Donskoy Convent
Orthodox monastery in Rostov Oblast, Russia
The Donskoy Starocherkassk Convent (Russian: Старочеркасский монастырь в честь Донской иконы Божией Матери) ― an Orthodox monastery in the stanitsa of Starocherkasskaya, Aksaysky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. It was established in 1994 on the territory of the former Efremov Convent, which had been functioning from 1837 to 1927, when it was ravaged by Soviet regime.
History
The monastery is centered on the katholikon built between 1756 and 1761 by ataman Stepan Efremov to serve as his house church. Both the church and the monastery are dedicated to Our Lady of the Don.
The convent was inaugurated on September 12, 1837. Money for construction of the convent were donated by the widow of Colonel Daniil Efremov.
At the beginning of the 20th century in the monastery there were 16 salaried nuns, 2 supernumerary nuns, 96 frocked nuns, 135 lay sisters, and 250 people in total.
Relics of the monastery, as well as those of Resurrection Cathedral, were taken abroad during the times of Civil War. Before its reestablishment the monastery was administered by Starocherkassk Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve.
The monastery was reestablished on October 5, 1994.
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