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  Cathedral of Kuremäe convent, Estonia
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  • Cathedral of Kuremäe convent, Estonia
      Cathedral of Kuremäe convent, Estonia
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  • Uspenski cathedral in Kuremäe, Estonia
      Uspenski cathedral in Kuremäe, Estonia
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      Wall around Kuremäe convent
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  • Church in Pühtitsa convent. Kuremäe, Estonia
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Firewood

Firewood, Kuremae

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Church

Church, Kuremae

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Defence wall

Defence wall, Kuremae

 sihi Says:  The convent is surrounded with a thick granite wall, a rectangular entrance gate belfry with seven bells, the largest weighing 2,648 kg. Massive Holy gate is built by granite and brick. Wooden chappel locate on them. The roof has green colour. On the corners of wall chapel... 

Interior of Cathedral

Interior of Cathedral, Kuremae

 sihi Says:  The middle altar, the main one in the cathedral, is that of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The southern altar is dedicated to St. Seraphim of Sarov the Miracle-Worker and to St. John Climacus, and the northern one—to St. Nicholas and St. Demetrios of Thessalonica. An... 

Uspenski cathedral

Uspenski cathedral, Kuremae

 sihi Says:  Uspenski cathedral (Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God) is main temple of convent. It is called spiritual heart of convent. Cathedral is built of yellow and red brick (from Krenholm in Narva). It has tall walls. Architecturally it seems like Moscow-Jaroslavl's... 

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Convent

Convent, Kuremae

 sihi Says:  Puhtitsa is an important part of history of Russian Orthodox church. Alexius II - 15th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church -who was the bishop (later the archbishop) of Tallinn and Estonia in the 1960s was instrumental in the fight... 

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Convent and Patriarch

Convent and Patriarch, Kuremae

 sihi Says:  Puhtitsa is an important part of history of Russian Orthodox church. Alexius II - 15th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church -who was the bishop (later the archbishop) of Tallinn and Estonia in the 1960s was closely related to Kuremae... 

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 Kuremäe is a village in central part of Ida-Virumaa county, in about 20 km to the south from town of Jõhvi - between Johvi and bank of lake Peipsi. Kuremae is one of Estonian top tourist destinations... 

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