RUSSIA, DIVEYEVO
Seraphim-Diveyevo convent
The relics of St Seraphim of Sarov and the Holy Kanavka of the Mother of God
One of the most visited places of pilgrimage in Russia. Here pilgrims pray at the relics of St Seraphim, walk the Holy Kanavka with prayer ropes in the evening and bathe in the springs around the village.

SERAPHIM-DIVEYEVO CONVENT
About the place
The Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveyevo Convent stands in the village of Diveyevo in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. St Seraphim of Sarov cared for the community and called Diveyevo the fourth earthly lot of the Mother of God.
The main shrines of the convent are the relics of St Seraphim of Sarov in the Trinity cathedral and the Holy Kanavka of the Mother of God, along which pilgrims walk with the Jesus prayer and the prayer to the Theotokos.
Our group spent six days in Diveyevo in July 2010.
In brief
- Country
- Russia
- Where
- Diveyevo, Nizhny Novgorod region
- Shrines
- Relics of St Seraphim of Sarov, the Holy Kanavka
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