Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery

Local nameСерафимо-Дивеевский монастырь
LocationDiveyevo, Russia

Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery, or Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery, or Holy Trinity-Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery is a monastery of nuns in Diveyevo settlement near Sarov, and near the city of Nizhny Novgorod, in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is situated in a region considered to have immense spiritual significance. Within its immediate vicinity are situated two other cloisters: those of Sarov and Sanaxar.

The convent is famous because Saint Seraphim of Sarov served as Staretz for the nuns of this monastery, though he only travelled to the convent once during his lifetime. He was a monk at the nearby monastery of Sarov.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diveyevo_Convent

Address 12 Советская улица, Дивеево, Russia

Coordinates 55°2'25.474" N 43°14'52.624" E

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