Goritsky Monastery (Goritsy)

The Goritsky Monastery of Resurrection () is a Russian Orthodox convent (female monastery) in the village of Goritsy, Vologda oblast, Russia.Goritsky Monastery, Goritsky Monastery 
It was established in 1544 by knyaginya (duchess) Euphrosinia Staritskaya.
In 1920s it was shut down by Bolsheviks. In 1970s it became part of Kirillo-Belozersky museum-zapovednik of History, Art, and Architecture (based on the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery). Since 1990s a small community of nuns started to live in the convent.
==See also==
*Goritsky Monastery (Pereslavl-Zalessky)
==References==
Category:Monasteries in Russia
Category:Russian Orthodox monasteries
Category:Religious organizations established in the 1540s
Category:Vologda Oblast
Category:Christian monasteries established in the 16th century
fr:Monastère de Goritsy
ru:Горицкий монастырь (Горицы)