Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kolomna
According to the decree of Empress Catherine II from 1771, burials at parish churches within the city limits were prohibited, and it was mandated to create cemeteries outside the city. In 1775, the Peter and Paul Cemeter…
Church of Peter and Paul in Kolomna
The history of the Peter and Paul Church is remarkably linked to the cholera epidemic that ravaged Kolomna and other cities in the Moscow province in 1770. By the decree of Empress Catherine II, starting in 1771, it was …
Holy Assumption Sharovkin Monastery
The Sharovkin Monastery, located on the edge of a cliff by the Zhizdra River in the village of Ilyinskoye near Peremyshl, is a true gem of the Kaluga region. Founded by the monk Sharovka, this monastery is known among th…
Staro-Golunsky Monastery in Kolomna
The monastery, founded thanks to the ascetic activities of Sergius of Radonezh, was one of many that emerged at that time. Its first abbot was Sergius's disciple, Grigory Golutvinsky, appointed by the Kolomna bishop Gera…
Cathedral of the Epiphany of the Lord in the Old Golunsky Monastery, Kolomna
The Epiphany Cathedral, dedicated to the Epiphany of the Lord, is a brick temple faced with white stone, construction of which began in the late 14th century and continued until the first half of the 18th century. It was…
Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Kolomna
In the second quarter of the 15th century, a stone church was built in honor of the holy founder of the monastery, St. Sergius of Radonezh. It was adjoined by a brotherly refectory with a bread house. Hieromonk Samuel be…
Church of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Bell Tower of the Staro-Golutvin Monastery in Kolomna
The three-tiered bell tower above the Holy Gates, built at the turn of the 17th and 19th centuries, is designed in the style of mature classicism. Its upper tier was rebuilt after 1845. This brick structure is adorned wi…
The Overwell Chapel of the Staro-Golunsky Monastery in Kolomna
At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, the monastery acquired stone adornments. A majestic fence was erected in the "Russian-Gothic" style, which is considered one of the most beautiful among Kolomna's structures. A…
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Holy Assumption Sharovkin Monastery
In the 18th century, there was a small monastery in the village of Ilyinskoye, founded in the early 16th century by monk Theognost Sharovka, known as Sharovkin Monastery. In the mid-1550s, the Assumption Cathedral was bu…
Church of the Three Hierarchs in Kolomna Seminary
In 1723, Metropolitan Joanniky established an archbishop school in Kolomna for the children of clergy and those preparing for the priesthood. The first 30 seminarians completed their two-year studies in 1725, and the nex…
