The Church of St. Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov in Tula
In 1894, a wooden church was built on the site of the current temple in honor of St. Theodosius. Over time, the need arose to construct a larger stone church, and in 1903, its foundation was laid. The construction was ov…
Don Icon of the Mother of God Church in Tula
On the site where the church currently stands, there was originally a cemetery. However, according to the construction plan of Tula from 1779, this area was designated for residential buildings. The oldest, western part …
Chapel of Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir in Tula
The chapel dedicated to Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir was built in the early 20th century. Later, it was extensively rebuilt and is now used as a residential space. Noted local historian Alexander Lepyokhin confi…
Old Believer Church of John Chrysostom in Tula
The "Tula Diocesan Gazette" noted that a Uniate parish could have long been established in Tula, and from time to time there were those who wished to appeal to the higher authorities with this request. However, influenti…
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Tula
In the 17th century, on the site of modern Chulkovo, in the village of Rozhdestvenskoye, there was the Nativity Church, but it is unknown whether it was wooden or stone. There are several versions regarding the construct…
Church of St. George the Victorious on Khoper
According to the land registry book of 1625, at that time the church was wooden and had an altar of the Myrrh-bearing Women. There was another St. George's church in Tula, 'on Rzhavets', and the name of the church in the…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tula
The Prechisten Church, located in the Goncharna Sloboda behind the Kuznetskaya Sloboda, is first mentioned in the land registry book of 1629. From the mid-17th century, its name was supplemented with clarifications such …
Monument to Peter I in Tula
In Tula, on Sovetskaya Street, in front of the management building of the Tula Arms Plant, a monument to Peter the Great has been erected. The plant was founded with the participation of the first Russian emperor. The mo…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Tula
On the site of the modern church, two wooden churches were built for gunsmiths in the 17th century. In 1730 and 1734, a new large two-story church appeared in their place. Its founder is considered to be the son of Nikit…
Demidov Museum in Tula
The museum is located in the historic part of Tula, in Zarechye, on the territory of the Arms Sloboda, where the Demidov family originated. It is situated next to the Church and Bell Tower of Nikolai-Zaretsky, which were…
