Znamensky Monastery in Barnaul (Altai Krai)

Barnaul Znamensky Monastery is a convent of the Barnaul diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in Barnaul (Altai Krai, Russia). Opened in 1994 at the Church of the Sign.

The Znamensky Monastery in Barnaul is a women’s monastery of the Barnaul Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was founded in 1994 at the Znamensky Church.

History

The Znamensky Cathedral in Barnaul is one of the oldest churches in the city. In 1859, the construction of the eight-domed church with a three-tiered bell tower and twelve bells was completed. In 1916, a chapel was added to the cathedral. In 1937, the church was closed and used as an archive. In 1992, the cathedral was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church, and services were resumed. In 1994, it was transformed into a women’s monastery. The first abbess was nun Glafira, then nun Nadezhda, and later nun Ilaria. The monastery contains icons of the Mother of God “The Sign”, “The Unfading Flower” and a particle of the relics of the holy martyr Elizabeth.