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Illustrations Mother Nektaria, Optina Pustyn Monastery Holy Trinity St. Sergius Lavra, Sergeev Posad Making candles at Optina Pustyn Monastery Relics of Elder Ambrose, Optina Pustyn Monastery Library of St. John’s skete, Optina Pustyn Monastery St. John’s skete entrance, Optina Pustyn Monastery Bells, Optina Pustyn Monastery Danilov Monastery, Moscow Don Monastery, Moscow Novodevichy Monastery, Moscow All Saints Church and Monastery, Moscow Placing cross on restored church, Optina Pustyn Grave of Elder Makarii, Optina Pustyn Patriarch Alexei II at canonization of Optina Elders Procession at canonization of Optina Elders Author with three Russian nuns Tables . Number of Functioning Prayer Buildings, . Religious Believers according to the Census . Monasteries of the Orthodox Church Abroad before World War II . Monasteries in the Soviet Union by Republic as of ...