About this place
On the outskirts of the town of Ceadîr-Lunga stands the famous women's monastery of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki. It is named after the great martyr, but since it is located near the town, many call it the Ceadîr-Lunga Monastery, the Ceadîr-Lunga Monastery.
In 1972, during the Soviet era, when churches, monasteries and chapels were being destroyed, the Church of Saint Demetrius, beloved by all local residents, was destroyed. In 2000, at the insistence of Archpriest Dmitri Kiorogly, a monastery of the same name - the Ceadîr-Lunga Monastery - was erected on the outskirts of the town of Ceadîr-Lunga. In the same year, on 7 October, a small women's building of the same name was added.
It was blessed by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, and after some time, in addition to the building, it was decided to also build a women's Ceadîr-Lunga monastery.
Not long ago, renovation work was carried out there, and the Church of Saint Nicholas the Great was completely restored. The Ceadîr-Lunga Monastery is renowned for its icons, among which is an icon that survived from the Church of Saint Demetrius. There is also an interesting story about copies of the icon of the Mother of God. This icon was found in a well by local residents. The church was built outside the town, next to the cemetery, because the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR decided so. After the destruction of the Church of Saint Demetrius, for a very long time residents of villages and settlements, together with the future abbot of the monastery, then a young priest, Dmitri Kiorogly, wrote and sent a huge number of petitions for the construction of a new church. The authorities finally gave in, but specified the exact location where they agreed to the construction.
During the construction of the monastery, Father Dmitri himself and his young daughter Ksenia decorated the building with frescoes. These frescoes still delight the eye of everyone who enters.
The Ceadîr-Lunga Monastery - a multitude of unforgettable legends and stories...
