Nikitsky Monastery

Pereslavl-Zaleski, Centre, Russia

According to the legend, the Nikitsky Monastery, the oldest monastery in Pereslavl-Zaleski, was founded in 1010. However, the more realistic time of its foundation is 12 century. The monastery is on the north-east bank of Lake Pleshcheevo near the Kleshchinsky complex, the gorodishche (site of ancient town) of the Finno-Ugrian tribe of Merya

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