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{{cleanup}}The '''Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery''', or '''Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery''', or '''Holy Trinity St. -Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo ConventMonastery''' (Russian: Свято-Троицкий Серафимо-Дивеевский Монастырь is a [[monastery]] of [[nun]]s near Sarov and about 185 km (116 mi) from the city of Nizhny Novgorod in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is in a Russian region considered to have immense spiritual significance. The [[convent]] was founded in 1760.
==History==
In 2003 the Russian Orthodox Church solemnly celebrated a centenary of the glorification of St. Seraphim. The next year the 250th anniversary of his birth was celebrated. Diveyevo's convent is becoming a turning point in the spiritual life of Russia.
==Primary SourceSources==*Holy Trinity St.Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent, postcard set, 2004.*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serafimo-Diveevsky_Monastery Wikipedia:Serafimo Diveevsky Monastery]
==Links (in Russian)==