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Yuryev monastery, Class 1, obschezhitelny, on the banks of the River Volkhov, 3 versts from Novgorod. Founded in 1030 the Grand Prince Yaroslav Vladimirovich, narechennym in holy baptism George. In 1092 the monastery was expanded in 1119 - of the Fine Arts, at Prince St. Vsevolod (see February 11) in place of a wooden church was built a stone. Until the XVIII century the monastery was one of the richest northern monasteries, even called Lavrov and it was attributed to the other 15 monasteries.
From SV Bulgakova «Russian monasteries in 1913»
