Spaso-Preobrazhensky Mirozhsky Monastery.

The history of Pskov is filled with vivid facts, events, and the main confirmation of these words is interesting sights. The cultural monument, which we will talk about today: Spaso-Preobrazhensky Mirozhsky Monastery.

This is a monastic complex of the XII century, famous for the only pre-Mongol frescoes of the cathedral church that have survived in Russia.

In ancient times, it was one of the cultural centers of the city. The Pskov chronicle was kept here, the cathedral had a library and an icon-painting workshop. After the secularization of church lands in the 18th century, its territory shrank to its present size.

The ensemble is taken under state protection as a monument of federal significance.