Istra is a town and the administrative center of Istrinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Istra River, 40 kilometers west of Moscow, on the Moscow–Riga railway. Population: 35,111;
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New Jerusalem Monastery
Novoiyerusalimskaya railway station in Istra
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
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Nikon, born Nikita Minin was the seventh Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' of the Russian Orthodox Church, serving officially from 1652 to 1666. He was renowned for his eloquence, energy, piety and clo
Istra, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast
…It was previously known as Voskresenskoye, Voskresensk (until 1930). Known since the 16th century as the village of Voskresenskoye, it was acquired by Patriarch Nikon to serve the needs of the neighbouring Voskresensky (Resurrection) Monastery. By 1781, the village had grown into the town of Voskresensk and become…
Patriarch Nikon in painting, c. 1680s
Nikon's residence at the New Jerusalem Cloister is representative of his austere aesthetic views.
Painting of Nikon with clergy
Aleksey Kivshenko. Patriarch Nikon and Epifany Slavinetsky revising service-books.