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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Nikologory
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, characteristic of provincial architecture from the mid-18th century, combines traditional forms of 17th-century architecture with elements of the Naryshkin style. Of all the b…
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Church of the Nativity of Christ in Nikologory
The Church of the Nativity of Christ is built in expressive forms of late Baroque, characteristic of the province, with motifs that were accurately reproduced in the 19th century. The original structure of the temple was…
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Transfiguration Church with Bell Tower in Nikologory
In the Nikologor parish, in addition to two parish churches, there is also a cemetery church, built with the funds of parishioners in 1807. The church has three altars: the main one is dedicated to the Transfiguration of…
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Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Naleskino
The first mentions of the church in the Archdeacon's parish appear in the patriarchal accounting books, where in the year 1628 it is recorded: "the church of Archdeacon Stephen in the estate of the boyar Prince Fyodor Iv…
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Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Naguevo
The village of Naguevo, located by the Golubinka River, is 7 versts from the district town of Vyazniki and 101 versts from Vladimir. According to the patriarchal salary books, the first church in Naguevo was built before…
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Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in Mstera
Initially, the Mstera station and nearby settlements belonged to the Saryevo parish. The road there passed through the village of Vyazovka and then went several kilometers through the forest. During the Soviet era, after…
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Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God in Malye Lipki
The village of Lipki is located 6 versts from the district town of Vyazniki and 118 versts from the city of Vladimir. According to the scribal books of the Yaroslavl volost from 1637-1647, the village of Lipki was listed…
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Unknown Chapel in Kuzmino
On June 22, 2017, on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, a significant event took place in the village of Kuzmino, located beyond Peski: a memorial chapel was opened in honor of the fellow countrymen who did not return fr…
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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kineshma
There is an opinion that in ancient times a monastery existed at the site of the Kineshma burial ground, where the venerable Michael the Verizhnik lived, who died in 1422. This assumption is based on the fact that a chur…
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Church of the Prophet Elijah in Ilyinsky Pogost (Lost)
Ilyinsky Pogost, located in Kostin Corner on the Tara River, is 25 versts from the district town and 90 versts from the provincial center. The patriarchal tax records from 1628 mention: "the church of Saint Prophet Elija…