Kostroma, 16 May 2008 (Interfax):
President Dmitri Medvedev visited the Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma whilst he was on an official trip to the city. The monastery was first mentioned in the chronicles in 1432, but, it was founded much earlier, probably around 1330, through the efforts of the Tatar murza Cheta. In particular, the monastery is known for the fact that Mikhail Romanov, the first tsar of the Romanov dynasty, lived here for six years with his mother, the Nun Marfa, before ascending the throne. The Zemsky Sobor elected him tsar here in 1613, and he was proclaimed the ruler of Russia in the Holy Trinity cathedral, which Mr Medvedev also visited.
The library of the monastery preserves one of the most precious early Russian manuscripts, the Ipatievsky Chronicle. The president also visited the Epiphany convent, the largest monastic house in the city, which was established in 1426. At present, the sisterhood cares for 40 elderly women and invalids, and it also runs an orphanage for girls. The main holy item in the convent is a wonder-working icon of the Mother of God “of Feodorovskaya”, which Nun Marfa used to bless her young son Mikhail before he became tsar. Up to the present time, more than 100 attested miracles have occurred due to the prayers said before this icon.
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