Ioannovsky Women's Monastery in Alexeyevka
The village of Alexeyevka in the Khvalynsky district of the Saratov region has a historical connection with the name of the righteous saint John of Kronstadt. In 1894, he visited this place while traveling along the Volg…
Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Akatnaya Maze (Lost)
The earliest official document mentioning the recently founded village of Okatnaya in the Simbirsk district dates back to 1749 and was composed by the archimandrite of the Valaam monastery. This document states that a ye…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Sleptsovka
In 1835, thanks to the efforts of landowner Karpov and local residents, a stone church with a bell tower was built in the village. The altar of the church was consecrated in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The …
Church of Archangel Michael in Borisoglebovka
The Church of Archangel Michael in Borisoglebovka, preserved in excellent condition, is one of the main historical and architectural landmarks of the Zavolzhye region in the Saratov Oblast. It was built in 1894 on the si…
Transfiguration Church in Pristanoye
The stone church in the village of Pristanoye, Saratov district, was built in 1822 thanks to the efforts of titular advisor Grigory Ignatievich Popov. The church had two altars: the main one dedicated to the Transfigurat…
Church of Archangel Michael in Mikhailovka
Mikhailovka is located 21 kilometers from Saratov. To the south of the village flows the Latryk River, into which a stream from a large ravine flows, dividing the village into two parts. Previously, Mikhailovka was calle…
Church of St. Xenia of Petersburg in Krasny Textilshchik
In 1910, a wooden church was built in honor of the Ascension of the Lord at the "Saratov Manufactory" factory, located in the Saratov district near the village of Khmelevka. The construction of the church was initiated b…
Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium in Borisoglebsk
In 1899, a gymnasium building was erected in the center of Novosobornaya Square, located along an alley at some distance from Lenin and Soviet streets. The main facade of the building faces Lenin Street.
On September 1,…
Church of Archangel Michael in Samoilovka
In Samoilovka, thanks to the efforts of the parishioners, the Assumption Church was built by 1817. It had, in addition to the main altar of the Assumption of the Mother of God, two chapels: the right one dedicated to Sai…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Shilo-Golitsyno (Lost)
The date of construction of the first Nicholas church in the village of Golitsyno, Serdobsky district, remains unknown; however, by 1841, a priest was already serving at the church. In the same year, a statute of spiritu…
