Church of the Moscow Saints at the Nizhny Novgorod Convent
The church is located on the grounds of the Holy Trinity Seraphimo-Diveevo Convent in Nizhny Novgorod, which was opened in 1997.
The area of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Square, now known as Lyadov Square and Poleva…
Ascension Pechersky Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod
The Ascension Pechersky Monastery began with several caves dug into the steep bank of the Volga. By the end of the 16th century, it had transformed into a magnificently decorated white-stone abode. However, natural disas…
Necropolis of Mykolaiv
The old city cemetery, founded in 1790, is located on the outskirts of the city along the Ingul River and is divided into several parts. The main part is the Orthodox cemetery, where Catholics and Protestants were also b…
Nikolo-Ioasaf Cathedral
The Nikolsky church, originally called the Ioasaf Cathedral, was built in the city cemetery in 1799. In 1827, northern and southern chapels were added, and the apse was expanded, after which the church became a four-alta…
Assumption Church of the Ascension Pechersky Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod
In 1645, the gate church of Euphemius of Suzdal was completed, which resembles the Archangel Cathedral of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin in its layout.
Similar features can be seen in the large communal refectory with the …
Guam Cave
The cave is located on the right bank of the Kurjips River, on the northern slope of the Guam Ridge, about 2 km east of the village of Guamka. It is situated 400 meters above river level and features a shell-shaped niche…
Church of St. Panteleimon the Healer in Sochi
The project of the church was developed by architect Fyodor Ivanovich Afuxenidi, based on the Andrew's Church created by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in Kyiv. The Panteleimon Church is a brick building of octagonal shape with fi…
Church of St. Euphemia in Nizhny Novgorod
One of the few surviving tent-roofed gate churches in ancient Russian architecture is the Euphemia Church. Originally, there was a wooden church on this site, built by order of Patriarch Filaret in 1629, but it burned do…
Peter and Paul Church of the Pechersky Monastery in Nizhny Novgorod
The Church of Peter and Paul was previously known as the Hospital Church in the name of Macarius of Yellow Waters. In Ancient Rus, monasteries served as shelters for the elderly and sick, having hospital cells with a chu…
Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Nizhny Novgorod
The Pechersky Ascension Monastery is a male monastery of the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in Nizhny Novgorod. It was founded in 1328-1330 by Saint Dionysius of Suzdal and was originally…
