Church of St. Barbara the Great Martyr in Yandomozero
In the early 18th century, the number of villages belonging to the parish increased, which led to the reconstruction of the church. During the work, the roof over the prayer house was removed and an octagonal log structu…
Church of St. George the Victorious in Tolvui
Tolvui, one of the oldest Zaonezh pogosts, has mentions of Orthodox churches dating back to 1718. Three wooden churches stood on this site: a tent-roofed church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity with one dome, a tent-roofe…
Church of the Epiphany in Chelmuzhi
The village of Chelmuzhi, located on the eastern shore of the Povenets Bay of Lake Onega in Zaonezhye, is known for its Church of the Epiphany. This church, standing on the shore for over four centuries, is visible from …
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Sennaya Guba
On August 17, 2006, in the ancient Zaonezh village of Sennaya Guba, employees of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve, together with local residents, installed a Pilgrim Cross next to the ruined Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderwork…
Paleostrovsky Christmas Monastery
The Korniliye-Paleostrovsky Men's Monastery was founded in the early 15th century by St. Korniliy. After receiving a blessing for missionary work among pagans, he settled on Pale Island in Lake Onega and established a mo…
Chapel of Peter and Paul in Nasovshchina
The Peter and Paul Chapel, considered the oldest, largest, and most architecturally complex among the chapels of the "Kizhi Necklace," is also regarded by specialists as the most beautiful. It is designed in the Zaonezh …
The Church of Zosima and Savvatiy in Lipovitsy
The Church of Zosima and Savvatiy of the Solovetsky Monastery was built in 1911 in the village of Lipovitsy in the Medvezhyegorsk district of Karelia. It is believed that in the second half of the last century, during th…
Chapel of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Krasnaya Selga
From July 29 to August 13, 2017, the Tourist and Search Club "Horizont" of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, together with the Search Squad "Sterkh", conducted work as part of the project "Common Cause. Revival of …
Church of Alexander of Svir in Kosmozero
The Church of Alexander of Svir is located in the center of the village of Kosmozero and is its architectural dominant. It was built in 1769 with funds from the St. Petersburg merchant F. Popov. Initially, the church ser…
Chapel of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Sign' in Korba
The Chapel of the Sign of the Mother of God in the village of Korba, located in the Medvezhyegorsk district of the Republic of Karelia, has long been a subject of study, yet there is still no consensus on its constructio…
