Church of Cosmas and Damian at the Ascension Church in Ryazan
The Church of Cosmas and Damian is first mentioned in church chronicles of the 16th century. In the book of lists and charters, it is noted that "the church was built by priest Varlaam and is located near Nikolai the Old…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Ryazan
In ancient times, the border of Ryazan ran along the Lybed River. On the steep right bank, at the exit to the Astrakhan road, there was an ancient outpost and a wooden church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. In 1676, th…
Pokrovo-Tatianinsky Church in Ryazan at A.S. Yesenin State University
Before the 1917 revolution, the building that now houses the A.S. Yesenin State University of Ryazan was home to a women's diocesan school. This school had a house church dedicated to the Protection of the Most Holy Theo…
Ryazan State Regional Art Museum Named After Pozhalostin
The art museum in Ryazan was founded in 1913 thanks to the initiative of local enthusiasts who created the "Society of the Ryazan Art and Historical Museum named after Professor Ivan Petrovich Pozhalostin." The Society i…
Museum of Travelers in Ryazan
The Ryazan Museum of Travelers was founded on May 18, 2012. The idea of creating such a museum in Ryazan has been around for a long time, as this city has given the world many famous geographers, navigators, and explorer…
St. Catherine's Church in Ryazan
In the early 17th century, there was already a wooden church of St. Catherine with a chapel of St. Onuphrius in the city. It was located behind the Glebov gates, in the fortress, in the Streltsy settlement, not far from …
Church of Lazarus the Four-Days Dead in Ryazan
The church dedicated to the righteous Lazarus was located at the cemetery of the same name. Initially, there was a wooden church built in 1797. In 1817, Archbishop Theophilact permitted the construction of a new stone te…
Church of Luke, Archbishop of Crimea in Ryazan
In 1996, Father Luka Aksyonov, a former sergeant of the RVS and hieromonk of the St. John the Theologian Monastery, came to the Ryazan garrison hospital. Hearing on the radio about the admission of wounded and sick from …
Old Believer Church of the Assumption in Ryazan
Until the early 20th century, the Old Believers of Ryazan did not have their own church and held services in prayer houses. In 1904, Ryazan merchant Feodot Ignatievich Maslennikov, with the support of his brothers, decid…
Chapel of Lyubov Ryazanskaya in Ryazan
In 1992, with the support of Archimandrite Avel Makdonov, the abbot of the St. John the Theologian Monastery, a chapel was built at the grave of Lyubov Ryazanskaya, who was canonized in 1987 as a locally venerated saint …
