, ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁dis ci ples ▁of ▁Ser g ius ▁of ▁Rad one zh . ▁The ▁oldest ▁church ▁is ▁the ▁k athol ikon ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 4 0 5 ▁and ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁fe ast ▁of ▁the ▁N ativity ▁of ▁the ▁The ot ok os . ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 0 , ▁the ▁monaster y ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Ts ar ▁Alex is ▁as ▁his ▁sub urban ▁residence . ▁In ▁five ▁years , ▁they ▁constructed ▁a ▁white - stone ▁royal ▁palace ▁and ▁a ▁fest ive ▁chamber ▁for ▁ts ar its a . ▁The ▁comp ound ▁was ▁enc irc led ▁with ▁stone ▁walls ▁and ▁to wers , ▁pattern ed ▁after ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁Lav ra ▁of ▁St . ▁Ser g ius . ▁Part icular ly ▁not ew orth y ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁b elf ry , ▁ere cted ▁in ▁four ▁b ays ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁and ▁crown ed ▁with ▁three ▁t ents ▁and ▁a ▁clock t ower . ▁A ▁church ▁over ▁the ▁holy ▁gates ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Fe odor ▁III , ▁who ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁there , ▁the ▁monaster y ▁decl ined . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁tried ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁re lic s ▁of ▁St .   S av va , ▁several ▁persons ▁were ▁shot ▁dead . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5