Church of Dmitry of Thessalonica in Rabotki
The wooden church, clad in planks, was built in 1747. It was a square structure topped with two diminishing octagons, featuring a refectory and a tent-shaped bell tower. The church housed the Kazan and Nikolsky chapels. …
Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in Podlesovo
According to N. Filatov, the first church in the village was wooden and built in the mid-17th century by the boyar Ivan Petrovich Sheremetev. It was consecrated in honor of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God "Odigitr…
Nikolskiy Women's Monastery in Podlesovo (Lost)
The monastery operated from 1904 to 1920 until it was destroyed by the Bolsheviks. Its construction was organized by and later became the abbess, Elizabeth, the daughter of the last owner of the village of Podlesovo, lan…
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Podlesovo (Lost)
Two kilometers from the village of Podlesovo was the Nikolsky Women's Monastery, founded approximately between 1880 and 1900. Its abbess was the daughter of a local landowner, Elizabeth Rozing. After the October Revoluti…
Chapel of the Protection of the Holy Virgin in Novopokrovsk
In the village of Novopokrovsk, Kstovsky District, on Wednesday, the eve of Christmas 2005, the Orthodox chapel dedicated to the Protection of the Mother of God was consecrated. The ceremony was conducted by Father Mikha…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Novolikeevo
The church in honor of St. Nicholas in the village of Novolikeevo, Kstovo district, was built in 1891. Initially, it was a wooden building on stone pillars, and a separate wooden bell tower was constructed in 1906. The c…
Chapel of Alexander Nevsky in Kstovo
On February 24, 2013, a site for the construction of an Orthodox chapel in honor of the righteous prince Alexander Nevsky was consecrated in the city of Kstovo. The archpriest of the Kstovo district, Father Alexey Yelkin…
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Lopatišča
According to archival data, a new wooden church dedicated to the Nativity of Christ was built in Lopatišča in 1856. This church had two altars, the second of which was consecrated in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother…
Unknown Chapel in Malaya Yelnya
In 2009, Orthodox residents of the village of Malaya Yelnya in the Kstovo district of Nizhny Novgorod region decided to build a chapel-stela. During the laying of the foundation, Father Alexey performed a ceremony to ble…
Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Vishenki, Kstovo
The Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is located in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. During the Soviet era, the church was destroyed, but the old wooden building continued to be used for services until 1930…
