Holy Places: Diveevo in Nizhny Novgorod region

In Russia, only a few holy places where dreams go every believer, and one of them is certainly Diveevo.

two hundred years ago, a small village of Nizhny Novgorod region has been unknown to date.Around that time the village was founded by a small nuns obschinka.The sisters lived on a strict statute of male Sarov monastery, and their society was rather small.But then the sisters took care of the great Saint Seraphim of Sarov.Even then, in Pushkin's time, he predicted, will become known that these holy places.Diveevo will be of particular importance for Russia.And so it happened.

Diveevsky Gradually, the monastery became a great, even the royal family visited these holy places.Diveevo become famous even before the revolution.But the most amazing thing is that fulfilled all that was foretold by St Seraphim: his power is now resting in Diveevo.It seemed utterly incredible: why should power of a monk was moved to the convent?

But after the destruction of the two mansions, after the re-invention of relics they put it here, because the former Sarov now closed, secret city.

Today many believers tend to visit these holy places.Diveevo for many years is a kind of spiritual center, where pilgrims from all over Russia.Huge churches that were desecrated and run, is now renovated and well maintained.At the service the choir sings beautiful sisters, pray for thousands of believers from all over the country.

Diveevo: holy places, sources and groove

But the semantic center of the groove is Diveevo Convent of Our Lady.It was for her sake, pilgrims come here.

groove Mother of God - this is a small moat dug around the monastery by a covenant of St. Seraphim of Sarov.Initially it was just a boundary area of ​​the monastery, but the father has promised her that every day will be the Mother of God herself.In Soviet times, it was just a small path on which every day went to prayer believers.All sisters Diveevo monastery every day pass along the groove with a prayer.It also makes and pilgrims.Now groove undeveloped very well: it is surrounded by bushes of gooseberry (covenant father Seraphim), and a beautiful fence.

few places on earth that are directly related to the Mother of God.For example, Athos She visited only once, and this memory preserved until now.And the groove is held daily!Therefore, especially considering these holy places.Diveevo so popular among the believers so that everyone can go to the prayer of the Mother of God the groove.

Another place, the spiritual source resorted to by all who come to the monastery are the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov.During the life of the monk was very modest and unpretentious man.All his life he was held in the garb of the simplest materials, and now his relics rest in the chic cancer in the main cathedral in Diveevo.There

and holy springs.Not everyone is convinced that these are the streams, where the hut of St. Seraphim, but still they are obviously fertile.In these waters can plunge all the pilgrims, there are arranged places for bathing and dressing, there are easy descent to the water.

If the accumulated spiritual questions, everything in life has gone wrong, is worth a visit Diveevo holy places.How to get there by car, it is easy to understand: Diveevo pointers to hang from the Vladimir region Murom.This want buses from the nearest train station, so you can get in different ways.