Novodevichy Convent

convent and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Moscow, Russia
Organization eastern_orthodox_monastery Q270725
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Novodevichy Convent

Summary

Novodevichy Convent is an eastern orthodox monastery[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of eastern_orthodox_monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,739 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Novodevichy Convent's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[3].
  • Novodevichy Convent is located in Khamovniki District[4].
  • Novodevichy Convent is in the country of Russia[5].
  • Novodevichy Convent is in the country of Russian Empire[6].
  • Novodevichy Convent is in the country of Soviet Union[7].
  • Novodevichy Convent is in the country of Tsardom of Russia[8].
  • Novodevichy Convent's instance of is recorded as eastern orthodox monastery[9].
  • Novodevichy Convent's instance of is recorded as architectural landmark[10].
  • Novodevichy Convent's instance of is recorded as World Heritage Site[11].
  • Novodevichy Convent's founder is recorded as Vasili III of Moscow[12].
  • Hodegetria is named after Novodevichy Convent[13].
  • Our Lady of Smolensk is named after Novodevichy Convent[14].
  • Novodevichy Convent's Commons category is recorded as Novodevichy Convent[15].
  • 1524 marks the founding of Novodevichy Convent[16].
  • Novodevichy Convent's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55.725972222222, 'lon': 37.556583333333}[17].
  • Novodevichy Convent's diocese is recorded as Stauropegion of the Russian Orthodox Church[18].
  • Novodevichy Convent's official website is recorded as https://novodev.msk.ru/[19].
  • Novodevichy Convent's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Novodevichy Convent[20].
  • Novodevichy Convent's email address is recorded as mailto:novodevich@mepar.ru[21].
  • Novodevichy Convent's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Novodevichy Convent's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[23].
  • Novodevichy Convent's heritage designation is recorded as federal cultural heritage site in Russia[24].
  • Novodevichy Convent's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Новодевичий монастырь'}[25].
  • Novodevichy Convent's category for people buried here is recorded as Q23817253[26].
  • Novodevichy Convent's different from is recorded as Voskresensky Novodevichy monastery[27].

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Founding

Novodevichy Convent's founder is recorded as Vasili III of Moscow[12]. 1524 marks the founding of it[16].

Why It Matters

Novodevichy Convent ranks in the top 7% of eastern_orthodox_monastery entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,739 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . docs.cntd.ru. docs.cntd.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    World heritage criteria → (i), (iv), (vi)
    Different from → Voskresensky Novodevichy monastery
    Named after → Hodegetria, Our Lady of Smolensk
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