Unknown Chapel in Romanovsk
In the 17th century, the village of Romanovsk served as the estate of the Moscow patriarchs. It is located on the Kirzhach River and is mentioned in the spiritual will of Prince Simeon the Proud. With the establishment o…
Ascension of the Lord Church in Novovoskresenskoe
In 1992, Father Evgeny completed his studies at the correspondence department of the Moscow Theological Seminary and was sent to the village of Baskakovo in the Gagarin district of the Smolensk region, where he served in…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Nikolsk on Kirzhach
The village of Nikolsk is located on the Malyy Kirzhach River and has been known since the 14th century. In the past, it was a hamlet of the palace village of Andreevskoye. The patriarchal tax book of 1628 mentions the '…
Church of St. Vladimir the Equal-to-the-Apostles in Iskra
Among the old churches that are being restored, new ones are also being built at the initiative of local residents and with the blessing of the archbishop. One such church was built in the village of Iskra, where in 2015…
Trinity Church in Karabanovo
The history of this church begins in the 19th century, although the modern building was erected only in 1991. The original structure appeared in 1880 at the initiative of one of the merchants from the Baranov family. The…
Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Moshkino
The Church of the Intercession in Moshkino was originally wooden, but in 1820 a stone building in the classical style was erected on a picturesque high hill in the center of the village. During the Soviet era, the temple…
Church of the Entrance of the Holy Virgin in Irkovo
The village of Irkovo has been mentioned since 1608, when local residents submitted a petition to Tsar False Dmitry II, complaining about the oppression from "the state’s armed men." These abuses, including robberies and…
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Zinovyevo
The village of Zinovyevo is located on the Zinovyevka River, which flows into the Bachevka River. In 1628, there was a wooden church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker here. In the mid-17th century, the village belonged to…
Chapel of the Holy Trinity in Zelencino
The wooden chapel in the village was built on the site of the Nativity of the Mother of God Church, which was destroyed during the Time of Troubles. In the past, it was affiliated with the church in Karabanovo, but it wa…
Trinity Church in Dolgopolye
Currently, on the border of Vladimir and Yaroslavl regions, in the Alexandrov district, there is a group of settlements that have effectively merged into one. These are Podvyazye, Dolgopolye, and Spornovo. At the center …
