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Novodevichy Convent
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian. (January 2017) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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 Convent in 2024 | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | New Maiden Convent |
| Order | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Established | 1524 |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Vasili III of Russia |
| Site | |
| Location | Moscow, Russia |
| Coordinates | 55°43′34″N 37°33′22″E / 55.72611°N 37.55611°E |
| Official name | Ensemble of the Novodevichy Convent |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iv, vi |
| Designated | 2004 (28th session) |
| Reference no. | 1097 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
Novodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery (Russian: Новоде́вичий монасты́рь, Богоро́дице-Смоле́нский монасты́рь), is probably the best-known cloister of Moscow. Its name, sometimes translated as the New Maidens' Monastery, was devised to differ from the Old Maidens' Monastery within the Moscow Kremlin. Unlike other Moscow cloisters, it has remained virtually intact since the 17th century. In 2004, it was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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