Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
The specialists updated the subject of protection of the hospital building with the Church of St. Elizabeth of the Ivanovsky Monastery ensemble (now the St. John the Baptist Stavropegic Convent). The historical building in Maly Ivanovsky Lane (house 2a, building 1) has the status of a cultural heritage site of federal significance.
“The two-story hospital building was built of brick in the same style as other monastery buildings almost 200 years ago. It is very important to preserve its original appearance, facade design and architectural decor. Experts updated the subject of protection, including such valuable elements as porch stairs in front of the entrances, platforms and steps of stairs made of natural stone, coffered ceilings, choirs on the second floor, stucco, adhesive ornamental paintings in the interior of the temple and other elements that form the historical appearance of the architectural masterpiece. All details included in the subject of protection are subject to mandatory preservation during any work on the restoration of the monument,” said the head of the capital’s Department of Cultural Heritage.
The experts carried out a great deal of scientific research to study the building’s facades and interiors. Based on the data they obtained, they supplemented the subject of protection by including an extensive list of previously unaccounted valuable architectural details.
The subject of protection also includes the white-stone profiled plinth with vents, the portal with a cornice and a shrine of the southern entrance, arched window niches, window sill panels, false round windows, the historical inter-floor staircase and its decorative design, molded Corinthian column capitals, plaster cornices and other elements of the architectural and artistic decoration of the interior.
History of the Ivanovo Monastery
The project for the monastery complex was developed in 1859 by the academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, architect Mikhail Bykovsky. The hospital building was erected in 1860–1861. The ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the Church of St. Elizabeth next to it took place at the same time.
The unique architectural ensemble of the monastery is built in the complex style of the Italian Renaissance, medieval monasteries of Western Europe, Russian classicism and Orthodox monastery architecture. Since its foundation in the 15th century, its walls have seen many events. As a result, the Ivanovsky Monastery practically ceased to exist.
The revival of the monastery began in the mid-19th century thanks to the famous Moscow merchant family Mazurin. Elizaveta Makarova-Zubacheva, née Mazurina, and her daughter-in-law Maria Mazurina, who continued her work, donated money for the restoration.
The revival plan envisaged not only the resumption of monastic life, but also the provision of medical services and charity. All work in the monastery was completed by 1877, and it was preparing to accept its first inhabitants. But these plans were not destined to come true: during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, a place was needed to temporarily house the wounded. The choice fell on the still uninhabited Ivanovsky Monastery. All wounded and sick officers arriving in Moscow were sent there.
The ceremonial consecration of the monastery took place only in 1879. There were many who wanted to enter it. In 1917, there were 44 nuns in the monastery, and more than 200 novices and residents on probation.
After the October Revolution of 1917, the Ivanovsky Monastery was one of the first in Moscow to be closed. For many years, its premises were occupied by institutions of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs. The monastery cathedral housed the repository of the Central State Archive of the Moscow Region. Both clergy houses were occupied by a sewing workshop, and the hospital building with the Church of St. Elizabeth and the Chapel of John the Baptist housed the district services of Mosenergo.
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In 1992, the territory and buildings of the former Ivanovsky Monastery were returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. This marked the beginning of a new period in the history of the monastery. On September 11, 2002, on the monastery’s patronal feast day, the first bishop’s service was held, and on November 9, 2002, a cross was installed on the dome of the John the Baptist Monastery.
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