Convent of St . Mary Magdalene

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Convent of Mary

Magdalene

Performed graduate of 1st course

Lyutan Maxim


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Content

1.Title page2.Content3.Convent location

4.Construction5.nterior !ttings".nterior !ttings #continuation$%.nteresting facts&.'et(any sc(ool).Convent today1*.+o, to get t(e convent


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Conventlocation

T(e c(urc( of -aintMary Magdalene issituated on t(e slopeof t(e Mount of livesin t(e /arden of/et(semane and isone of t(e mosteasily recogni0alelandmars of erusalem. T(isstriing example of

ussian arc(itecture,as uilt in t(eMuscovite style ,it(golden onion domesor cupolas.


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Constructiont ,as uilt as amemorial to mpressMaria 6lexandrovna y(er son t(e ussianC0ar 6lexander and(is rot(ers. /rand78ue -ergei6lexandrovic(9 rot(er

of 6lexander 9 and (is,ife /rand78uc(essli0aet( #Princessli0aet( of +esse78armstadt$9 grand7daug(ter of :ueen

;ictoria and sister of t(elast mpress of ussia9presided at t(econsecration of t(ec(urc( of -aint MaryMagdalene in 1&&& as

representatives of t(emperor.


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Interiorfttings T(e large canvas aove t(eiconostasis s(o,s Mary

Magdalene efore t(eoman mperor Tierius. n(er (and s(e (olds a redegg ,(ic( s(e presents tot(e mperor9 symoli0ingt(e resurrection and eternal

life. -(e tells Tierius aoutt(e un


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Interior fttings (continuation)n t(e rig(t side of t(e iconostasis in a specially carved ,ooden icon7case is t(e miracle7,oring icon oft(e Mot(er of /od =+8/T6>. T(is icon comes from Leanon. ecords of its miracles date ac to t(e1"t( century ,(en it miraculously survived a !re t(at consumed t(e c(urc(. Later it (ealed many peopleduring a c(olera epidemic.

n t(is century9 t(e metropolitan of Leanon (ad repeated dreams telling (im to give t(e icon of t(e+odigitria to 6ess Mary in Palestine. 6fter some in?uiries (e found 6ess Mary at t(e ussianrt(odox Convent of -aint Mary Magdalene in /et(semane9 and t(is is (o, t(e icon came to e in t(eC(urc(. To t(is day elievers receive miraculous (elp from t(e Mot(er of /od after praying efore +er(oly icon.


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Interestingacts T(e c(urc( stands in t(e/arden of /et(semane9 t(eplace ,(ere esus spent

+is last nig(t on eart(. 6lsofound on t(e conventgrounds are t(e remnantsof a pre7oman road9 t(eilical entry to erusalem.@ot far from t(is road is alarge stone on to ,(ic( t(eMot(er of /od dropped (ercincture to 6postle T(omason t(e t(ird day follo,ing(er 8ormition.

T(ere are many caves in

t(e /arden of /et(semane,(ic( t(e C(urc( tells us,ere used y C(rist and (is8isciples for prayer. nelarge cave in t(e groundsof t(e convent is used as ac(apel9 ,(ere t(e sisters

meet to read t(eir eveningprayer rule.


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Bethany School

n 1)3% t(ecommunityestalis(ed a sc(oolfor rt(odox girls. 6year later a ne, t,o7

story sc(ool uilding,as erected. Later9 at(ird Boor ,asadded. Today9 t(esc(ools program

goes up to gradenine9 and enrollmentaverages aout 35*girls9 ot( Muslim andC(ristian.


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Convent today

Today9 t(e c(urc( ist(e place of daily,ors(ip for t(e,omen>s convent of

-t. Mary Magdalene9under t(e


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To get to t(e Convent of Mary Magdalene ,e can efrom t(e ld To,n 9 coming t(roug( t(e Lions /ate .

T(e c(urc( from a ,(ite stone in t(e ussian style,it( golden domes is visile from afar. 6 ,al ,ill

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