Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God Church in Bryansk
The parish was founded in the 17th century, primarily consisting of merchants and laborers from "Novaya Sloboda," totaling 680 people. The stone Tikhvin Church began construction in 1755 on the site of an old wooden chur…
Holy Trinity Church in Bezhichi
The Church of the Holy Trinity in Bezhichi is located on a high bank of the Desna River, on the site of an ancient settlement from the 10th to 13th centuries. It has survived all historical upheavals but, fortunately, wa…
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Bryansk
The Bryansk Cathedral, known as Novopokrovsky, was destroyed in 1968. After the restoration of the episcopal see in Bryansk, the need arose for the construction of a new cathedral. On May 30, Patriarch Alexy II blessed i…
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Relieve My Sorrows' in Bryansk
The church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Relieve My Sorrows' in Bryansk was built in 2018 on the grounds of an old cemetery established in the 19th century. The first prayer service at the future church site…
Ascension of the Lord Church in Zaretskaya Sloboda (lost)
Located in Zaretskaya Sloboda, on the site of the ancient Pesotsky Precursor Monastery (now Zaretskaya Street), the church was built in 1701 by Abbess Kapitolina, who was transferred from the Resurrection Monastery, and …
St. Michael the Archangel Chapel in Bryansk (lost)
In 1995-1996, a temporary chapel was built on the site of the future Ascension Church. It was an elongated wooden structure with plastered walls and a gable roof. The central part of the building was distinguished by sem…
The Unknown Chapel Above the Gift Spring in Bryansk (Lost)
Gift is the name not only of a ravine but also of a stream that once flowed here. It was marked on the city development plan in the first quarter of the 19th century and is mentioned even earlier in the "Description of t…
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Bryansk (lost)
The brick church, located near the Bryansk-Orlovsky railway station, was built in 1892 in honor of the salvation of Tsarevich Nicholas from danger in the Japanese city of Otsu. It was consecrated in 1893. In 1899, with f…
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Bezhitsa (lost)
In 1873, when the Bryansk factory was founded, a chapel appeared on the site of the future church. In 1879, a prayer house was built here. In 1882, the factory workers began constructing a wooden church with a frame made…
Church of Saints Peter and Paul at Technical School in Bryansk (lost)
The Bryansk Secondary Technical School was located on Petropavlovskaya Street, near the current Desna Hotel. The chapel of the school, dedicated to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, was built with funds from Bryansk merc…
