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Resurrection Cathedral of New Jerusalem Monastery at sunset, Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Resurrection Cathedral of the New Jerusalem Monastery at sunset, Istra, Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Resurrection Cathedral of the new Jerusalem monastery, Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Aerial drone view of the Resurrection Cathedral of the New Jerusalem Monastery in winter. Moscow region, Istra, Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Resurrection Cathedral in New Jerusalem Monastery, Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Resurrection New Jerusalem Monastery. Russia

Detail of Resurrection Cathedral in New Jerusalem Monastery, Russia Royalty Free Stock Photo

The monastery was founded in 1656 by Patriarch Nikon, for which a plan of Moscow was to be re-created set of the holy places in Palestine. This is not the first attempt to transfer the image of the Holy Sepulchre, associated with the shrines dear to every Christian, on Russian soil.