Ipatievsky Monastery
The Ipatiev Monastery (Russian: Ипатьевский монастырь; also Ipatievsky Monastery), sometimes translated into English as Hypatian Monastery, is a male monastery situated on the bank of the Kostroma River just opposite the city of Kostroma. It was founded around 1330 by a Tatar convert, Prince Chet, whose male-line descendants include Solomonia Saburova and Tsar Boris Godunov, and is dedicated to St. Hypatios of Gangra.
Ipatiev Monastery | |
Location within Russia | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Orthodox |
| Established | 1330 (or 1275) |
| Disestablished | 1918 |
| Diocese | Kostroma |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Zacharias, nobleman of Kostroma |
| Site | |
| Location | Kostroma, Russia |
| Coordinates | 57°46′35″N 40°53′40″E |
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