The St. George's (Yuriev) Monastery
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Monastery in Veliky Novgorod, Russia
The St. George's Monastery is usually cited as Russia's oldest monastery. It stands in 5 kilometers south of Novgorod on the left bank of the Volkhov River near where it flows out of Lake Ilmen. The monastery used to be the most important in the medieval Novgorod Republic.
Address: Yur'yevskoye Shosse, 10, Veliky Novgorod, Novgorodskaya oblast', Russia, 173010
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8 AM Fri
Phone: +7 816 277-30-20