Nilov Monastery is an Orthodox monastery located on Stolobny Island and partly on Svetlitsa Peninsula, 10 km north of the town of Ostashkov, on Lake Seliger in the Tver region.

The monastery was named after Reverend Nilus Stolobensky born at the end of the 15th century. The magnificent monastery complex that you can see today was erected in the 18th-19th centuries. At that time it was one of the largest monasteries in the Russian Empire and the most visited Russian shrine. Nilov Monastery on Google Maps. Photos by: Denis Spirin.

Cathedral of the Epiphany (1833).

Svetlitskaya Tower (1863).

Bishops Pier.

Holy Gate and the Church of St. Nilus Stolobensky (1751-1755).

Bishops Cells (1751-1838).

Nilov Monastery in 1910. Photo by: Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky.

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