Uspensky Monastery in Odesa

The men's Dormition Monastery was opened in 1824. It was a modest wooden structure that only over the years began to be expanded and strengthened. A monastic church appeared, the stone Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God, a building for the monks, utility buildings and a bell tower were built.

1922 was a very difficult year for the monastery, because through the actions of the Soviet authorities all property and valuables were taken away. In 1934, the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God was destroyed. The monastery began to revive only in 1942, after the liquidation of Soviet rule.

In the 1940s, a summer Patriarchal residence was built on the grounds.

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Interesting facts:

• In the southern part of the church grounds is a cemetery where the monastery's ministers and city bishops are buried.
• The bell tower is 53 m high; it has 15 bells.
• The largest bell was made in Donetsk. It weighs 5 tons.
• The oldest theological school is located on the monastery grounds - Odesa Theological Seminary.
• One of the monastery's main shrines is an icon of the Mother of God dated to the 17th century.
• Anyone who wishes can stay at the pilgrims' hotel located at the monastery.