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Church of Peter and Paul in Klyuchevka
35 km southeast of Bugulma lies the village of Klyuchevka, where in 1997 only 29 people lived. Founded in the late 18th century, it was originally named Rykovo in honor of the merchant Rykov, who established it. The vill…
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St. James the Apostle Church in Alexandrovka
In 1776, a wooden church with a bell tower was built in the settlement of Alexandrovka, owned by Ivan Dmitrievich Trubetskoy, which belonged to the Trinity Church of the village of Golofeievka. Later, this church was des…
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Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Nizhnekamsk
The stone single-altar Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Nizhnekamsk was built in modern times and consecrated in 2000 by Archbishop Anastasius of Kazan and Tatarstan. Since 2005, the church complex, built with the…
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Chapel of the Life-Giving Cross in Nizhnekamsk
The Chapel of the Holy Life-Giving Cross was built through the efforts of Orthodox benefactors at the site where a pilgrimage cross once stood. This cross was consecrated by Archbishop Anastasius in the presence of clerg…
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Church of the Prophet Elijah in Sobolekovo
The village of Sobolekovo was founded in the mid-17th century as a settlement for peasants of the Yelabuga Trinity Monastery. Due to its favorable geographical location, it became a large village with its own church, bui…
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Church of the Nativity of Christ in Nizhnekamsk
In July 2016, a significant event took place in Nizhnekamsk, the consecration of the Cross at the site of the future Orthodox Kryashen church. The idea of creating a two-story church in the new district of the city belon…
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St. George the Victorious Church in Afonyevka
The first wooden George Church was built in the village of Afonyevka in 1792, and in 1912 a stone church was erected and consecrated in its place. In 1962, the parish was closed, and the church building was handed over t…
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The Church of the Annunciation in Borisovka
The stone church, built by Count P.A. Deviyev over seven years and completed in 1828, replaced the wooden Borisoglebskaya church that had existed since 1780. The church had an altar dedicated to the Archangel Michael in …
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Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Volokonovka
Previously, there was the Bogoroditskaya Church in the village of Volokonovka, a wooden structure with a bell tower and chapels: on the right, dedicated to Saint Mitrophan of Voronezh, and on the left, to Saint Tikhon of…
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Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Volchya Alexandrovka
The Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in the early 20th century a few kilometers from the village of Volchya Alexandrovka. Who exactly financed the construction remains unknown, as documenta…