Danilov Monastery

Danilov Monastery

Monastery information
Other names	Holy Danilov Monastery
Order	Orthodox
Established	13th century
Diocese	Moscow
People
Founder(s)	Daniil
Abbot	Archimandrite Alexius
Site
Location	Moscow, Russia
Coordinates	55°42′40″N 37°37′45″E / 55.71111°N 37.62917°E / 55.71111; 37.62917
Other information	Headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Church since 1983.

Danilov Monastery (also Svyato-Danilov Monastery or Holy Danilov Monastery; Russian: Данилов монастырь, Свято-Данилов монастырь, romanized: Danilov monastyr', Svyato-Danilov monastyr') is a walled monastery on the right bank of the Moskva River in Moscow.^{[citation needed]} Since 1983, it has functioned as the headquarters of the Russian Orthodox church and the official residence of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'.^{[citation needed]}