Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Aristovka
The church was built in 1821 according to a project by an unknown but talented architect. In the 1930s, the church was closed for services, and now it is in a state of neglect and partially destroyed.
In the last years …
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Dimitrovgrad
In 1879, when Melekess received the status of a town, a church dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker was built and consecrated in the main Bread Square. The church operated until 1935, after which it was closed an…
Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Dimitrovgrad
The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Sovetov Square began construction in 2004 and was consecrated in 2007. In 1879, when the village of Melekess became a town, the first stone church was built on the site …
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Dimitrovgrad (Lost)
After the assassination of Emperor Alexander II in 1881, donations began to be collected in Meleksess for the construction of a church in memory of the Tsar-Liberator. Due to the scale of the project and some difficultie…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Dimitrovgrad (Lost)
In 1879, when the village of Melekess became a settlement, a stone church was built on the site of a small square, designed for more than two thousand parishioners. It was consecrated on August 19 of the same year in hon…
Church of Archangel Michael in Mordovian Bely Klyuch
Everyone entering the village immediately notices the Church of Archangel Michael, standing on top of a hill. Below it, a spring, which gave the village its name Bely Klyuch, is barely visible now. According to legend, t…
Chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kargino
The construction of the chapel in the square near the village school has become a symbol of the restoration of historical justice and repentance. Previously, a beautiful Nikolsky church stood on this site, destroyed in t…
Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist in Zimnenki
In the State Register of immovable monuments of history and culture, located in the village of Zimnenki, Veshkaymsky District of the Ulyanovsk Region, there is a recognized cultural heritage site, the "Ensemble of the Tr…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Beliy Klyuch
According to descriptions by N. Bazhenov in "Statistical Descriptions of Cathedrals, Monasteries, Parish and House Churches of the Simbirsk Diocese", there is a wooden church in the village of Beliy Klyuch, built by pari…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Beketovka
The stone church was built in 1816 by landowner Ivan Leontievich Beketov. From 1874 to 1876, a refectory and bell tower were added thanks to the efforts of landowners Beketov, Morozova, and other parishioners. The church…
