St. Basil the Great Church in Gorki
The Basilian church on Talitsa, built of stone in 1802, was erected by the efforts of the parishioners. It has three altars: one in the cold part of the church, dedicated to St. Basil the Great, and two in the warm part.…
Chapel of St. Xenia of Petersburg in Gorki
In the summer of 2011, a joyful event took place in the village of Gorki in the Uglich district: a spring was restored next to the Church of St. Basil the Great, consecrated in honor of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg. Accor…
Assumption Cathedral in Rylsk
The Assumption Church in Rylsk was originally an ordinary parish church but later gained the status of a city cathedral. The idea of building a stone church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary belonged to the Ry…
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Voskresenskoye Shubino
The Church of the Renewal of the Temple of the Resurrection of Christ in the village of Voskresenskoye on the Volga, in Shubino, was built in 1779 with funds from parishioners. This stone two-story building has two altar…
Chapel in Memory of October 17, 1888 in Rylsk
The brick chapel was built in 1892 by the Rylsk merchant society in honor of the salvation of the imperial family in the railway disaster on October 17, 1888. This structure is a square with a tent-like roof. During the …
Chapel in Memory of Defenders of the Fatherland in Rylsk
On April 13, 1998, by the decision of the Rylsk City Duma, the Memorial Park of Defenders of the Fatherland was created. Funds for its arrangement came from charitable concerts of the vocal group "Seven I Am Good," as we…
The Church of St. Elijah the Prophet in Rylsk (destroyed)
In the oldest part of the city, between Voskresenskaya and Dublyanskaya streets (now III International and Kolkhoznaya), five hundred meters south of the Afanasyevskaya church, stood the Ilyinskaya church on a steep hill…
The Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Borovsk (lost)
The Assumption Church, one of the outstanding examples of wooden architecture, was located in the village of Borovsk, near Rylsk. According to legend, it was built on the orders of the last prince of Rylsk, Vasily Shemya…
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Verkhniye Apotchki
In 1947, the Church of the Nativity of Christ in the village of Verkhniye Apotchki was destroyed; it had been built in 1809. This was the second church on this site, distinguished by its impressive size and upward aspira…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Gryaznoye
The first mention of the village dates back to 1718, when it had only 26 residents. By 1895, the population had grown to over 2,000 peasants, making Gryaznoye the largest village in the Shchigry district.
Among the main…
