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==History==
The name of the monastery is derived from an historical event. In the fourteenth century, Moscow was threatened by an imminent invasion by the Tatar Tamerlane who was then devastating the southern Russian countryside, including Ryazan. As the army under Grand Prince Vasily was preparing to do battle, [[Metropolitan]] [[Cyprian of Moscow|Kiprian of Moscow]] ordered that the [[Theotokos of Vladimir|Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God]] be brought from Vladimir to Moscow to protect the capital from the invasion. [[Clergy]] of the [[Dormition Cathedral (Moscow Kremlin)|Dormition Cathedral]] in Moscow were sent to Vladimir to bring the icon. In a grand procession the [[icon]] was carried to Moscow. The procession was met on [[August 26]], 1395, by Metr. Kiprian, Muscovites, and the ruling prince, not far from the Kremlin, from whence the icon continued to the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin. Soon thereafter, the armies of Tamerlane retreated and the grateful prince established the monastery to commemorate the [[miracle]].
Two years later, the Sretensky Monastery was established on the place of the "meeting" of the miracle-working icon of Our Lady of Vladimir that occurred before the retreat of the Tatar force. The name "Sretensky" is derived from the [[Church Slavonic]] word ''Stretenie'', meaning "meeting."
