Holy Sts. Peter and Paul Convent

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“A piece of Heaven on Far Eastern soil”: that is what the sisters call their convent, which stands in a picturesque spot on the shore of Lake Petropavlovskoye. The bell tower offers a breathtaking view of the lake's blue waters, emerald forests, and endless open plains. The idea of founding a monastery in the Amur region goes back to St. Innocent (Veniaminov). It began to take shape under Bishop Makary (Darsky), who invited Hieromonk Alexy (Oskolkov) from Mount Athos. In 1894 Hieromonk Alexy began searching for a site for the monastery, but the chosen place flooded and a new one had to be found. The modern convent was founded in 2001 under Bishop Mark (Tuzhikov). Today it is a flourishing community with churches, workshops, and farm buildings.

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Khabarovsk Municipal District Administration

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Golden-Domed Church of the Archangel Michael in Khabarovsk District

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Golden-Domed Church of the Archangel Michael

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Historical Background

The Church of the Archangel Michael, Commander of the Heavenly Hosts, was founded at the convent by Metropolitan Ignatius on May 12, 2013, and consecrated on December 20, 2015. The snow-white building with seven golden domes includes a three-tier bell tower, a baptistery with a font for full immersion, and a church shop. The church's distinctive feature is its unique golden iconostasis decorated with basma (embossed metal). Its icons were painted by the convent's sisters, and two of them, of St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) and of the Mother of God Enthroned, began to stream myrrh in 2015. The bells for the church were chosen by Vladimir Petrovsky, a renowned Russian bell ringer, who also taught the nuns this art.

Holy Objects and Spiritual Life of St. Michael's Church

The church's main holy objects include an icon of the Mother of God “Hodegetria” from Mount Athos and icons of St. Anne the Righteous with the Most Holy Theotokos, “The Savior in Glory,” and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Of particular value are an icon of St. Nino, Equal-to-the-Apostles, with a fragment of her relics, and a reliquary with relics of the Fathers of the Kyiv Caves. The convent's day of prayer begins at 6:30 with the Midnight Office. At 9:00 the sisters gather for a prayer service to the Apostles Peter and Paul, followed by the daily Divine Liturgy. The convent keeps up the unceasing reading of the Psalter, and akathists are sung daily before the icons “The Inexhaustible Chalice” and “Pantanassa” and to the patron saints.