St. Demetrius of Thessalonica Church in Maltsevo
The church was built in 1864 at the initiative and efforts of ensign Andrei Tolmachev, with construction carried out by contractor Gridin. In 1909, the first repair of the exterior was conducted. The parish clergy regula…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Rzhava
In 1899, a stone church with three altars was built with the funds of parishioners, consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The church also had chapels dedicated to the Kazan Mother of God and St. John of …
Holy Trinity Church in Skorodnoe
The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in the village of Skorodnoe in the Bolshesoldatsky District of the Kursk Region and was built in the mid-19th century. This impressive seven-domed structure has two chapels. At t…
Intercession Church in Alexeyevka
Documents from the Kursk diocese contain indirect references to the existence of the Intercession Church as early as the 18th century. The 1811 census mentions a priest, Fyodor Prokofyevich Prokopov, who was listed as a …
The Smetzky Estate in Makarovka
Over the years, the estate was home to Baroness Duka and the Nelidovs, Karamzin (the son of the writer), and Kleinmechel. In 1874, it was acquired by Alexander Smetzky, whose wooden palace remained in Makarovka until the…
The Estate of the Princes Baryatinsky 'Nizhnie Derevenki'
The estate Nizhnie Derevenki, a monument of 19th-century architecture, was previously a village and estate of the princes Baryatinsky. Today it is located in the vicinity of the modern city of Lgov in the Kursk region, t…
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Pilekshево
Pilekshево is a village in the Perevozsky district. According to the order of the Department for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod Region dated April 24, 2000, …
Transfiguration Church in Pilekshево
The Transfiguration Church in the village of Pilekshево was built in 1854 through the efforts of parishioners and landowner Boris Prutchinko. In 1891, the building underwent major repairs. The stone church was sturdy, wi…
Church of the Passion Icon of the Mother of God in Palets
Description of the Odigitriyevskaya church in the village of Palets, Nizhny Novgorod district, compiled by Archimandrite Makariy in the 1850s. The church is situated on an elevation next to a ravine known as the holy gla…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Korsakovo
The village of Korsakovo is located in the Perevozsky district. In accordance with the order of the Department for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod Region date…
