Georgievskaya Church from Yegorye Village
The Georgievskaya Church, originally located in Yegorye village, is now situated on the grounds of the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsky Monastery in Yuriev-Polsky. This wooden church, built in 1718, was part of the monastic buildin…
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Sign'
On the southern side of the monastery courtyard stands the Sign Church. This refectory church, dedicated to the Icon of the Mother of God 'Sign', was built in 1625 and restored in 1963 under the guidance of A.D. Varganov…
Bell Tower of the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsky Monastery in Yuriev-Polsky
The 17th-century bell tower is the most expressive structure of the monastery. It is characterized by monumentality and representativeness. The wide and low square base with three symmetrically placed windows on the fron…
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsky Monastery in Yuriev-Polsky
By the beginning of the 20th century, the main city church, St. George's, could no longer accommodate all the worshippers, especially on major church holidays. At the initiative of Archpriest Alexander Znamensky and the …
Yuriev-Polsky Museum-Reserve
The Yuriev-Polsky Historical, Architectural, and Art Museum is one of the well-known museums of the "Small Golden Ring" of Russia. The history of its creation and the reasons for its establishment are reflected in the mu…
Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Yuriev-Polsky
The Intercession Church is first mentioned in ancient documents in connection with a request from Grigory Menshikov, the governor of the Yuriev province, to the Holy Synod. He asked for permission to relocate the closed …
St. Nikita the Great Martyr Church in Yuriev-Polsky
The Church of St. Nikita the Martyr in Yuriev-Polsky was built in 1796 by the parishioners of the Protection Church. This temple turned out to be very beautiful, elegant, and bright, and now it possibly attracts even mor…
Church of Cosmas and Damian in Kuz'madino
The village of Kuz'madino, located on the banks of the Koloksha River two kilometers from Yuriev-Polsky, was known as Koz'modamianskoye in the early 20th century. It is one of the oldest settlements in the Suzdal region,…
Church of John the Theologian in Kosinskoye
The village of Kosinskoye once belonged to the Moscow patriarchs. In the revenue books of 1628, the patriarchal treasury order mentions the "church of John the Theologian in the patriarchal estate in the village of Kosin…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bolshoye Kuzminskoye
On November 3, 1935, the All-Russian Central Executive Committee sent a letter to the Yuriev-Polsky district finance department instructing them to return the requests from the applicants of the religious society of the …
