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| navigate by keyword : 19th architecture area cathedral centre century christianity church convent eastern eldership hermitage history important kaluga kozelsk literally men model monasteries monastery most nearby optas optina orthodox orthodoxy other particularly pustyn region religion renowned russia russian served several shamordino sight spiritual staretsdom temple vvedensky was |
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| The Optina Pustyn Russian: �???? ?ý?????, literally Opta`s hermitage is an Eastern Orthodox monastery for men near Kozelsk in Russia. In the 19th century, the Optina was the most important spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church and served as the model for several other monasteries, including the nearby Shamordino Convent. It was particularly renowned as the centre of Russian Orthodox eldership staretsdom. |
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