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The History of the Holy Trinity St. Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent began in 1760 when the Mother of God appeared to nun Alexandra in a dream at the village of Diveyevo and promised to base a great and unrivalled Convent there. The Most Holy Mother of God has chosen '''Diveyevo''' to be Her favourite place - '''the Fouth and last Dower on the Earth'''. She also promised to gather there the mercy and the grace of the Lord from all her previous Dowers: 1) [[w:Caucasian Iberia|Iberia ]] (Georgia)
''"He who walks along Today the Holy Ditch praying '''"RejoiceDiveyevo [[ascetic]]s Saints Alexandra, Martha, Helen, Pelagia, Paraskeva, O Mother of God and Maiden Maryhave been canonized.Their holy [[relics]], as well as the relics of St.."Seraphim of Sarov, are resting in God in the convent''' 150 times, for him this place will be AThos, Jerusalem, and Kievs churches."''
By now Saint Seraphim the Wonderworker of Sarov predicted that Diveyevo ascetics Saints Alexandra, Martha, Helen would become a stronghold of Orthodoxy and Saints Blessed Pelagia, Paraskeva, Mary are canonized. Their Holy relics as well as the Holy relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov are resting in God in the Conventual Churchesa place where worldwide repentance would begin.
Saint In 2003 the Russian Orthodox Church solemnly celebrated a centenary of the glorification of St. Seraphim . The next year the Wonderworker 250th anniversary of Sarov predicted that his birth was celebrated. Diveyevo would become 's convent is becoming a stronghold turning point in the spiritual life of Orthodoxy and a place where worldwide repentance would begin fromRussia.
In 2003 the Russian Orthodox Church solemnly celebrated a centenary of the glorification of ==Sources==*Holy Trinity St. Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent, postcard set, 2004. The next year it was celebrated the 250th anniversary of his birth*[http://en. Diveyevo's Convent is becoming a turning point in the spiritual life of Russiawikipedia.org/wiki/Serafimo-Diveevsky_Monastery Wikipedia:Serafimo Diveevsky Monastery]
The Holy Trinity St==Links (in Russian)==*[http://www. Seraphimdiveevo-Diveyevo Convent is close to the heart of every Orthodox Christiansarov.narod.ru/ Serafim-Diveevski, Diveevo]*[http://www.4udel.nne.ru/ Serafim-Diveevski, Diveevo]*[http://www.diveevo.ru/ Serafim-Diveevski, Diveevo] *[http://www.pravosl.narod.ru/Diveevo/ Serafim-Diveevski, Diveevo]
==Primary Source==[[Category:Monasteries]]Holy Trinity St.Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent, postcard set, 2004.[[Category:Russian Monasteries]]
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[[File:Diveevo5.JPG|right|thumb|275px|Holy Trinity St. Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent.]]
{{cleanup}}'''Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery''', or '''Serafimo-Diveevsky Monastery''', or '''Holy Trinity-Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery''' (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 region considered to have immense spiritual significance. The [[convent]] was founded in 1760.
==History==
<!--- [[Image:DIVEYEVO3.JPG|right|thumb|275px| Holy Trinity St. Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent: Beginning of the Holy Ditch]] --->
The history of the Holy Trinity [[Seraphim of Sarov|St. Seraphim]]-Diveyevo Convent began in 1760 when the [[Theotokos|Mother of God]] appeared to nun Alexandra in a dream at the village of Diveyevo and promised to base a great and unrivalled convent there. The Most Holy Mother of God has chosen Diveyevo to be Her favorite place, "the fouth and last dower on the Earth." She also promised to gather there the mercy and the grace of the Lord from all her previous dowers:
2) [[Mount Athos ]] (Greece),
3) [[Monastery of the Kiev Caves|Holy Trinity Lavra of the Caves ]] (Ukraine, Kiev).
On that very spot where the Holy Virgin appeared, nun Alexandra has built the church dedicated to the [[Our Lady of Kazan|Icon of Kazan of the Mother of God ]] (1773-1780). Later on the two Nativity Churches were adjoined. They were the Church of the Nativity of Christ (1829) and the Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God (1830), which is a Burial Vault for the present burial vault, as Father Seraphim foretold.
In the centre center of the Convent convent there are two magnificent Cathedrals[[cathedral]]s: the impressive five-domed Catherdral of the Holy Trinity (1865-1875) and the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord (1907-1916).<!--- [[Image:DIVEYEVO1.JPG|right|thumb|275px| Cathedral of the Holy Trinity & Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord]] --->
At the end of the 19th nineteenth and the beginning of the 20th twentieth centuries there were built the Conventconvent's Bell Towerbell tower, the [[igumen|Hegumenia]]'s Hall with the Church of St. [[Mary Magdalene ]] and the Refectory Hall with the Church of St. [[Alexander Nevsky]] were built.
In 1830 Father Seraphim asked Diveyevo's nuns to dig the Holy Ditch, which would surround the elected place of the Mother of God. Father Seraphim said:
<!--- [[Image:DIVEYEVO2.JPG|right|thumb|255px| The Holy Ditch (Kanavka).]] --->
''"He who walks along the Holy Ditch praying "Rejoice, O Mother of God and Maiden Mary..." 150 times, for him this place will be Athos, Jerusalem, and Kiev."
