Volga River · Russia · Yaroslavl
It is said that "as early as Yaroslavl feudal princes' time" a wooden church of the Transfiguration stood in the same place where the present church stands. It was a parish named "the Church of the Transfiguration on Gorodu". The name comes from the "town market square", which was situated at the same location. The 1658, the "Great Fire" burned the...
Russia · Pereslavl-Zalessky
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Russia · Pereslavl-Zalessky
St. Vladimir's Cathedral and St. Alexander's Church were built by Pereslavl merchant F. Ugrumov in the 1740s and situated within the Sretensky Novodevichy Convent.
In the second half of the 18th century, following the abolishment of Pereslavl Diocese, the modest abode was shut down, while its temples were turned into simple parish churches.
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