The pilgrimage itself is a very logical thing: there is no need to invent anything here, it is enough only to understand why and where the person wants to go. After all, a true pilgrimage is not just a trip "there and back". The pilgrim not only and not so much travels in the usual sense of the word - he is present at some personal and necessary event only for him. It is necessary that the pilgrim feel that all his thoughts and aspirations coincide with the forthcoming journey.
Practical moments
As you know, the level of accommodation facilities in our country is very uneven, which is directly reflected in the choice of hotels for pilgrimage tours in Russia. Most often they mean staying in inexpensive hotels. But sometimes it turns out that those in the district simply do not exist: then there are either very expensive accommodation options, or staying overnight in monasteries or in the "private sector."
One of the most important practical moments that must always be taken into account is the features of nutrition (fasting, Wednesday and Friday) and organization of the liturgy. As a rule, the travel times are calculated so that pilgrims come to the place in the evening, they could defend the all-night vigil and spend the night. And in the morning - liturgy and departure. All programs are built in such a way that during the journey there were one or two obligatory liturgies.
Duration of travel is
In terms of duration, all pilgrim tours around Russia can be divided into one-day tours (mostly in the Moscow region), "weekend tours" and multi-day trips - mostly from 3 to 7 days. The maximum number of days on the tour is usually no more than 12. Most often, these are either boat routes or pilgrimage to remote regions of Russia, when the road takes quite a long time - for example, Ekaterinburg, Tobolsk and Altai.
A good pilgrimage route should be logical and complete. For example, if a pilgrim decided to visit holy places in the vicinity of Yekaterinburg or Tobolsk, it makes sense to go on a complex trip covering all the main shrines of the Urals.
Here is an example of such a route: .The journey from Moscow to Tobolsk takes about two days, depending on the selected train .Most often it is planned to stop in Tobolsk for 2-3 days and sightseeing of nearby attractions .Then - move to Ekaterinburg by bus or train and explore the surroundings of the city .In addition, from there it is not far to Perm, where the Belogorye Monastery is located - a kind of "Ural Mount Athos" .Thus, in one journey it is possible to unite the Holy Places of the Northern and Central Ural Mountains, and also to "attach" to it the whole path of the Royal Martyrs in the Urals and Siberia .
Where and when you travel
If you share pilgrimage tours on a regional basis, then you can identify the areas in which pilgrims are most often sent. It is, first of all, the North-West and the Center of Russia, the most developed part of the country that was still in the Middle Ages, at the time of the emergence of Christianity and its development in Russia. A lot of pilgrims travel to the Golden Ring, Zadonsk (Lipetsk Region), Kursk and Diveevo (Nizhny Novgorod Region) and, of course, to the North-West Region.
The North-West is not only Karelia (Valaam and Kizhi), but also the Arkhangelsk (Solovki) and Vologda lands, Pskov and Veliky Novgorod. Pskov is interesting not only by the Pushkin Mountains and Pechora - besides them, many pilgrims visit the Talapsky Islands, where Father Nikolay Guryanov lived and served.
Most of the cities that make up the Golden Ring of Russia are inextricably linked with the stories of Orthodoxy in Rus: they contain a lot of shrines, and practically every temple and monastery is an object of pilgrimage. The most visited cities are Alexandrov, Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl, Tutayev, Uglich, Kostroma, Suzdal and Vladimir.
In addition, it is necessary to note also such southern directions as Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and Arkhyz - recently many monasteries have been restored there and openly. A special place is occupied by Altai, pilgrimages there are inextricably linked with the study of the traditions of local residents.
It is difficult to single out the most favorable time for traveling. In summer they drive everywhere and for a longer time - from 3 to 7-12 days. In autumn and spring, as a rule, choose relatively short programs for 2-3 days. The only exceptions are major holidays: here the weekend or not, does not matter much.
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A Brief Overview of the Holy Places of Orthodox Russia
All the monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church have unified principles for organizing monastic life. But it is also worth noting that each monastery has its own history and spiritual appearance. This is most clearly and clearly seen in the ancient monasteries - Kirillo-Belozersky (Vologda region), Valaam (Valaam), Pskov-Pechora (Pskov region), Holy Trinity-Sergius Lavra (Moscow region).
The monastery is located on the Great Solovetsky island in the White Sea, and sketes and deserts - on other islands of the archipelago. It is the geographical situation that largely affected the history of development and the fate of the monastery. The monastery was a kind of frontier fortress: it withstood the siege of Livonians, Swedes and Englishmen, and from the end of the 16th century it was also used as a place of exile. After its closure in 1920, there were a camp and a special prison there. The shrines of the monastery: the relics of the founders of the Solovetsky monastery - Zosima, Savvatia and Herman (the gate church of the Annunciation), the relics of many revered saints, the relics of the Monk Eleazar of Anzersky (Holy Trinity Anzersky monastery) and the Monk Job of Anzersky (Golgotha the Crucifix skete). ±$ br >
Holidays: The Transfiguration of the Lord - August 19, St. Zosima, Savvaty and Herman - August 21, Solovetsky Saints Cathedral - August 22, Cathedral of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovetsky - August 23.Moscow
Monasteries: St. Danilov - part of the relics of the pious Prince Daniel of Moscow, Donskoy - the relics of Patriarch Tikhon, Zachatievsky - the icon of the Mother of God "The Merciful", Novospassky - the icon of the Mother of God "Vsetsaritsa", Holy Protection - the relics of the blessed matron of Moscow, Novodevichy - venerable icons Of Our Lady of Smolensk and Tikhvin.
Shrines: the relics of the righteous Alexy Moskovsky (Mechev) in the church of St. Nicholas on Maroseyka, the worshiped "Kiy cross" with the relics of more than 300 saints in the church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Krapivniki.
The Moscow region
Monasteries: Trinity-Sergius Lavra, Vysotsky Bogoroditsky in Serpukhov - the miraculous icon of the Mother of God "The Inexhaustible Chalice", Savvin-Storozhevsky in Zvenigorod - with the relics of the Monk Savva Storozhevsky, Iosifo-Volotsky, Resurrection in New Jerusalem - with part of the relics of Martyr Tatiana. ±$ The
Cities: Dmitrov, Kolomna, Serpukhov, Mozhaisk.
St. Petersburg
Monasteries: Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra - the relics of the faithful prince Alexander Nevsky, St. John's - the relics of the righteous John of Kronstadt.
Shrine: the relics of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg in the chapel of Xenia of Petersburg in the Smolensk cemetery, the miraculous icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow with Pitters" in the church in honor of this icon at the Zelenets Compound, the miraculous icon of the Mother of God "The Sign" Tsarskoselskaya in the academic church of St. Petersburg's spiritual Academy.
Other regions of Russia
Altai Territory: Theotokos-Kazan (Korobeinikovsky) Monastery - the miraculous icon of the Mother of God.
Kaluga Oblast: Optina Pustyn, Saint Pafnutiev Borovsky Monastery, St. Tikhon's Assumption Desert.
Kostroma Region: Holy Trinity Makari-Unzhensky Monastery.
Lipetsk region: Zadonskiy Christmas-Bogoroditsky monastery.
Nizhny Novgorod region: Serafimo-Diveevsky monastery.
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