Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'All-Merciful' in Krasnodar
The stone church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'All-Merciful' is located on the grounds of the Krasnodar Regional Oncology Dispensary and is part of the monastery of the same name. It was originally built as a parish …
Cross Desert in Solokhoul
The monastery is located in the village of Solokhoul, in the picturesque foothills of the Caucasus, at the headwaters of the Shakhe River. According to local residents, hermit monks lived here before the October Revoluti…
Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross in Solokhaule
The Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross in the Cross Desert of Solokhaule is located in the only monastic building constructed in the early 2000s. The building is distinguished by its tent-shaped bell tower, and on…
Building of the Yegoryevsk Mechanical and Electrical School Named After Tsarevich Alexei
In Yegoryevsk, Moscow region, stands the building of the Yegoryevsk Mechanical and Electrical School named after Tsarevich Alexei, built in 1913. In the autumn of 1907, a large building of this educational institution wa…
Trinity-George Monastery in Lesnoye
In the village of Lesnoye, surrounded by mountains, the Trinity-George Women's Monastery was founded. Thanks to the efforts of the abbess Mother Anastasia and private donations, several architecturally interesting church…
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Softener of Evil Hearts'
The church, dedicated to the icon of the Mother of God of the Seven Arrows, was built over several years, from 2006 to 2007. The architect envisioned seven pointed arches and seven facets, symbolizing the number of arrow…
The Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God of the Trinity-George Monastery in Lesnoy
The first temple of the monastery is the Vladimir Church, originally built as a single-story building around the year 2000. In the mid-2000s, it was expanded with a second floor, where the Church of the Icon of the Mothe…
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Relieve My Sorrows' in the Trinity-George Monastery
In November 2005, Metropolitan Isidor of Krasnodar and Kuban consecrated a new chapel on the monastery grounds. It was built in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God 'Relieve My Sorrows', to which those in grief often t…
Mechtilda Alexandra Bauscher, née Princess of Leiningen
On February 12, 2021, in Bamberg, Bavaria, Mechtilda Alexandra Bauscher, née Princess of Leiningen, passed away. She was the youngest daughter of Karl III, the 6th Prince of Leiningen, and Princess Maria Kirillovna, as w…
The Vladimir Gates of Kitai-Gorod and the Chapel of St. Panteleimon the Healer.
Vladimir Gates of Kitai-Gorod and the Chapel of St. Panteleimon the Healer.
For every disease, for every affliction, we have the healer Panteleimon (M. Tsvetaeva).
The photographs were taken in 1896 and 1897. The Vladi…
