Holy Dormition Monastery, Odessa

Orthodox Holy Dormition Monastery, located in Odessa, is interesting for its further fate. In 1813, on the seafront in the estate of the Moldavian nobleman Alexander Teutula late at night lit a fire. Walked in Odessa Greek ship took fire for beacon and off course, run aground, resulting in several deaths. This case is so deeply affected the pious Teutula that he decided to donate it belonged to the estate for the benefit of the Orthodox Church.

The arrival of the Bolsheviks did not promise anything good for places of worship, Holy Dormition Monastery was no exception. However, if other churches were used as warehouses and shelters, the monastery was plundered (all property confiscated), and then was blown up in honor of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Toward the end of World War II (in 1944), began rebuilding the temple, and later opened a seminary.

To date, the Holy Dormition monastery church attracts many not only Orthodox believers, but also historians, travelers and even tourists from explicitly atheistic views. Here the relics of the Apostle Andrew Primordial, who is the patron saint of the seminary; Icon of the Mother of God "Mlekopitatelnitsa", which was brought from Mount Athos, as well as an icon "Appearance of Our Lady of St. Sergius of Radonezh."