Art Museum in Tula
The Tula Art and Historical Museum was founded in 1919. Its collection was formed from the funds of the Chamber of Antiquities, established in 1884, and nationalized after the October Revolution from artworks in the nobl…
Church of Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow in Tula
On July 5, 1999, Patriarch Alexius II, while in Tula, consecrated the foundation stone for the church, the construction of which began a year later on the territory of the Tula Artillery Institute. In the autumn of 2001,…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in the village of Yuzhny
The initiative to open the Holy Intercession Church came from the board of directors of the Skuratov settlements and received support from the local administration. The goal was not only to create an Orthodox parish but …
Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in Tula
The church is located in the Smolensk cemetery in the city. Originally, the building was intended for conducting memorial services, but it was never used for that purpose. In 1991, it was acquired by the City Utilities o…
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God on Osinova Hill
The parish of Osinova Gora includes the village and villages: Petelino, Taptykovo, Nikitino, Yelovaya, and Maloye Krivoluchye. The exact date and circumstances of the formation of the parish of Osinova Gora are unknown, …
Church of the Twelve Apostles in Tula
In 1898, the first wooden church in honor of the Holy Twelve Apostles was built in Konny Square. The church was consecrated on December 17 of the same year by Bishop Pitirim of Tula and Belev. The place where the holy al…
Church of St. Nikita the Great Martyr in Tula
The wooden church is first mentioned in the land books of 1629 as the church of Great Martyr Nikita and Saint Alexius. Sometimes clarifications were added to the name, such as "near the Dedilov gates" or "in the posad." …
I. V. Livenzev's Estate in Tula
The house was built by Tula industrialist Ivan Vasilyevich Livenzev, who owned Ural metallurgical plants and served as the mayor of Tula. Under his leadership, Tula transformed from a small village into a modern city for…
Local History Museum in Tula
Since the mid-1880s, the Tula Diocese Antiquities Chamber existed in the Tula province, founded by Nikolai Ivanovich Troitsky, a teacher at the Tula Theological Seminary and a local historian, who was a full member of th…
Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God and St. Nicholas in Tula
In the 18th century, the church was called Nikolaevskaya "what is behind the earthen rampart" or "what is behind the earthen city," and sometimes "what is in the Paltseva sloboda," named after the merchants Paltsevs. In …
