page_title: Gorne-Uspensky Convent
section_title: Orphanage and School
hierarchical_section_title: Gorne-Uspensky Convent / Orphanage and School
caption_attribution_description: This is a photo of a cultural heritage object in Russia, number: 3500000898 ( WLM) in the Russian Ministry of Culture information site. This is a photo of a cultural heritage object in Russia, number: 3500000899 ( WLM) in the Russian Ministry of Culture information site. English: Shelter and college house in Gorny Monastery in Vologda Русский: Здание приюта и училища в Горне-Успенском женском монастыре в Вологде
context_page_description: The Gorne-Uspensky Convent or simply Gorny Convent is a monastery in Vologda, Russia. It was active between 1590 and 1924. It is situated in the historic part of the town, named Upper Posad, in the area bounded by the Zavrazhskaya, Burmaginy and Mokhov streets. Several of its buildings are preserved or have been restored, while others are partially or completely in ruins. It comprises a complex of monuments that have been protected by the federal government.
context_section_description: The idea for the school came from the Reverend Christopher on November 7, 1862. The orphanage came into being in 1869, when the abbess Sevastiana took in 10 girls, mostly orphans of the clergy, with the blessings of the Metropolitan Palladius.
  At first, the orphanage was part of the abbey house, but soon thereafter it was decided to construct a separate two-storeyed building for it. Its foundations were laid on St Sergius of Radonezh's festival day, September 25, 1870. Construction began the following year and finished in 1873.
  In the early 1880s, as the number of orphans increased, it was decided to merge the abbey house and the orphanage. A new three-storeyed wing was constructed to accommodate the population that was growing at forty-five children every year. The bishop Theodosius funded the extension with ten thousand rubles; later, he provided another 9,500 rubles for its improvement.
  The full course of education at the orphanage was six years long: three classes, each over two years. The orphans were taught reading, writing, the holy law, the explanation of worship and service, arithmetic, sacred and secular history, Russian language, singing, crafts and geography. Between 1873 and 1888, one hundred and six girls graduated in seven cohorts.
  In 1888, bishop Theodosius converted the orphanage to a diocesan school for girls. For its extension, Theodosius contributed twenty thousand rubles, and invested another ten thousand, the proceeds of which paid for the maintenance of the school. Graduates of the school received certificates that allowed them to become governesses or teachers, and half of them taught in parochial schools. Between 1902-1903, the school moved to new premises on the Zlatoustinsky embankment, and in its place a new orphanage was set up.
  The orphanage is a protected architectural monument (currently uncategorized).
caption: Women's school and abbey house. On the right is the stone wall. (1899)
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