• Intercession (Pokrovsky) Monastery (Покровский монастырь) is a Russian Orthodox convent situated in Moscow, in the neighbourhood of Taganka.
  • History of the monastery. In the fall of 1633, on the day of the feast of the Intercession of the Mother of God, Patriarch Filaret died.
  • The Intercession Monastery was returned to the church in 1992, and sedate monastic life was revived in it. Today it is a functioning monastery.
  • In 1998, the transfer of the relics to the Intercession Monastery took place. Soon Matrona of Moscow was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church.
  • With time, Intercession monastery became famous thanks to the fact that it was the place of exile for the women of the imperial family.
  • She came to the Intercession Women’s Stavropegic Monastery at the end of October 2023 specifically to visit the relics of Matrona of Moscow.
  • ...the example of Vasily III turned out to be "contagious", and for several decades many noble and monarchs exiled unwanted wives to the Intercession Monastery.
  • Intercession Monastery belongs to the holy person called Matryona. This destination is visited mostly by the orthodox believers due to its religious significance.
  • The Establishment of the Intercession Monastery. The royal Pokrovsky on the Wretched Houses monastery was founded in honor of this feast of the Mother of God.
  • Resurrection Cathedral and a small garden at its walls. Map of the Intercession Monastery.