Novospassky Monastery

E544879

Eastern Orthodox monastery cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia fortified monastery

Novospassky Monastery is a historic fortified Russian Orthodox monastery in Moscow, notable as one of the city’s oldest religious complexes and a traditional burial place of noble families.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Andronikov Monastery	1
Novospassky Monastery complex	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eastern Orthodox monastery ⓘ cultural heritage monument of federal significance in Russia ⓘ fortified monastery ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Moscow Baroque elements ⓘ Russian Orthodox ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Romanov boyars NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheremetev family members ⓘ other Russian noble families ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
currentUse	active male monastery ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Transfiguration of the Saviour NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ
fortificationFeature	stone walls ⓘ towers ⓘ
foundedBy	Ivan Kalita NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	Moscow Patriarchate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBellTowerHeight	approximately 80 meters ⓘ
hasFunction	historical monument ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious center ⓘ
hasPart	Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour NERFINISHED ⓘ bell tower ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ necropolis ⓘ refectory ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected architectural ensemble ⓘ
languageOfLiturgies	Church Slavonic ⓘ
locatedIn	Moscow ⓘ Tagansky District NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	left bank of the Moskva River ⓘ
movedFrom	Kremlin of Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ
movedTo	current site on the left bank of the Moskva River ⓘ
near	Krestyanskaya Zastava area NERFINISHED ⓘ Novospassky Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalFoundationCentury	14th century ⓘ
refoundedCentury	15th century ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Russian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
restoration	late 20th century restoration ⓘ
rite	Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance	one of the oldest monasteries in Moscow ⓘ traditional burial place of noble families ⓘ
sufferedEvent	closure after the October Revolution ⓘ secularization under Catherine the Great ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedAs	fortress ⓘ monastery ⓘ prison during Soviet period ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Novospassky Monastery (reburial) → locatedIn → Novospassky Monastery ⓘ

Novospassky Monastery (reburial) → partOf → Novospassky Monastery ⓘ

this entity surface form: Novospassky Monastery complex

Tagansky District → contains → Novospassky Monastery ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andronikov Monastery