Ferapontov Monastery

Vologodskaya Oblast • Russia •

Ferapontov Monastery, founded in 1327, is inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage List. There is Museum of Dionisius' Frescoes in Cathedral of Nativity of Virgin

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