Church of Theodore Stratilates at Ruchyu
The frescoes of the Church of Theodore Stratilates, likely created in the late 60s or 70s of the 14th century, were cleaned of whitewash in 1910. Although the painting has survived on most walls, pillars, arches, and vau…
The Pasievo-Galich Assumption Women's Monastery in Galich
The monastery was founded by the Galich nobleman Ioann Ovin in the second half of the 14th century as a small patronal monastery on his lands and was originally named after St. Nicholas of Myra.
In memory of the appeara…
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Galich
The Assumption Cathedral is an outstanding monument of cult architecture in the Kostroma region from the mid-17th century. It features an original volumetric composition and decor that is oriented towards earlier archite…
Church of the Holy Trinity in the Pasievo-Galich Women's Monastery
The Church of the Holy Trinity is one of the most unique religious buildings in the region, representing a rare example of a three-domed church from the mid-17th century.
The temple has a rectangular shape and is elonga…
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Chukhloma
The first mention of the Chukhloma Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary dates back to 1628 and is found in the land registry books of the Galich siege. These records are related to the payment of duties th…
Transfiguration Cathedral in Chukhoma
In the distant past, there were two wooden churches on this site: the Afanasievskaya, dedicated to Afanasy and Cyril, the Alexandrian miracle workers, mentioned in 1621, and the Nikolayevskaya, in honor of Saint Nicholas…
Bogoroditsky Fedorovsky Monastery in Usadba-Ratkovo
The suburban monastic complex, characteristic of the eclectic period, includes a church in the Russian style. The monastery was founded on the land of the village of Ratkovo, owned by landlady A.F. Nashokina, who establi…
Church of the Entrance of the Lord in Jerusalem in Soligalich
This monument of cult architecture from the early classicism stands out for its elegant proportions and original facade decor. The stone church with the chapels of the Three Holy Hierarchs of Moscow and Paraskeva Friday …
Church of the Holy Trinity at the Bogoroditsky Fedorovsky Monastery in Ratkovo Estate
The Church of the Holy Trinity, built of brick and whitewashed in 1878, has a longitudinal-axial composition. It consists of a rectangular volume of the church with two symmetrical chapels, three apses, and a square refe…
Local History Museum in Soligalich
The question of creating a local history museum in Soligalich was discussed as early as 1916 at a meeting of the Soligalich Zemstvo. In 1921, the Soligalich branch of the Kostroma Scientific Society was established, whic…
