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Holy Trinity St Nicholas Convent

Tashkent's only monastery, an Orthodox convent whose community dates from 1893 and which was refounded in 1991 around the Holy Trinity church.

Ensembles1893 (community); 1991 (refounded)

About the place

A community of Orthodox nuns formed in Tashkent in 1893 and became the St Nicholas Convent in 1901; by 1916 it had about a hundred nuns and ran a school for girls, mostly orphans. It was closed in 1922 and its grounds were turned into a prison.

In 1991 the convent was reopened, not on its old site but at the parish church of the Holy Trinity, and took its present name. Services are held daily, and visitors are welcome to attend quietly in modest dress.

Why go

  • The only monastery in Tashkent
  • Daily Orthodox services
  • A story that runs from 1893 through closure to revival

Sources (5)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.uz.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.shima.ierei.ru
  5. 5.openstreetmap.org

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