Passage: In the mid-17th century, nuns from other monasteries in the Ukrainian and Belarusian lands were transferred to Novodevichy Convent, the first of whom was named Yelena Dyevochkina. In 1721, some of the aged nuns, who renounced the Old Believers movement, were given shelter. In 1724, the convent also housed a military hospital for the soldiers and officers of the Imperial Russian Army and an orphanage for female foundlings. By 1763, the convent housed 84 nuns, 35 lay sisters, and 78 sick patients and servants. Each year, the state provided the Novodevichy Convent with 1,500 rubles, 1,300 quarters of bread, and 680 rubles and 480 quarters of bread for more than 250 abandoned children. In 1812, Napoleon's army made an attempt to blow up the convent, but the nuns managed to save the cloister from destruction. In Tolstoy's War and Peace, Pierre was to be executed under the convent walls. In another novel of his, Anna Karenina, Konstantin Lyovin  meets his future wife Kitty ice-skating near the monastery walls. Indeed, the Maiden's Field  was the most popular skating-rink in 19th-century Moscow. Tolstoy himself enjoyed skating here when he lived nearby, in the district of Khamovniki. In 1871, the Filatyev brothers donated money for a shelter-school for the orphans of "ignoble origins". Also, the convent housed two almshouses for nuns and lay sisters. In early 1900s, the Cathedral was surveyed and restored by architect and preservationist Ivan Mashkov. By 1917, there were 51 nuns and 53 lay sisters residing in the Novodevichy Convent.
Did more lay sisters live in the Novodevichy Convent in 1917 or 1763? Did more nuns live in the Novodevichy Convent in 1917 or 1763? Did the convent house more nuns or lay sisters by 1763? Did the convent house more nuns or sick patients and servants by 1763? How many full years is the longest possible time that the Cathedral was surveyed and restored before sisters were residing in the Novodevichy Convent? How many more Nuns were there than lay sisters in 1971? How many more people were staying at the convent in 1763 compared to 1917? How many more rubles than quarters of bread were there? How many nuns and sisters total were there? How many rubles did the state provide the Novodevichy Convent each year? How many total nuns and lay sisters resided in Novodevichy Convent in 1917? How many total nuns and lay sisters were there in 1917? How many total people did the convent house by 1763? How many total people were housed in the convent in 1763? How many years before the Filatyev brothers donated money for a shelter-school for the orphans of "ignoble origins" did some of the aged nuns, who renounced the Old Believers movement, were given shelter? How many years did these events span? In 1763 how many people were staying at the convent? In 1917 How many people were residing at Novodevichy Convent? In what year did the convent house more lay sisters? What author skated at the Maiden's Field? What did the nuns manage to prevent Napoleon's attempt to do in 1812? What event happened first, Napoleon's army making an attempt to blow up the convent, or some of the aged nons being given shelter? Where was an orphanage for female foundlings housed? Which Tolstoy character met his wife near the monastery? Which two Tolstoy novels have a connection to the Novodevichy Convent?