St. George Monastery
Fifteen kilometers from the center of Sevastopol is located Fiolent Cape. Its decoration is a male St. George Monastery. It is located away from the hustle and bustle in a quiet, lush green bay.
There are many legends about the history of the monastery grounds. According to one of them, back in 891 year rocky shore local violent storm arose. Fishermen who were caught by the storm in the open sea, desperately prayed for salvation. The storm subsided, and before the eyes of the sailors opened a big rock on top of it and could see the icon of St. George. In gratitude for his rescue fishermen first fraternity founded here, and then St. George Monastery, located in a cave opposite the rock.
The first mention of the monastery date back to 1578 year. The monks who lived there, were particularly hard work and rigor, many of them for several centuries served in the Black Sea Fleet.
It has long been the monastery buildings were placed on tiered terraces, dams special fortified, and is a complex of stone buildings erected on the edge of a cliff. Designed by architect Ivan Damoshnikova in 1874 on the site of the old monastery church was built the church of St. George. Unfortunately, to this day the only small fragments, as well as a unique bell tower.
The monks of the monastery of St. George, along with soldiers heroically defended Sevastopol. They not only made the service, but also took part in the bloody battles and intelligence operations. Many of the monks were awarded the highest honors. On the monastery grounds at different times of a sanatorium, military policies, military units and even a dance floor.
Today, after decades of neglect St. George Monastery restored. Here since 1996 conducted regular worship. On the rock of St. Phenomena in honor of the 1100th anniversary of the founding of the monastery, a metal cross, whose height is more than seven meters.
By visiting this site, you can enjoy the beauty and majesty of the monastic cloister, listen to the sound coastal waves, admire the giant rocks. Strolling among the Crimean oak, fragrant juniper, cypress and slender spreading figs, you rejuvenate and get positive energy.
Looking around the monastery of St. George's note monastery stairs 200 meters high, which has 777 steps. After going down on her to the sea, you will find yourself on a beautiful beach and Jasper can swim in the sea.
Reach men of St. George monastery can be a city bus number 2, extending from the stop "5-km". From the stop "Area 50 Years of the USSR" to the monastery can be reached by taxi number 3, the road here will take you no more than twenty minutes.
