Troitse-Scanov Monastery (Nizhny Lomov)

Cave Complex of Skanovo Holy Trinity Monastery Russia · Nizhny Lomov

In around 2 or 3 kilometres to the north-east of the Skanovo Monastery of Holy Trinity, there are caves, which in the past were a site of hermit monk's active work. Mount Plodskaya, the mount that contains the underground passages, is surrounded by a forest. This is a picturesque location. At the feet of the mount, there is a healing spring, in ...

Church of the Holy Spirit, Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit Russia · Pereslavl-Zalessky

The Church of the Holy Spirit with five domes (the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit) was built in 1861 with support from its parishioners. In 1872, a bell tower was constructed. Side chapels are dedicated to St. Nicholas, St. Ilya, St. Vladimir, and SS. Constantine and Helen. In Soviet times, the Church was shut down and used as a war...

Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Poltevo Moscow Oblast · Russia · Balashikha

The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Poltevo is the oldest in Balashikha Archdeaconry. The village of Poltevo has been known since the 16th century; at that time, it was called Sushchevo or Agafonovo. After the Polish-Lithuanian intervention of the early 17th century, the hamlet of Sushchevo was granted by the tsar to one of his gen...