Chapel of Tikhon Lukhovsky in Timiryazevo
From the Holy Nicholas-Tikhon Men's Monastery and the Holy Pond in the village of Timiryazevo, Lukhsky District, Ivanovo Region, one can walk along wooden walkways to Tikhon Desert, where in the late 15th century, Saint …
Church of the Holy Trinity in Lukha
The Trinity Cathedral, built in 1775, stands out from neighboring churches with its architectural style. The foundation of its composition is a tall, pillarless square base topped with five domes. A narrow porch, adjoini…
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lukha
The Assumption Cathedral, built with the funds of parishioners in 1754, is a brick single-domed summer church. Its tiered composition, an octagon on a square, is executed in the style of Moscow Baroque. The high two-ligh…
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Lukha
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ is the oldest in the complex and was built in 1680 with funds from the merchant M. F. Popov. Due to its location, it stands out in the ensemble, dividing the square into two parts…
Fortress in Lukh
The Lukh Fortress is located on the site of the former Ugro-Finnish settlement of Lukh, known as the Lukh Hillfort. The latest version of the fortress was built in the 14th-15th centuries.
Initially, the fortress had an…
Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God in Oryol
The church dedicated to the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God was built above the Holy Gates of the monastery as a parish church. It was intended for the sacraments of Marriage and Baptism, as well as for services conduc…
Bell Tower in Lukha
The bell tower, located separately in front of the western facades of the Assumption and Trinity churches, was likely built in 1775. It is designed in the traditions of ancient Russian architecture and is considered one …
Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Lukha
The Nicholas Chapel was built in 1907 with funds from parishioners on the site of a former "poor house" in memory of the victims of the plague that struck Lukha in 1665. The chapel was consecrated on Easter of the same y…
Church of the Resurrection of the Word in the Holy Vvedensky Monastery in Oryol
The Church of the Resurrection of the Word was built in 1881 over the grave of the monastery's benefactor, Nikolai Grigorievich Priklonsky, with funds from his widow, Ekaterina Alexandrovna Priklonskaya.
Thanks to donat…
Men's Monastery of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord
The village of Antushkovo was previously known as Nikolsky Pogost. On June 11, 1423, local shepherds witnessed the appearance of the Life-Giving Cross, before which stood Nicholas the Wonderworker. Before this event, the…
