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Ferapontov Monastery

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Key facts

Order: Russian Orthodox Church
Founder: Saint Ferapont
Location: Ferapontovo , Vologda Oblast , Russia
Official name: Ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery
Criteria: Cultural: (i), (iv)
Inscription: 2000 (24th Session )
Area: 2.1 ha (230,000 sq ft)
Buffer zone: 20 ha (2,200,000 sq ft)

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The Ferapontov Monastery is a monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ferapontovo, Kirillovsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The monastery was founded by Saint Ferapont in 1398. In 2000, the monastery was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

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