Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Steklyannaya Raditsa
The village of Steklyannaya Raditsa is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bryansk district. Its history spans over 250 years, and it owes its existence to Avdotya Maltseva, who brought a glass factory here in t…
Svensky Uspensky Monastery
According to legend, the monastery was founded in 1288 by the Bryansk prince Roman Mikhailovich. The legend tells that the prince began to lose his sight and sent messengers to the Kyiv-Pechersk Monastery for a miraculou…
Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos in the Svyensky Monastery
On October 20, 2019, a historic entry was made in the annals of the Svyensky Monastery regarding the visit of Patriarch Kirill and the great consecration of the cathedral dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos.
In …
Chapel of the Swensk Icon of the Mother of God in the Swensk Assumption Monastery
The holy spring, associated with one of the oldest monasteries in Russia, the Holy Assumption Men's Monastery, is dedicated to the Swensk Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos. In summer and winter, healing water flows from th…
Transfiguration Church in the Swensk Assumption Monastery
The Transfiguration Church, built in 1742 over the western market gates in the form of a five-tiered tower, is an interesting architectural monument that has survived to this day. Its construction was financed by Bryansk…
Church of Saints Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves in the Svyensky Assumption Monastery
On May 19, 1566, the construction of the church in honor of the Caves miracle workers Anthony and Theodosius began. A year later, when the construction was nearly complete, the stone vault collapsed. By order of the abbo…
Church of the Meeting of the Lord in the Swensk Uspensky Monastery
The architecture of the surviving Meeting Church, with its three domes, is characterized by lightness and cheerfulness. The exact date of its construction is unknown. According to the monastery's legend, it was built dur…
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in the Svyensky Assumption Monastery
The church is located in the center of the village of Suponevo on a high bank of the Desna River. In the 16th-17th centuries, there was a women's Georgievsky monastery with a wooden church here, which was affiliated with…
Bell Tower of the Svyensky Uspensky Monastery (lost)
At the beginning of the 20th century, the separately standing bell tower was considered the second oldest structure of the ensemble. Exact data on the time of its construction has not survived, but it is mentioned in the…
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Temenichi
Information about the founding time of the parish has not survived. According to the census books of 1654, there were nine households in the parish of the Temenich Christmas church. In 1734, landowners from the village o…
