Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vvedenskoe
Vvedenskoe, a village in the Nekrasovsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast, where the church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary rises on the high right bank of the Volga. This small yet majestic church attracts at…
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Burmakino
The Resurrection Church in Burmakino is the main local attraction, for which we turned off the main road and overcame the bumps along the way. Built in 1739 by the efforts of the parishioners, it is a beautiful example o…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Bor
The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, located in Bor of the Nekrasovsky district, was built no later than the first half of the 17th century. The refectory contains two chapels: one dedicated to the Yaroslavl Wond…
Unknown Chapel in Abbakumtsevo
The chapel-tomb, one of the attractions of Nekrasovsky Zavolzhye and built with the poet's funds near the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Abbakumtsevo, had long been in a deplorabl…
Chapel of George of Vladimir in Yuryevsk
According to one version, the chapel was built in the 18th century on the site of the altar of an old wooden church. Local historian P.V. Kudryavtsev, who visited the chapel multiple times, the last time in 1957, wrote t…
Sheltemezhsky Shestokovsky Ascension Monastery in Sheltemezh
A few versts from Bozhonka lies the ancient village of Sheltemezh. Local historians believe that the name "shel do mezhi" indicates a stop of the Tatar-Mongol troops at a natural barrier. In 1887, a women's community was…
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Sheldomezh
In the spring of 1895, Sister Leonida approached Bishop Savva with a request to allow the construction of a new church. The bishop gave his blessing. Soon after, the nun received a blessing for the construction from John…
Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Sheltomezh
In 1779, in Sheltomezh, the construction of a stone church in honor of the Resurrection of Christ began on the site of an old wooden temple. The initiator of the construction was a local native, Moscow second major Nikol…
Church of the Holy Trinity in Sysoyevo
The church, built in 1826, was a typical square structure topped with a rotunda. Six tall semicircular windows gave the rotunda lightness and elegance. Porticos adorned the southern and northern facades, framed by pairs …
Unknown Chapel in Old Nekouz
The Church of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity in the village of Old Nekouz was built in 1790 and had three altars. This temple impresses with its size and majestic beauty. The four-tiered bell tower, despite the loss of its…
