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- Ascension Convent, known as the Starodevichy Convent or Old Maidens' Convent until 1817 (Russian: Вознесенский монастырь, Voznesensky monastyr'), was an Orthodox nunnery in the Moscow Kremlin which contained the burials of grand princesses, tsarinas, and other noble ladies from the Muscovite royal court. It is believed that Ascension Convent was founded in 1389 next to the Saviour Gates of the Kremlin by Dmitry Donskoy's widow, Eudoxia Dmitriyevna, who would take the veil there. The foundation stone for the cathedral was laid in 1407, just before her death. Eight years later, the cathedral was gutted by fire and then rebuilt in 1467 by princess Maria of Borovsk, wife of Vasili II of Russia. Sixteen years later the convent was again damaged by fire and then restored in 1518–1519 to a design by Aloisio the New. This church was completely rebuilt in 1587–1588, when a new five-domed structure, mirroring the nearby Archangel Cathedral, was erected. It was a major monument to embody the conservative architectural approach of Boris Godunov's circle (illustrated, to the right). Among those buried in the cathedral vault were Sophia Vitovtovna (wife of Vasili I), Sophia Paleologue (wife of Ivan III), several wives of Ivan the Terrible, Grand Duchess (daughter of Alexei Mikhailovich), and tsarina Maria Vladimirovna (first wife of Mikhail Feodorovich). The convent was also used as a residence for royal fiancees prior to the wedding. It was there that Ivan IV's widow, Maria Nagaya, greeted Marina Mnishek, who would spend there a few days before her wedding with Nagaya's purported son, False Dmitry I. In 1634, Michael I of Russia commissioned a new convent church to be built and dedicated to his patron saint, Michael Maleinos. A belltower next to this church was constructed in the late 17th century. The Church of Michael Maleinos used to be home to a rare sculpture of St George, made by Vasili Yermolin and installed there in 1808. In 1721, the convent was renovated on behest of Peter the Great. In 1737, it was damaged by fire and again renovated by the order of Anna Ioannovna. During the Patriotic War of 1812, the sacristy of Ascension Convent, with the Icon of the Virgin Hodegetria, painted by Dionisius in 1482, was moved to Vologda. A two-storey almshouse was added in 1823. But the most important 19th-century addition was the Church of Saint Catherine, built to a fanciful Neo-Gothic design by Carlo Rossi (illustrated, to the right). By 1907, the monastery had a mother superior, 62 nuns and 45 lay sisters. Ten years later, the ancient buildings were damaged by artillery fire during the October Revolution. In 1929, the convent complex - including the majestic 16th-century cathedral - was dismantled by the Soviets in order to make room for the , named after the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. Some of the icons of Ascension Convent were made over to the State Tretyakov Gallery and State museums of the Moscow Kremlin. The iconostasis of the Ascension Cathedral was moved into the Cathedral of Twelve Apostles (also in the Kremlin), while the tombs of the Muscovite royalty were transferred into an annex of the Archangel Cathedral, where they reside to this day. (en)
- Het Hemelvaartklooster (Russisch: Вознесенский монастырь, Voznesensky monastiri) was een Russisch-orthodox klooster voor vrouwen binnen de muren van het kremlin van Moskou, vlak bij de Spassky toren. Het klooster werd in oktober 1918 door de bolsjewistische regering gesloten. (nl)
- Monaster Wniebowstąpienia Pańskiego – prawosławny żeński klasztor w Moskwie, w obrębie Kremla, istniejący od końca XIV wieku do roku 1918, w 1929 całkowicie zniszczony. Najbogatszy monaster żeński w carskiej Rosji, tradycyjne miejsce pochówków kobiet z rodziny panującej (do przeniesienia stolicy do Petersburga). (pl)
- Вознесе́нский монасты́рь — московский женский монастырь, основанный в 1386 году Евдокией Дмитриевной — женой Дмитрия Донского. Находился около Спасской башни и почти вплотную примыкал к Кремлёвской стене. В Средние века служил местом погребения представительниц московского великокняжеского рода. Был разрушен в 1929 году. (ru)
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- Het Hemelvaartklooster (Russisch: Вознесенский монастырь, Voznesensky monastiri) was een Russisch-orthodox klooster voor vrouwen binnen de muren van het kremlin van Moskou, vlak bij de Spassky toren. Het klooster werd in oktober 1918 door de bolsjewistische regering gesloten. (nl)
- Monaster Wniebowstąpienia Pańskiego – prawosławny żeński klasztor w Moskwie, w obrębie Kremla, istniejący od końca XIV wieku do roku 1918, w 1929 całkowicie zniszczony. Najbogatszy monaster żeński w carskiej Rosji, tradycyjne miejsce pochówków kobiet z rodziny panującej (do przeniesienia stolicy do Petersburga). (pl)
- Вознесе́нский монасты́рь — московский женский монастырь, основанный в 1386 году Евдокией Дмитриевной — женой Дмитрия Донского. Находился около Спасской башни и почти вплотную примыкал к Кремлёвской стене. В Средние века служил местом погребения представительниц московского великокняжеского рода. Был разрушен в 1929 году. (ru)
- Ascension Convent, known as the Starodevichy Convent or Old Maidens' Convent until 1817 (Russian: Вознесенский монастырь, Voznesensky monastyr'), was an Orthodox nunnery in the Moscow Kremlin which contained the burials of grand princesses, tsarinas, and other noble ladies from the Muscovite royal court. Among those buried in the cathedral vault were Sophia Vitovtovna (wife of Vasili I), Sophia Paleologue (wife of Ivan III), several wives of Ivan the Terrible, Grand Duchess (daughter of Alexei Mikhailovich), and tsarina Maria Vladimirovna (first wife of Mikhail Feodorovich). (en)
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