Marfo-Mariinsky Convent
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Marfo-Mariinsky Convent, or Marfo-Mariinsky Convent of Mercy in the Possession of Grand Duchess Yelizaveta Feodorovna (Марфо-Мариинская обитель, Марфо-Мариинская обитель милосердия во владении великой княгини Елизаветы Фёдоровны in Russian) is a female monastery in Moscow.
The convent was founded in 1908 by Grand Duchess Yelizaveta Feodorovna (sister of the last Russian Empress) to assist sick, wounded, and maimed soldiers in their recovery. In 1908-12, Aleksey Shchusev designed the church of Sts Marfa and Maria and the Intercession Cathedral, both structures being Art Nouveau renderings of a medieval Novgorod type. The cathedral's snow-white walls are adorned with carved crosses by Sergey Konenkov. The interior contains frescoes and mosaics by Mikhail Nesterov and Pavel Korin.
Both churches of the convent were closed down in 1926. In 1990, they erected a monument to Yelizaveta Feodorovna, who was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1992, divine service was resumed in the Church of Marfa and Maria.
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