Chapel of Cyril of Astrakhan in Astrakhan Kremlin
The Cyril Chapel is a small cubic building topped with a spherical dome and a four-pointed cross. The entrance to the chapel is adorned with a carved perspective portal, characteristic of Russian architecture of the 17th…
Trinity Monastery in Astrakhan Kremlin
The history of the Trinity Monastery in Astrakhan begins in 1568, when Tsar Ivan the Terrible sent Abbot Kirill with the task of founding a monastery of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the city. By 1573, Abbot Kirill ha…
The Assumption Cathedral in Vengerovka
The Assumption Cathedral in the village of Vengerovka was built in 2006 in the center of the village with funds from the agricultural holding "BEZRK, Belgorankorm." It was erected on the site where the Assumption Church …
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in the Trinity Monastery
The monastery cathedral, originally wooden, was built on this site in 1576. Its construction on the northern slope of the hill was initiated by the abbot Kirill, one of the first Orthodox missionaries in the region. This…
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in the Archiepiscopal Chambers of the Astrakhan Kremlin
On the southern side of the Assumption Cathedral is the Archiepiscopal Courtyard, one of the oldest buildings in the Astrakhan Kremlin. Initially, there were wooden chambers built in 1617, which were replaced with stone …
St. Dimitri of Rostov Church in Dmitrievka
The St. Dimitri of Rostov Church in the village of Dmitrievka was built between 2008 and 2014 on the site of a church destroyed during the Soviet era, which had been erected in the mid-19th century.
In the last quarter …
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church on Zayachy Island in Astrakhan
In the mid-19th century, to the west of the Ataman Cossack village, there were only Tatar settlements, the closest of which was Kucherganovka, located four versts from the Cossack village. The majority of its lands were …
House Church of Paul the Confessor at the Former Nikolayev Children's Home in Astrakhan
The building of the Nikolayev Children's Home, which also houses the house church of Paul the Confessor, was constructed before 1880 and is a cultural heritage site of regional significance. The building's design was dev…
Chapel of St. Panteleimon the Healer in Astrakhan
On September 11, 2015, a chapel in honor of the holy great martyr and healer Panteleimon was opened in Astrakhan on the grounds of the Alexander-Mariinsky Regional Clinical Hospital. The consecration ceremony was conduct…
Church of Peter and Paul on Boldin Island in Astrakhan
This temple on Boldin Island was erected in memory of the ancient Voskresensko-Boldin Monastery, which once stood in this place. On January 20, 1908, the newly built church was solemnly consecrated by Bishop Georgy. Next…
