Monastery of the Theotokos of Iveron (Samara)

Monastery of the Theotokos of Iveron (in) is an Orthodox convent of the Samara and Tolyatti Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1850 a women's religious community was founded in Samara. It got the imperial approval in 1855. In 1860, due to its successful development, the community was transformed into a convent, which at the beginning of the 20th century was home to about 400 nuns and residents. The monastery had a hospital, a school and several workshops, including one where the Samara flag was created. Divine services were held in three churches of the monastery, which were venerated in Samara shrines: the image of the Theotokos of Jerusalem and the image of the Theotokos of Iveron, which gave its name to the monastery. About a thousand people were buried in the cemetery of the monastery, including many prominent citizens. The monastery was a significant architectural ensemble that largely determined the view of Samara, especially from the Volga River. During the Soviet period, the monastery continued to exist for some time as a sewing artel, but first all its valuables were taken away, and in 1925 it was closed. At the beginning of the 1930s, the monastery's Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, the second largest church in Samara, was demolished and in its place apartment houses were built. The bell tower, the monastery fence, some bui

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