The town of Kirillov stands on the banks of Lake Siverskoye.
It appeared from a small monastery village in 1775 at the command of the
local governer. Nowadays the town has about 10.000 inhabitants.
Kirillov is famous because of its St. Kirill
Belozersky Monastery. This is the biggest monastery in the north of Russia,
an example of grandiose architectural ensembles.
Kirillov Monastery was founded in 1397 by the monk Kirill from Moscow
Simon's monastery and by the middle of the
15th century it had become very famous in Russia. The Monastery had
always played an important role in the history of Russia.
It has got a very rich library, the biggest one
in Russia in the 15th-17th centuries.
In the 17th-19th centuries Kirillov Monastery was a state prison.
After the revolution of 1917 Kirillov Monastery was taken under the
state protection and in 1924 it became a museum.
Transport:
By car/bus: Kirillov is accessible by road, the distance
from Vologda is about 130 km, from Cherepovets (Vologda region) is about 95 km.
By Cruise ship: Numerous cruise ships stop in Goritsy, located not far from Kirillov and Ferapontovo.
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