Convent of the Blessed Virgin Sisters of the Holy Family

In the south of the village of Goshev is Greek Catholic nunnery Nativity of the Virgin Sisters of the Holy Family.

The history of the Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin in the village of Goshev

The base of the monastery dates back to 1911. The first chapter of the monastery became Teresa Jozef flowed.

The main activity of the monastery was a charity sister were educational and educational work in the ranks of the congregation. In the 50 years of the last century, the authorities abolished the monastery and nuns sent into exile. The building of the church began to be used as a hospital for the mentally ill.

After nearly 40 years of community perk. Not far from the former monastery, a new abode. In the first tier are located refectory, library, offices and cells. The second floor is reserved for the room and for the sisters. The main building was the building of two storeys high. The main entrance to the chapel is decorated with a marquee octagon. Inside the monastery there is a small exercise yard, a fence that serves as a gallery. The monastery is a children`s playground.

The sisters, who live in the monastery, continuing the work of their predecessors, they educate the younger generation, do charity work, travel to different countries as part of missionary groups.

What to see near the convent of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Nativity

Near the convent is a male monastery of Basilian Fathers. Monastery draws its history and architecture.