The Korennaya Hermitage was estabished around 1597 but there has been a Church there since the Kursk Root Icon was found in 1295. The Hermitage was shut down by the communist party for 70+ years and many repairs still need to be done to the buildings and the grounds. The History of the Korennaya Hermitage is very long as the Hermitage was started around 1597. The first Hermitage Church was dedicated to the Life Saving Kursk Root Spring Water, so a church was built above the same spring that had appeared when the Kursk Root Icon was first found.
The monastery was called the Kursk Root Hermitage in honor of the manifestation of the icon at the root of the tree. There are over 30 Orthodox Monks and Orthodox Priests at the monastery and many more Orthodox Pilgrams helping care for the monastery. There are Orthodox Nuns located a few miles away ath the monastery Skete.
The Kursk Root Hermitage is located in Svodoba Village, Russia which is about 30km from Kursk, Russia. This is a very important Holy Orthodox Monastery site! It is also called the Korennaya Hermitage by many Russians. The word Korennaya means root in Russian. Visit the Hermitage Photos to see some of the beauty at this ancient monastery. This Monastery is the third most revered Holy Monastery in Russia. Ther are many Famous Monasteries in Russia and there area lot of Moscow Monasteries.
Every year on Friday of the ninth week after Pascha, the icon of the Sign is solemnly borne in procession from the Kursk Znamensky Cathedral of "The Sign", to the place of its original manifestation at the Korennaya Hermitage in Soboda Village, where it remains until September 13th. On September 13, it was again solemnly returned to the city of Kursk. This procession was instituted in the year 1618. Russia has many Orthodox Procesions. Russia is Blessed and is full off Russian Sacred Things. Don't forget about the Korennaya Fair on Saturday that happens in Svodoba Village the day after the Kursk Root Icon Procession.
Korennaya Hermitage Bell Tower was build so that you will walk thru the center in order to reach the Hermitage Churchs and Holy Kursk Root Spring. Inside the Bell Tower archway are old Icon paintings that are now in the proccess of being restored. Orthodox Music is vocals only during services. See the Music What Dose It Mean Page. Orthodox Bell Ringing in the Orthodox Church has a rich tradition and can be a very imporant part of the service.
The Kursk Root Icon History is rich in Russian and Orthodox History. For a detailed discription of this Holy Icon History: A hunter from Rylsk noticed an icon lying face down on the ground next to the root of a tree. The hunter picked it up and found that it was an icon of the "SIGN", such as was enshrined and venerated in the city of Novgorod. At this time, the icon's first Kursk Root Miracle happened, for no sooner had the hunter picked up the sacred image than there immediately gushed forth with great force an abundant spring of pure water. This took place on September 8th in the year 1295.
There are eight Holy Springs near the monastery and there are trails to most all of the springs sites. Many people vist the Korennaya Hermitage for the day and bring the Holy water back to there homes. There have been many miricles from the Kursk Root Spring Water. The Kursk Root River is small but a nice swiming place and many vistors swim in it during the warm summer months.
The Schedule of Services at Kursk Root Hermitage has Litergy Service in th morning and Vespers Service in the evening, seven days a week 364 days a year. The Korennaya Hermitage Members invite you to come and visit their home and attend the services. Make sure you visit the Korennaya Hermitage Vistor page before you come to visit.
There is a lot to see about the monasteries history at the Historical Cultural Center witch is just across the street from the monastery main front entrance. The original Kursk Root Hermitage Cemetery cementery was distroyed during the WWII but it has has a new begining with the ending of communism and the free Russia. The Battle of Kursk 1943 was the largest tank battle in human history, and a critical turning point in World War II. It also, included the most costly single day of aerial warfare in history There is a Historical WWII Museum located next to the monastery.
Saint Seraphim of Sarov was born and raised in Kursk. He is one of the most revered of Russian Saints St. Seraphim of Sarov is one of the most beloved Orthodox saints of recent times (1759–1833). He is credited with aquiring in a most full way, the grace and the Spirit of God. He spent 1,000 days and nights on a rock praying to God for forgiveness.
Don't miss the story about the Woman-Elder Misalia of Kusk. With her prayers she helped thousands of people in difficult moments of their lives, particularly during the terrible years of World War Two. You can listen to a narrative that is taken from a book of recollections of her granddaughter Ludmilla Sokolova, published in Moscow in 2005.
Rebuilding of the Kursk Root Hermitage is a large project as the monastery buildings were not maintained during the 70+ years of the communist rule of Russia and the martyrdom of the Orthodox Church within Russia. Progress is now being made each year but there are many needed repairs are put off because of lack of money. Please Support Kursk Root Hermitage in any way you can. God Bless! Pray For Kursk Root Hermitage and its members as they work to restore this Holy Orthodox Christain site. Many repairs were done this summer from additional support from the main Russian Orthodox Church See the 2006 Summer Update Report for more recent information and see the 2006 Summer Photos.
There are many old Orthodox Monasteries and Orthodox Churches in Russia to visit. If you are coming to visit Korennaya Hermitage from outside of Russia, then you most likely will travel thru Moscow, thru the Moscow Metro to the Kursk Train station, and take a train to Kursk. Then a bus ride to the monastery. There is a new large hotel that just opened up this summer in the village of Svodoba. It's right behind the bus ststion in svodoba.
The Future of the Kursk Root Hermitage depends only on the Korennaya Support that it recieves from the Orthodox Christains from Russian Church and around all the Orthodox World Churches. The Directions to the Kursk Root Hermitage are provided for your conveince. Check the website Site Map at the bottom of the pages for additional information. Contact the Kursk Root Hermitage if you have any questions or concerns.
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