In the territory of a monastery are Sacred Nikolsky Sobor included in UNESCO in the register of the most valuable constructions of Europe in Baroque style and the temple of Sacred Great Onufry .
Today it is the only ancient monument which has left on the territory of former Pokrovsky Complex. The church has rich and difficult history. For the first time it is mentioned in stocks of the cities of Vitebsk and Mogilev. It is fragmentary known that initially the church was wooden and took place in the Old city (Nagorsky Complex). On April 25, 1580 it was consecrated, and in 1598 it was robbed.
Barkolabovsky chronicle says that at church in 1607 some time lived and taught children to the diploma Dmitry Nude (Ivanovich), future False Dmitry II, who left to Moscow as the successor of an imperial throne from here.
Construction of the stone church of Sacred Nikolay began in 1669 and finished in the 1672. In 1793 — 1796 near Sacred Nikolay temple constructed Sacred Great Onufry winter church.
Sacred Nikolay temple was very ornated by frescos in the form of a geometrical ornament. Hands of the Mogilev masters created here a fine iconostasis with a volume through carving which called in the Russian state in the XVII century as "Belarusian carving". The iconostasis of the temple became a subject of special pride and honoring for parishioners. Therefore, probably, when in 1708 by order of Peter I the Russian armies burned down Mogilev and all the complex was filled with a flame, first of all parishioners started rescuing an iconostasis, books and church utensils.
Mikhail Leschinsky was the last pre-war priest of the temple, serving here since 1901. After his death in 1934 chirch was closed. In 1936 — 1937 authorities arranged here a transit prison, in 1946 book base occupied the building. Later it stood abandoned, with a leaky roof, and the rain filled in walls with unique icons. After restoration in 1989 Sacred Nikolay building of a monastery transferred to believers.
Pokrovsky Complex annually was exposed to flooding during spring floods of Dnepr. The kitchen gardens in spring represented something like the Venetian channels. Annually flooded to 100 houses with all outdoor constructions. Houses were constructed on quite high columns. Each owner had the small boat which has been constantly "parked" at the door. During floods inhabitants didn't leave the possession.
Near a choir In Mogilev Sacred Nikolay female monastery there is an icon, which was earlier a portrait of the last Russian Emperor Nikolay II. The image is shown in July, 2000 in one public building of Mogilev by the workers which making repair. At the request of the Archbishop of Mogilev and Mstislav, the portrait of the Tsar-martyr was transferred to church where it was consecrated as an icon and put on the temple left choir. The ninety-year-old aged man Simeon standing, as always, at a solea, suddenly, having seen an icon of the Tsar began to gesticulate exclaiming: "It is worthy, worthy!"
It appeared he saw the Tsar alive …
… There was a spring. Podnikolye smelled sweet, having put on in white lace of blossoming gardens. The set of the people gathered to a patronal day to Sacred Nikolay temple . It was known that this day the Tsar by all means will pray here. The driver stopped horses at the gate. The Tsar and the Queen left the carriage. In a small group of boys there was also Senka when the Tsar passed. Nikolay II stopped near the white-headed boy. It got from a pocket gold 5 rouble coin and enclosed it in a children's hand. Nearby there passed Alexandra the Queen and generously distributed alms, taking out coins from a handbag. The Liturgy began. The Tsar and the Queen prayed on the left choir...
Old man Simeon more than ninety years now. He endured one more war, hunger, the freezing fear of repressions. But imperial alms he kept still. In the morning, having prayed, he kisses this coin. Tsar’s love to the people was mutual. "He wasn't similar to the tsar, - the old people speak, - He walked the streets as the simple citizen, with the wife and children, without any protection. He loved kids very much".
After Simeon's death in 2004, on the right side of an icon of the sacred martyr attached gold 5 rouble coin as a sign connecting the past to the present.
Sources:
http://govorim.by/mogilevskaya-oblast/mogilev/novosti-mogileva/92822-karabanovka-pelageevka-podnikole-segodnya-etih-nazvaniy-ne-naydesh-ni-na-odnoy-oficialnoy-karte-mogileva.html
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE-%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B%D1%80%D1%8C_%28%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%B2%29
http://tzarskiy-khram.narod.ru/mog.html
Hiding place description
To define a place of container laying, pay attention to the east wall of a fencing of Sacred Nikolay monastery. The opposite ends of the wall represent turrets with figures. Consider these figures and define the number A:
1 – Moon and Sun
2 – Stars
3 – Sun and Lightning
4 – Sun and Cock.
To define the number B (it is two-digit), count the small windows located in one row along a northern wall of a monastery (along the asphalted road on Trubnitskikh St.).
Now we will determine location of the container by a formula:
N53 °53. (A+4) 03’, E30 °B.6 (A+5) 9’.
The container is in a black package on one of four metal columns supporting the bottom landing of stairs. Look for it from the ground. When extracting the container be careful, very crowded place! It is desirable to take the container and to deal with it far away from human eyes and then return in it place!