Church of the Nativity of Christ (Nizhnee Ablyazovo, Penza Region)
The Church of the Nativity of Christ, consecrated in 1724, has chapels in honor of St. Alexander of Svir and the Protection of the Holy Virgin. It is built in the style of "an octagon on a two-light square." In the refec…
Nativity Church (village of Staraya Tolkova, Penza region)
In 1842, a stone church dedicated to the Nativity of Christ was built on the site of a burned wooden church. In 1878, it was expanded by adding two chapels: on the left, in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, and on …
Nikolskiy Church (village Kuvaka, Penza region)
The single-altar wooden church, dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, was built in 1843. In 1895, it was reconstructed and consecrated. In 1930, the church was closed and repurposed as a grain storage facility, d…
Kazan Church (village Lopatino, Penza region)
In 1907, a new wooden church was built on a stone foundation in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, replacing the old dilapidated church. The church has a traditional longitudinal axial composition: to the east…
Transfiguration Church (Radishchevo, Penza Region)
The chapels of the church are dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the martyr John the Warrior, located in the refectory part. The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord was built between 1731 and 1736…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Novokresheno, Penza Region)
There is an opinion that this church was built as early as the 14th century. Today, the temple is in an emergency state: its log structure has warped, the bell tower has tilted significantly, and the tented roof has coll…
Kazan Church (village of Treskino, Penza Region)
The church, dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, was built in 1819 with funds from the landowner Iona Ilyich Ogarev and represents an interesting example of architecture in the classical style. It is a tall …
Kazan Church (village of Nikol-Raiskoe, Penza region)
The single-altar church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was built from 1833 to 1891 with funds from a merchant from Gorodishche, Alexander Apollonovich Shagaev, who donated 70,000 rubles for its construct…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin (Lyubyatino, Penza Region)
The chapels of the church are dedicated to the venerable Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves, the martyr Agnes (on the left), and in memory of the third finding of the head of John the Baptist (on the right).
The Church…
Estate in Zagoskino (village Zagoskino, Penza region)
It is believed that the three-story house in the classical style was built a few years before the start of the Pugachev uprising. According to legend, during the capture of the village, in a room on the upper floor, the …
