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Tsentralnyy okrug in Moskva, Russia — Россия (Eastern Europe or Northern Asia)
 

Nekropolis of Passion Convent

 
 
Nekropolis of Passion Convent Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles Berman, November 25, 2021
1. Nekropolis of Passion Convent Marker
Inscription.  
Некрополь
Страстного
Монастыря
XVII-XX вв
Упокой, Господи, души
усопших рабъ Твоих!

Здесь покоятся останки людей, собранные
общиной Страстного монастыря
во время реконструкции сквера в 2013 году

(English translation:)
Necropolis of Passion of the Strastnoy Convent, 17th-20th centuries. Give rest, Lord, to the soul of your
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departed slave!

Here rest the remains of people of the Passion Convent, gathered at the time of the reconstruction of the square in 2013.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 2013.
 
Location. 55° 45.951′ N, 37° 36.354′ E. Marker is in Tsentralnyy okrug, Moskva. It can be reached from Pushkinskaya ploschad. The marker is located in Pushkin Square. There is an additional marker for the convent itself less than 50 meters to the south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tsentralnyy okrug, Moskva 12700-6, Russia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is on the Pacific Rim. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Soviet Union and also the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Aleksei Aleksandrovich Surkov (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Aleksei Denisovich Dikiy (about 150 meters away); Mikhail Ulyanov (about 150 meters away); Nikolai Vasilyevich Tomsky (about 150 meters away); Lyubov Orlova (about 180 meters away); Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov (about 210 meters away); Bolshoi Putinkovsky Alley (about
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210 meters away); Terrorist Act of 9 December 2003 (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tsentralnyy okrug.
 
Also see . . .  Strastnoy Monastir (Wikipedia, in Russian). otherwise Страстной монастырь
Overview (in translation): The Strastnoy Monastery was a Moscow convent founded in 1654 in Zemlyanoy Gorod near the gates of the White City in Moscow. From 1919, the monastery housed various organizations, including the Central Anti-Religious Museum of the Union of Atheists of the USSR. In 1937, all the buildings of the monastery were demolished. A monument to Alexander Pushkin stands on the site of the destroyed Strastnoy Monastery...
(Submitted on July 26, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 33 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 26, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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