Rostov Borisoglebsky Monastery
Rostov Borisoglebsky Monastery is a monastery located on the road from Rostov to Uglich. The male Orthodox monastery is part of the Golden Ring of Russia, is a monument of history and culture and is under state protection. The date of foundation of the monastery is considered to be 1363. The architectural complex of the Boris and Gleb Monastery was fully developed in pre-Petrine times, when it was one of the richest in the Rostov Metropolitanate, and it was considered “home” to the Moscow princes and the first Russian tsars. After the XVII century its appearance remained almost unchanged. The main attractions: the Cathedral of Boris and Gleb, the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the refectory, the gate church of Sergius of Radonezh, the belfry with the church of St. John the Baptist, the Church of the Presentation, the cell of Irinarkh the Hermit.
