Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Churkin
In 1568, the territory now known as Churkin Island was transferred to the Astrakhan Trinity Monastery. According to legend, the first church here was built in the mid-16th century by the founder of the monastery, the ven…
Highland Uspensky-Nikolayevsky Churkinsky Monastery in Churkin
In 1568, Churkin Island along with the adjacent uchug was transferred to the Astrakhan Trinity Monastery. According to the monastery's tradition, the first church at this site was built by the founder of the monastery, t…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tsvetnoy
In 1874, a small wooden prayer house was built at the village cemetery with the blessing of His Grace Theognost and the funds of merchant Ivan Yakovlevich Kalikhov. Services were held there very rarely.
In November 1881…
Alexander Nevsky Church in Razino
The church in the village of Razin-Bugor, dedicated to Saint Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, was laid in 1908, as evidenced by a memorial plaque. Its construction was completed, and the church was consecrated on June 18…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Multanova
Archival data about the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the village of Multanova is scarce, as it was built shortly before the revolution. In a small fishing settlement that arose on the river Maly Lebyazhiy i…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in Stara Bezginka
The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in the village of Stara Bezginka was built in the second half of the 18th century on the site where a wooden church dedicated to Archangel Michael had previously s…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Ilyinka
A description of the church from 1910 has survived from the insurance report of the churches of the Astrakhan diocese: it was wooden, with a brick base, clad in planks and painted with oil paint. The roof was made of gal…
Church of the Three Hierarchs in Bolshoy Mogoy
The church was built and consecrated in honor of the hierarchs Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. In the first half of the 20th century, it was closed due to the beginning of persecutions again…
Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Akhtubinsk
In the "Historical Note" about the Astrakhan region, published in 1903, it is stated that as early as 1793, there was a church in the village of Vladimirovka, Astrakhan province, dedicated to the Vladimir Icon of the Mot…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Trostenets
The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in the village of Trostenets was built in the late 19th century and is a monument of architecture. Construction of the church began in 1882. It was built without the use …
