Temple Complex: Churches of the Transfiguration and Icon of the Mother of God "Relieve My Sorrows" in Nekrasovskoye
The Transfiguration Church in the village of Bolshie Soli, which has been called Nekrasovskoye since 1939, was built of stone in 1755 thanks to the efforts and funds of the parishioners. The church is cold, with a stone …
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'The Seeking of the Lost' in Oryol
The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'The Seeking of the Lost' is located at the Naugorsky Cemetery in Oryol. This active necropolis is situated near the village of Nekrasovka, not far from Naugorsky Highway. The …
Church of the Resurrection of Christ at Afanasyevsky Cemetery in Oryol
The church was first built in Moscow thanks to Lieutenant General M.A. Dukhonin and his wife, along with merchant Kaverin, in honor of Emperor Alexander III. In 1895, it was relocated to the city of Oryol.
The wooden ch…
Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in Diveevo-Gorodishche
The village got its name in honor of the princely figure Ivan Deya, the great-grandson of Prince Vasily the Terrible Eyes, who was married to the daughter of Ivan Kalita. Prince Vasily is known as the founder of the city…
Trinity Church in Dievo Gorodishche
Dievo, now pronounced as Dievo, was a settlement in the 15th century belonging to the Yaroslavl princes of the Diev family.
In the village, there is an interesting monument of stone architecture from the second half of …
St. Gennady's Transfiguration Monastery in Sloboda
The monastery was founded in 1529, although there are reports that it occurred in 1505, by the venerable Gennady at the site of his cell, where he lived with his teacher, the venerable Cornelius of Komel. The central ele…
Chapel of All Saints at the Epiphany Cathedral in Oryol
The chapel dedicated to All Saints was consecrated on August 9, 1998, by Archbishop Paisiy of Oryol and Livny, with the participation of the rector, Archpriest Vladimir (Dorosh V. V.), and benefactor Joseph Nikolaevich K…
Temple of Blessed Matrona of Moscow in Severny
The parish was registered in 1998. The construction of the temple of Saint Blessed Matrona of Moscow began in 2000 at the intersection of Razdolnaya and Metallurgov streets in the Severny district of Oryol. The work was …
Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Sloboda
In 1530, at the request of Grand Duke Vasily III of Moscow, the venerable Korniliy returned to the Komel Monastery, blessing the venerable Gennady to lead the gathered brethren and engage in the construction of the churc…
Church of Alexius, Man of God at the Holy Transfiguration Gennady Monastery
Perhaps in honor of the heir to the throne, future Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, a wooden warm church dedicated to Alexius, Man of God, was built in the Spaso-Gennady Monastery in the second half of the 1630s. From 1751 to 1…
