Transfiguration Cathedral in Tolyatti
On December 19, 1990, Archbishop of Samara and Syzran, Eusebius, along with the clergy of Tolyatti, held a water blessing service for the laying of the first stone of the Transfiguration Cathedral. On the same day, a mem…
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Tolyatti
The oldest Mother of God-Kazan parish in Tolyatti is the historical successor of the Trinity Cathedral, founded when the city of Stavropol-on-Volga was established and built in 1738. On August 28, 1964, the city of Stavr…
St. John the Theologian Church in Tolyatti
During the construction of the Kuibyshev Hydroelectric Power Station, it became necessary to flood the city of Stavropol-on-Volga, now known as Tolyatti, and create the Kuibyshev Reservoir in its place. Many buildings an…
Trinity Cathedral in Stavropol, Tolyatti (Lost)
The Trinity Cathedral, built in 1738, became one of the first buildings in our city. An ancient icon of the Kazan Mother of God was transferred to this church, which had been in the family of retired Colonel Soshalsky fo…
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Stavropol, Tolyatti (Lost)
The wooden Assumption church was built and consecrated in 1744. In the early 19th century, it burned down as a result of a fire. In its place, a new stone Assumption temple was erected in 1827 on Posadskaya Street, near …
The Church of the Theodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God in Novokashpirsky
On the eastern outskirts of the Russian plain, in the center of the Volga shale basin, the Kashpir deposit of combustible shale has been located for several centuries. The peculiarity of this deposit is that the layers o…
The Courtyard of the Syzran Ascension Monastery in Kashpir
In 1713, an icon of the Mother of God "Theodorovskaya" was discovered above an unnamed spring located below the village of Kashpir. For some time, it was kept in the local parish church. In 1730, Kashpir became part of S…
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kashpir (Lost)
The wooden church, built by parishioners in 1795, is surrounded by a wooden fence. It has two altars: the main, cold altar is dedicated to the Assumption of the Mother of God, while the warm altar in the chapel is in the…
Assumption Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zausinovsky Ravine in Syzran
The Nikolskaya Church, later renamed the Assumption Church, was built in 1692 on the territory of the settlement. It is now located at the corner of Soviet Street and Fedin Lane, where a park and the Syzran city court bu…
Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin in Syzran
The Spasskaya Tower, built of brick over the only entrance to the fortress in 1683, is the oldest architectural monument in Syzran. It is located on the side of the settlement and serves as the beginning of the city's ma…
