Sergius of Radonezh Church in Bor
According to the administrative-territorial division, the city of Bor included several neighboring settlements that were independent communities with their own parish churches until 1918. Among them were the villages of …
Church of Tikhon of Amathus in Bor
The Church of Tikhon, Bishop of Amathus, in Bor belongs to the Old Believer community. In 2003, an Old Believer prayer house was opened near the auto repair plant. In 2005, the construction of a brick church with one dom…
Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bor
The first wooden church was built in 1719 and consecrated in honor of the Assumption of the Mother of God. In 1748, after a fire, the church was rebuilt with funds from the village owner, Count A.E. Musin-Pushkin. A seco…
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Bor (Lost)
The village was framed by two churches located on the western and eastern sides, which is a rarity. The second church was built on a sandy elevation on the outskirts of the village, in a field, and surrounded by the Bor …
The Church of Elijah the Prophet in Bor (Lost)
Old Believers who left the schism and recognized the unity of the church but preserved their traditional rites were granted permission to build places of worship known as Old Believer churches. The first of these was ere…
Local History Museum in Bor
The museum began its activities in the 1960s. For over two decades, it functioned as a city historical museum on a voluntary basis. In 1989, it received the status of a people's museum, and in 1992 it became a state muse…
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'The Inexhaustible Cup' in Bolshoye Pikino
On December 2, 2012, Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas conducted the ceremony of laying the foundation of the church dedicated to the Icon of the Mother of God 'The Inexhaustible Cup' in the village of B…
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belkino
The first cold wooden church was built in 1744 and consecrated in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Five years later, a warm wooden church dedicated to the Meeting of the Lord appeared. A stone church wit…
Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Papulovo
The village of Papulovo, which until 1922 was part of the Knyagininsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod province, is located on the banks of the Sundovik River. Here stands a stone church dedicated to the Intercession of …
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Nelyubovo
The church in the village of Nelyubovo, located in the Bolshie Murashki district of the Nizhny Novgorod region, was built in 1827. The feast days were celebrated here in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary a…
