Ascension Church in Yaroslavl
In the collection of manuscripts of Archbishop Samuel Mislavsky, there was a "Tale of the Construction of the Ascension Wooden Church" from the 16th century. It tells that during Ivan the Terrible, Yaroslavl was known as…
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Yaroslavl
The five-domed stone church was built in 1675 on the site of an older church, and its main altar, dedicated to the Exaltation of the Holy and Life-Giving Cross, was consecrated in 1688. In the southern part of the altar,…
Church of Paraskeva Friday in Kalashnaya Sloboda, Yaroslavl
In the 18th and early 20th centuries, the Yaroslavl Friday parish included two churches: the summer Trinity church and the winter church of Paraskeva Friday. The summer church has not survived. The area where these churc…
Zosima and Savvatiy Church in Tveritsy, Yaroslavl
In 1693, the Yaroslavl merchant Ivan Kemski ordered the construction of two churches on opposite banks of the Volga at his own expense. One was dedicated to the holy Zosima and Savvatiy, and the other, the Ascension-Bles…
Church of the Wisdom of God in Savino, Yaroslavl
The Sofia Church in the village of Savino, built of stone in 1766 with funds from parishioners, has two altars. The main altar is dedicated to the Wisdom of God, and the church holiday is celebrated on the third day afte…
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Tolgsky Monastery, Yaroslavl
The warm church in honor of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is the earliest of the surviving stone structures of the monastery. In 1735, an altar dedicated to Simeon and Anna was added to it, which was renamed three tim…
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Tolgsky Monastery, Yaroslavl
The church was built in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, with its main altar dedicated to the Savior Not Made by Hands. Originally, a wooden church in honor of the Savior Not Made by Hands was erected in the mid-1…
Holy Gates with St. Nicholas Church in the Tolgsky Convent in Yaroslavl
In the second half of the 17th century, during the construction of the stone fence of the monastery, a grand entrance known as the Holy Gates was created. The side facing the Volga was complemented by two round towers. I…
Church of Righteous Lazarus at Ostashinsky Cemetery in Yaroslavl
The Church of Righteous Lazarus, also known as Lazarus Church, is located at Ostashinsky Cemetery in the Dzerzhinsky District of Yaroslavl. This cemetery was established in the late 20th century, and the territory of the…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tunoshna
The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, located in the village of Tunoshna, was built in 1781. Its construction was financed by local residents and landowner Varentsov. A hundred years later, a decision was made t…
