The Sredneuralskiy Convent, built in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God, the “Sporelitel of the Loaves”, is relatively young, it is only about twenty years old. The history of this icon is closely connected with Ambrose - the Optina Elder. The Mother of God is depicted on her sitting in the clouds, under her - a compressed field with grass, flowers and sheaves of wheat. This field was written for the purpose of the elder Ambrose - he wanted to show that the Mother of God is a great helper for people in their labors.
History of creation
The plot of land on which the Central Urals Monastery is currently located used to be called the “German Farm” - in the war there was a prisoner of war camp on this site. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the land was transferred to the use of a man’s monastery. He formed his own compound, was actively built and developed - residential premises, churches and livestock complexes were erected. The first divine liturgy was sounded in a wooden church in 2002. The consecration of the church and the convent in a festive atmosphere took place two years later, on September 17.
By 2011, in the once-deserted territory, the Central Urals Monastery with four churches, a cell building on four floors, where a school for children and workshops with stone court buildings were already proudly towered. The dairy shop, garden and its subsidiary farm functioned and expanded. By that time, more than three hundred prayer books were already living in the monastery, and the Spirit of God was clearly felt in this glorious place.
Monastery today
The Sredneuralsky Convent, whose construction time is simply staggering, is a unique example in all church history. At the moment, there are two churches in it: one in honor of the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, and the second in honor of the icon of the “Sporitelitel loaves”. There is also the house church of the Protection of the Holy Virgin. The construction of the Holy Trinity Church continues. In the future, he will have an underground church in honor of the Royal Martyrs.
Pilgrimage
Sredneuralskiy Convent (address - the city of Sredneuralsk, in the Sverdlovsk Region, Severny Proezd, Building 15) is located near the city of Yekaterinburg, only twenty kilometers along the Nizhny Tagil tract.
Many Orthodox have heard about the many miracles occurring within the walls of this monastery, as well as about the wonderful people who live there. Believers sincerely want to join the unique holy places.
Sredneuralsky Convent: how to get
Many temples of the city of Yekaterinburg organize pilgrimage trips to this monastery, you just need to ask about the date and conditions of the trip. For example, the excursion and pilgrimage service of the Nizhny Tagil and Serov dioceses regularly conducts trips to holy places, including the Sredneuralskiy women's monastery, created in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God "The Sporelitel of the Bread."