St. Demetrius of Thessalonica Church in Lgov
After the lifting of restrictions on Old Believer spirituality in 1905, several families of ancient Orthodox believers donated their land in the center of Lgov for the construction of a church. Soon, with the donations f…
Church of Athanasius of Kovrov in Petushki
After the construction of the railway and the opening of the Petushki station in 1897, a school for railway workers was established. In 1898, a separate building was constructed for it. On July 15, 1899, the construction…
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Petushki
On September 5, 1904, a prayer service was held to mark the beginning of construction, and on May 15, 1905, the laying of the church took place. The bricks for the construction were produced at a factory owned by the chu…
Model of the Chapel 'Vladimirka' in Peksha
In the late 1980s, while developing tourist routes, attention was drawn to a small chapel post by the former road of convicts of Tsarist Russia, known as 'Vladimirka', in the area of the village of Peksha. Here, the new …
Chapel of the Protection of the Holy Virgin in Nerazh
Local historian N. Sikerskaya indicates that there was once a chapel in the village of Nerazh, which later fell into ruin. A new chapel was built on another site in the village, which was consecrated on October 14, 2004,…
Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Ovchikino
The village of Ovchikino is located 90 versts from Vladimir and 18 versts from the district town of Pokrov. The patriarchal salary books of 1677 mention the recently built Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker with an alta…
Church of the Transfiguration in Novo-Spas
The village of Novo-Spasskoye, also known as New Spas, is located 70 versts from Vladimir and 12 versts from the district town of Pokrov. In ancient times, there was a church on the site of the present village, but by th…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Markovo
After the brothers Nikifor and Ivan Kosterёv built a stone church in the village of Vlasovskoye, now Vlasovo in the Shatura district of the Moscow region, it was decided to transfer the wooden building of its predecessor…
Chapel of Mark the Evangelist at the Svetloyar Spring in Markovo
The chapel and well are located at the foot of the hill where the village of Markovo is situated. A cross with a plaque is affixed to the well cover, indicating that the spring was consecrated on July 31, 2016, in the vi…
Unknown Chapel in Malye Gorki
In the center of the village stands a brick pillar chapel, which was previously affiliated with the Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Ovchinin. It has a quadrangular shape with a tent-like top, and large icons in fr…
