Spaso-Transfiguration Mhar Monastery
The Mhar Monastery, a spiritual gem of the Lubny land, rises above the picturesque Sula, attracting new seekers of heavenly gifts. The hearts of pilgrims here open to something unspeakable, incomprehensibly high, and lon…
Mother of God Women's Skete of the Svyatogorsk Lavra
The village of Bogorodichno is beautifully situated in a valley between chalk mountains, not far from the Svyatogorsk Monastery, upstream of the Donets River, among the rising hills along the banks of the Holy Mountains.…
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Gorodishche
The single-altar church is a prime example of folk wooden architecture. In its time, the Khadkevich family erected a church in honor of Saint George on the western outskirts of the settlement, and on the highest hill to …
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Novoekonomicheskoye
The first mention of the village on the banks of the Kazyonny Torets River is found in the archival manuscripts of Archbishop of Yekaterinoslav Gavriil Rozanov, dated 1836. These records indicate the years of constructio…
St. George the Victorious Church in Velikiye Luki
The chronicle of the parish, started in 1914, contains interesting entries. It states that the current church was built on the site of the previous one, destroyed by fire during the German occupation in 1915 and 1917. Th…
Church of the Kasperov Icon of the Mother of God in Mykolaiv
The Cathedral of the Kasperov Icon of the Mother of God in Mykolaiv impresses with its harmony of light, sound, colors, and proportions. Its construction began in 1904 based on the design by architect Fyodor Ivanovich Ep…
St. Nicholas Church in Dikanka
The main attraction of Dikanka was the St. Nicholas Church, which housed the miraculous icon of St. Nicholas. The beekeeper mentions it: "Do you know the deacon of the Dikanka church, Fyodor Grigorievich? Oh, what a head…
Cathedral of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Pavlograd
In 1892, the construction of a spiritual center, a church in honor of the Not Made by Hands Image, began in the district center, which later became the cathedral. The initiator and main benefactor of this project was the…
Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky in Slavyansk
Prince Alexander Nevsky is one of the most revered saints in Rus. In 1897, a stone church was built in his honor near the railway station square in Slavyansk, replacing a wooden prayer house that had existed there for tw…
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Kherson
In the early 19th century, the first wooden church dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in Zabalka. It was located at the highest point in the area and initially served the military naval hospital. In 181…
