "Uspensky" is associated with the main temple of the monastery, and "Nikolaevsky" - with the famous miraculous icon. Historians associate the name "Pristansky" with the fact that there was a pier near the monastery at the confluence of the Oskol and Valuy rivers.

The “Description of the Voronezh Province”, collected by the Bolkhovitinovs and published in Voronezh in 1800, says: “... The foundation of this monastery, as it appears from the monastery notes, was laid by the Sovereign Grand Duke Mikhail Feodorovich in 1613, during his departure against the Crimean Tatars. But before that time, on the site of the present monastery there was a chapel with the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. At this chapel there lived the monk Cornelius, who came from retired servicemen, and with him three more monks. During the campaign of the Sovereign, this monk was already more than 100 years old. This monastery is known in Ukraine more than the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, about which in the notes of the monastery it appears that soon after the establishment of the monastery, it was accidentally found by one Valuy resident when he was mowing grass near the Oskol and Valuya rivers at the very confluence.

This icon was taken to the city church, but after that it was found again in its original place in the meadow. The same thing happened on the second bringing it into the city. After that, she was placed in the Valuysky Assumption Monastery with a promise from the citizens to carry it annually with a ceremony to the city of Valuyki. Since then, many miracles that originated from this icon have been recorded in the monastery.

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At the beginning of the 17th century, in troubled times, the fortress of Valuyka was destroyed, the church in the fortress was desecrated, the buildings located on the site of the present monastery were completely ruined. The first surviving written mention of the monastery is the decree on the beginning of its restoration, by Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, dated 1613. The loss of royal letters as historical primary sources led to the fact that the opinion about the foundation of the monastery in 1613 was further confirmed.

The Valuisky Dormition Nicholas Monastery for a long time was a "prison" (guard post, fortified place) on the border with the "wild field". At the end of the XVI - beginning of the XVII centuries. The Valuysky region was a dangerous area. The city and the monastery were at that time subjected to constant raids by the Crimean and Nogai Tatars.

In 1624, by royal decree, the monastery received land for arable land and other needs. The main income of the monastery was donations from pilgrims who were attracted to the monastery by the miraculous icon of St. Nicholas. Gradually, the border of Russian possessions moved further south, and the area surrounding the monastery from wild and deserted gradually turned into a peaceful land. The monastery equips its territory and develops its economy. Water and windmills, fullers, a brick factory, and a malt house were built.

In 1766, after the reforms of Catherine II, the monastery loses all its lands and almost all property, becomes supernumerary, only a few people remain, its replenishment comes mainly from the delinquent monks transferred to the monastery from other monasteries. The miraculous icon of St. Nicholas, which has become famous for numerous healings and signs, will again save the Valuysky Monastery from closing.

Archbishop of the Saratov diocese Sergius (Spassky)
Orthodox teaching on the veneration of icons

Healing from the icon of St. Nicholas in the Valuysky Monastery

Valuysky district, Voronezh province, Fedorovka settlement of the peasant Savva Kulikov and his wife Martha, the daughter of the maiden Matrona, 17 years old, according to her parents, was in poor health during the entire Great Lent of 1885 and the Easter holiday; On the same Sunday of the week of Fomina Matrona, according to worldly pernicious custom, having left the house in the evening, she returned home late at night, complaining of a severe headache, and by morning she suffered such a serious illness that she tore her clothes and screamed in a strange voice - which continued for for seven weeks, the patient did not take any food and had no sleep, and if they gave her water, she came back through her nose and mouth; when the patient was sick, her parents turned to local doctors, from whom she did not receive any relief. Then her parents wished to bring her to the Valuisky Monastery to serve a prayer service to the Miraculous Icon of St. Nicholas. During the journey to the monastery, the patient also screamed and was restless; when they brought her into the church and served a prayer service before the icon of the Saint, the patient at the same time felt better, which was on May 19, 1885. On the way back the same day, the patient fell asleep and, on arriving home, asked her parents for food; then she began to improve her health more and more, in July and August she helped her parents during field work; in the month of October, mother and Matrona on foot came to the monastery to serve a thanksgiving service and with tears of joy told about receiving healing from the icon of St. Nicholas. The truth that the maiden Matrona was seriously and for a long time ill, and upon her return from the monastery her health gradually recovered, is confirmed by the local priest of the Fedorovka settlement Stefan Koshelev, as well as the inhabitants of that settlement.

("Sunday Reading" 1886 No. 15)

Since the end of the 18th century, with donations and with the assistance of the city authorities, the monastery has been renovated and equipped. Since 1794, a refectory church has been built, the Assumption Church is being reconstructed in the name of the Assumption of the Mother of God, which gave the monastery one of its names. In 1808, the construction of the rector's cells was completed. In 1810-1820, the first stone building in the monastery was erected - a two-story Assumption Cathedral. In 1839, the bell tower was illuminated, the construction of a temple in the name of the icon of the Mother of God "Three Hands" began. At the beginning of the 19th century, a stone fence was erected around the monastery. In 1906, the St. Nicholas Cathedral was laid to commemorate the tercentenary of the foundation of the monastery and the reigning Romanov dynasty, the acquisition of the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The opening of the Cathedral took place in 1913; it was consecrated by the Archbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk Tikhon in the presence of Governor S. I. Golikov.

The majestic Cathedral was built in the pseudo-Byzantine style from the bricks of the monastery factory. A brochure published at that time describes the details of the construction of this grandiose building. “The temple is five-domed, on the outside it is decorated with plaster decorations of the Savior, the Mother of God, Angels: below, between the windows, there are 12 images of the Holy Apostles. Outside, the temple is covered with glutinous brown paint, and the roof is iron ... The crosses and domes under them are also glazed. Capacity 3000 (three) thousand people, faience iconostasis, Moscow manufacturer Kuznetsov ... Icons of good Moscow art painting

The final cost was over 200 thousand rubles, more than 50 thousand pilgrims attended the consecration of the cathedral on September 1, 1913, a table was laid on the banks of the Oskol for 3 thousand people, in the evening there was even a festive fireworks display ”(“ Voronezh Starina ”1914, no. 13)

By 1916, St. Nicholas Cathedral, the Assumption and Transfiguration churches, a refectory church, a shoemaker's, a tailor's, a carpentry, a blacksmith's, a locksmith's workshop, a steam mill, a painting workshop, and a candle factory operated in the monastery. Near the monastery there are two gardens, vegetable gardens and its own apiary. About 100 inhabitants lived. The Valuysky Assumption Monastery attracted not only the urban population from Valuyki, but also many pilgrims from other districts with its beautiful services and holy icons. It was a religious center and a holy place, keeping the high moral traditions of Christianity in our region. The Valui Assumption Monastery was in such a prosperous state until the revolution of 1917.

During the First World War, when many men from the surrounding villages went to the front, the monastery took care of their families. The monastery regularly supplied them with clothes, shoes, food and money throughout the war, and these families received God's blessing, moral support and material assistance from the monastery. When, after the first battles, the wounded soldiers filled the hospitals, the monastery offered to accept them after providing the necessary medical assistance in the hospital, placing them in the monastery hotels and providing them with a free meal.

After the February and October revolutions, persecution began against the monastery and the brethren. In 1917, under the Provisional Government, searches were carried out in the Valuysky Monastery, and the abbot was arrested. In 1918, on the basis of the mandate of the Valuisky executive committee, the monastery transferred to the authorities all available funds. In 1926, by order of the Soviet authorities, the monastery was closed. Since 1935, the territory of the monastery has been occupied by a children's educational colony of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A foundry shop was organized in the St. Nicholas Cathedral. The miraculous icon of St. Nicholas is considered lost, its whereabouts are unknown.

Restoration of the Cathedral

On September 4, 2011, a truly significant event took place in the Orthodox life of the city of Valuyki - the consecration and grand opening after the reconstruction of the St. Nicholas Cathedral of the former Assumption Nicholas Monastery took place. After many years of neglect, the shrine has found its second birth and has become truly one of the iconic places for all the inhabitants of the Valuy land and St. Belogorye. And this gives rise to great hope for the revival of Russian spirituality, for the spiritual revival of our Motherland - Russia.

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The foundation of the monastery dates back to the end of the 16th century. According to legend, an icon of St. Nicholas was found on the banks of the Valui River, which they tried twice to bring to the church in Valuyki, but miraculously each time ended up in the same place. On the place where the icon was found, a hermitage was built, which later was transformed into a monastery.

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The miraculous icon of St. Nicholas is currently considered lost, its whereabouts are unknown.

cave monastery

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According to legend, there were Slavic settlements on the territory of the city of Valuyki. During the raids of the Polovtsians and Pechenegs, the Slavs hid in caves that were dug with the blessing of St. Andrew the First-Called. It is believed that it was in these caves that the skete was created. However, speleological studies carried out at the end of the 20th century showed that the caves in the Belgorod region are of natural origin.

Construction history

see also

Notes

1. Denisov L.I. Orthodox monasteries of the Russian Empire. - Moscow: A. D. Stupin edition, 1908. - S. 176-177.
2. Valuisky Assumption Nicholas Monastery (Russian) // Our Newspaper. - 2006. - No. 21.

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The municipal state institution of culture "Valuysky Historical and Art Museum" was founded in 1964 by the People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR, corresponding member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, laureate of the Kirghiz SSR Prize. Toktogul, a native of the city of Valuiki - Alexander Illarionovich Ignatiev. The museum building is an architectural monument of regional significance. It was built in 1913 by the Valuysky zemstvo for the Higher Primary School according to the project of the architect of the Valuysky zemstvo council Alexei Stepanovich Kunichev.

The stationary exposition of the museum consists of two sections: "Soviet fine art" and "History of the Valuysky region from ancient times to the middle of the twentieth century."

The basis of the historical and local history exposition is museum items that give an idea of ​​the stages of development of the Valuysky region, documents and photographs, archeology, everyday life, ethnography, church utensils, numismatics XVIII - XX centuries, as well as personal belongings of remarkable countrymen. The art department will allow you to get acquainted with the work of the founder of the museum A.I. Ignatiev, People's Artists of the USSR (Boris Shcherbakov, Dmitry Nalbandyan, Yuri Pimenov, Semyon Chuikov, Efrem Zverkov), Soviet sculptors (Lev Kerbel, Viktor Tsigal, Georgy Motovilov).

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One of the oldest institutions of the Belgorod diocese - Valuysky Dormition Nicholas Monastery. It is located three kilometers from the city of Valuyki, at the confluence of the Oskol and Valuy rivers. The first information about the monastery dates back to the Time of Troubles, and officially the time of its foundation is considered1613, when the existence of the monastery was approved by the Decree of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov. In 1906, the St. Nicholas Church was founded on the territory of the monastery, which was consecrated on September 1, 1913, in memory of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the monastery and the reigning Romanov dynasty. On September 4, 2011, the grand opening of the church after repair and restoration work took place, consecration for the 100th anniversary of the canonization of St. Joasaph, Bishop of Belgorod, the miracle worker.

Temple complex of the monastery of the Resurrection of Christ "New Jerusalem"

(v. Sukharevo)

The construction of the temple complex of the monastery of the Resurrection of Christ has been carried out since 2001 as an analogue of the holy city of Jerusalem. The oak cross of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Stone of Anointing, the Kuvuklia of the Holy Sepulcher reminds the Orthodox of Holy Jerusalem. On the territory of the monastery there is a chapel of the icon of the Mother of God "Sovereign", the church of St. John the Baptist with a bell tower. The entrance to the temple complex passes through the holy Entrance Gate. The construction of the temple complex began with the Vow Cross placed on the local Mount Golgotha. The source of Jacob is equipped.

Temple in the name of the Holy Martyr

Ignatius the God-bearer

(Valuiki)

Simultaneously with the start of work on the restoration of the St. Nicholas Cathedral of the Valuisky Assumption Nicholas Monastery (June 2005), the cleaning of the caves began, which was carried out by the youth association "Search". On the site of the former Transfiguration Church was built temple in the name of the Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-bearer . Currently, a significant part of the caves has been cleared and restored.

The consecration of the temple and the opening of the caves were made by Archbishop John of Belgorod and Stary Oskol on September 22, 2007.

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“House-Museum of Army General N.F. Vatutin"

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Museum of Army General N.F. Vatutin was created by decision of the collective farm board in 1950. Relatives of Nikolai Fedorovich collected personal belongings of the commander, rural household items, family photographs. This is how the first exposition appeared, which reflected the childhood and youth, the life of the family, as well as the military activities of the general. The museum was located in the family home built in 1849. Vatutin, and in connection with the 40th anniversary of the Victory, it was decided to open the House-Museum of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Army General Nikolai Fedorovich Vatutin.

Municipal Institution of Culture "House-Museum of General of the Army N.F. Vatutin "has two buildings: the house in which the general was born, and the mother's house, built by soldiers of the first Ukrainian front in 1944-1945.

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