Chapel of Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow in Volzhsk
The city of Volzhsk, one of the largest and most beautiful in Mari El, has a population of over 50,000 people. For a long time, there was only a prayer house here, and it was not until the end of the 20th century that th…
St. Basil the Great Church in Kryukovo
Originally, the Church of St. Basil the Great was wooden. In 1852, it was moved from the village of Trefilovka in the Rakityansky district to the village of Kryukovo and was established in 1853. Two choirs sang in the ch…
Church of the Three Saints in Striguny
The stone church dedicated to the Three Saints was built in 1806 with funds from local residents. It is consecrated in honor of the Universal teachers and saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysost…
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Khotmyzhsk
The first wooden church in honor of the Resurrection of Christ was built in 1640, coinciding with the founding of the fortress town of Khotmyzhsk. The church housed a gilded silver cross, which Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich g…
Chapel of Saint Gennadius of Constantinople in Valuiki
The chapel in honor of Saint Gennadius, Patriarch of Constantinople, is located on the grounds of the Valuiki city cemetery.
On August 23, 1998, the foundation stone for the chapel was laid, and on April 1, 2000, Archbi…
St. John Chrysostom Church in Valuyki
The St. John Chrysostom Church is a recently built church in the revived Belgorod-Starooskol Diocese. In the Sosgorod microdistrict of Valuyki, which was previously a town, there were no churches, and now the church begi…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Valuyki
The St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church, also known as the Church of Nicholas of Myra or the Holy Nicholas Church, is located in the city of Valuyki, Belgorod region, at Red Square, 7. It is the oldest surviving buildin…
Cathedral of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker in Valuyki
The Saint Nicholas Cathedral, also known as the Holy Nicholas Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Valuy Diocese and is located on the grounds of the Valuy Assumption Male Monastery in the city of Valuyki, Belgorod Oblast.…
Valuy Uspensky Nikolayevsky Monastery
The Valuy Uspensky Nikolayevsky Monastery was located near the city of Valuyki in the Voronezh province (now Belgorod region), at the confluence of the Valuy and Oskol rivers. The exact date of its founding is unknown.
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Cave Hermitage of St. Ignatius of Godbearer
Many Russian monasteries had hermitages that served as places of solitude and silence for hermit monks. Thus, the monks of the Valuy Monastery initially built a wooden house in the forest, but later established a hermita…
