Belopesotsky Convent and nearest lands.
Belopesotsky Convent is a Russian Orthodox Convent. It is the preeminent landmark of Stupino, the town 99 kilometers south of Moscow. The monastery in that place was found in the end of XV century by Vladimir Belopesotsky (former boyar from the town Rzhev, the monk of Khytun monastery near Novgorod). It was found near Oka river, which was the border of Russian lands in that time. Along the river were built many fortresses which protected Russian lands from devastating raids of Krimean tatars. The new monastery also had defensive meaning and could serve the role of fortress it it was necessary. In the second half of XVII century the monastery lost its military significance and became poor. It lost all its lands because of Secularization decree during the reign of Catherine the Great. However Belopesotsky monastery continued to exist until October revolution. 50 monks lived there in 1916. The part of monks was shot in 1918 and in 1924 the monastery closed. F...