Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Yazykovo
The Kazan Mother of God Church in the village of Yazykovo, built in 1766 with funds from Lieutenant Colonel Dmitry Fyodorovich Apraksin, originally had no bell tower and had three chapels: in honor of the Kazan Icon of t…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Strakhovo
The village of Strakhovo in the Buzuluk district of the Samara province was founded in 1749 as a landowner's settlement. It was named after its founder, Lieutenant Vasily Mikhailovich Strakhov of the Penza regiment, who …
Kazan Icon of the Mother of God Church in Zaplavnoye
In 1837, a wooden church dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was built, which was not heated and could accommodate 800 people. According to legend, the central part of the building was transported from the n…
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Pokrovka
The first wooden church in Pokrovka was built with the funds of parishioners in 1859, but it was later dismantled due to its dilapidation. In 1898, a new wooden church with a similar bell tower was constructed. This mast…
Church of Faith, Hope, Love, and their Mother Sophia in Gvardeytsy
In 1772, a village was founded, and two years later, in 1774, a chapel was built in honor of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos. It was after this chapel that the settlement received the name Blagoveshchenskaya …
Talovsky District Local History Museum
The museum was opened in 1992 and is located in a two-story building constructed in 1957, featuring a unique architectural design. Its establishment was made possible through the efforts of the district administration, v…
St. Nicholas Church in Blagodarovka
The first church in Blagodarovka was built in 1857 with funds from the parishioners. In 1903, it burned down as a result of a fire. Already in 1904, the residents built a new church. In 1867, a church parish school began…
Church of the Meeting of the Lord in Borsk
In 1736, the Borsk fortress was founded on the high bank of the Samara River. In 1762, a wooden church of the Meeting of the Lord was built, which was repeatedly restored due to its dilapidation. In 1848, the church was …
Church of St. Vladimir the Equal-to-the-Apostles in Alexeyevka
The village of Alexeyevka is located in the eastern part of the Samara region, near the Tavolzhanka River. In the past, like many other places, there was a church built in the second half of the 19th century and consecra…
Troitsky Shikhobalovsky Women's Monastery in Tsentralny
The Holy Trinity Shikhobalovsky Women's Monastery housed a wooden church with two altars and central heating, designed by provincial architect A.K. Levenshtern. The construction was overseen by Samara merchant V.M. Suros…
