Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Utoliy Moya Pechali' in Saratov
The church-chapel at the Archiepiscopal residence of Saratov bishops was built with the blessing of the holy martyr Germogen, Bishop of Saratov and Tsaritsyn. The project was developed in 1903 by Saratov architect Pyotr …
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Saratov
The Old Believer stone church, dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian, was built in 1841 on Sergievskaya Street, now known as Priyutskaya. In the late 19th century, thanks to the funding from merchant T.V. Gorin, the chur…
Church of the Passion of Christ in Saratov
The church dedicated to the Passion of Christ is little known among the city's residents due to the persecution of the Church during the Soviet era, although its history is closely linked to the history of Saratov. Even …
Trinity Cathedral in Saratov
Saratov was founded in 1590 as a watch fortress by Moscow shooters. Until the establishment of the Saratov-Penza Diocese in 1799, the city was under the jurisdiction of the Astrakhan bishops in church matters. The first …
Local History Museum in Saratov
The museum was founded on December 12, 1886, as a historical and archaeological institution under the Saratov Scientific Archive Commission. Its collection began with donations from individuals and organizations. By 1889…
Ascension Cathedral in Semyonovo
In 1779, the village of Semyonovo became the district town of Semyonov in the Nizhny Novgorod governorate, and later the province. A master plan for the town was developed and approved on March 6, 1781. The planning was …
Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in Nikitniki
From Varvarka towards Ilinka leads Ipatievsky Lane, which is open only on weekdays. It is possible to reach the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Nikitniki along this lane. This place remained undeveloped for a long t…
Church of All Saints in Semyonovo
By the mid-19th century, the wooden Church of the Nativity of the Virgin at the cemetery no longer met the needs of the believers in the northwestern part of Semyonovo. The parishioners decided to build a large stone chu…
St. Nicholas Church in Semyonovo
Athanasius Pavlovich Nosov was highly respected among the Old Believers. It was he who was entrusted by the beglopopovtsy to advocate for the opening of a prayer house in Semyonovo. In 1896, the prayer house was opened i…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Semyonovo (Lost)
The wooden church, originally built in the early 1780s in the center of the city and known as the Sreten Church, was relocated to the city cemetery in the late 1820s and consecrated in honor of the Nativity. In 1916, it …
