Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Uteshevo
The Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands is located in the village of Uteshevo in the Babyninsky District of the Kaluga Region and is also known as the Spasskaya Church.
The village of Uteshevo is situated on the road…
Church of the Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian in Benitsy
The Church of Cosmas and Damian is located in the eastern part of the village of Benitsy in the Borovsky District of the Kaluga Region, near the central road. Built in 1812, it is designed in the Baroque style, although …
Transfiguration Church on the Hill in Borovsk
In the central square of Borovsk stands the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord "on the hill," built in 1804 by Moscow merchant Vasily Stepanovich Prosvirin. This church was one of the most well-equipped in the cit…
Cathedral of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Borovsk
The cathedral church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin with the chapel of St. Nicholas of Myra was built thanks to donations. The main benefactors were the Borovsk merchants Zhdanov, who contributed 25,000 rubles, a…
Intercession Cathedral in Vysokoye, Borovsk
The Intercession Monastery, founded in 1410 by Prince Semyon Vladimirovich, who died from the plague in 1426-28, stood on the site of the church. In 1414, the venerable Pafnutiy took monastic vows there. He spent twenty …
The Dormition of the Mother of God Church in Vorsino (lost)
The first mention of the church dates back to 1629. According to the land registry book of the Borovsky district, the wooden Dormition church with a cemetery was under the jurisdiction of the Archangel Cathedral of the M…
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Rusinovo
The history of the church goes back centuries. It is known that a wooden church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker stood on the banks of the Protva River in the village of Rusinovo, belonging to the Borovsky Monastery, as …
St. John the Baptist Church in Ivanovskoye
The Church of John the Baptist in the village of Ivanovskoye was one of the most notable structures in the area. It was built in 1809 in the style of provincial classicism from red brick. The church included a small refe…
Yaransk District Local History Museum
The journals of the Yaransk Zemstvo Assembly mention: "In 1895, a handicraft museum was opened in Yaransk, which facilitated the sale of products by local craftsmen." This is from the report of the Yaransk District Zemst…
St. Michael the Archangel Church in Krasnoe
The Church of St. Michael the Archangel is located in the village of Krasnoe in the Kaluga region. Initially, a wooden church was built here in 1774, which served the parishioners for almost 150 years. In 1910, a new sto…
