Zadonsk
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Zadonsk is a town and the administrative center of Zadonsky District
of Lipetsk Oblast
, Russia
, located 92 kilometres (57.2 mi) southwest of Lipetsk
, on the left bank of the Don River
, from which it takes its name. Population:
The town originated in 1615 as a rural settlement near the walls of the Zadonsky (literally, "over-the-Don") monastery, founded in 1610 by several monks from the Sretensky Monastery
in Moscow. The abbey became famous in the 1770s, when a miracle-working starets
, St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
, settled there. He died in 1783 and was buried in Zadonsk, which would prosper due to crowds of pilgrims who visited St. Tikhon's grave each year. It was granted town status in 1783.
Zadonsky District
Zadonsky District is an administrative district , one of the 18 in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia....
of Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia which was formed on January 6, 1954. Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 92 kilometres (57.2 mi) southwest of Lipetsk
Lipetsk
Lipetsk is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, southeast of Moscow.-History:...
, on the left bank of the Don River
Don River (Russia)
The Don River is one of the major rivers of Russia. It rises in the town of Novomoskovsk 60 kilometres southeast from Tula, southeast of Moscow, and flows for a distance of about 1,950 kilometres to the Sea of Azov....
, from which it takes its name. Population:
The town originated in 1615 as a rural settlement near the walls of the Zadonsky (literally, "over-the-Don") monastery, founded in 1610 by several monks from the Sretensky Monastery
Sretensky Monastery
Sretensky Monastery is a monastery in Moscow, founded by Grand Prince Vasili I in 1397. It used to be located close to the present-day Red Square, but in the early 16th century it was moved northeast to what is now Bolshaya Lubyanka Street...
in Moscow. The abbey became famous in the 1770s, when a miracle-working starets
Starets
A starets is an elder of a Russian Orthodox monastery who functions as venerated adviser and teacher. Elders or spiritual fathers are charismatic spiritual leaders whose wisdom stems from God as obtained from ascetic experience...
, St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
Tikhon of Zadonsk
Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk was a Russian Orthodox bishop and spiritual writer who has been glorified a saint of the Orthodox Church....
, settled there. He died in 1783 and was buried in Zadonsk, which would prosper due to crowds of pilgrims who visited St. Tikhon's grave each year. It was granted town status in 1783.