Europe · Hungary · Eger
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Russia · Moscow
Epiphany Monastery was founded by St. Daniel, the first Moscow prince, in 1296. He was a son of Blessed Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky. It is one of the oldest monasteries in Moscow. St. Sergius of Radonezh' older brother Stefan was one the Monastery's first abbots.
Epiphany temple was built in 1342 and replaced an original wooden church, which w...
Volga River · Russia · Kazan
Every Kazan citizen, including religious and secular people, orthodox believers and Muslims, admires the Epiphany Cathedral's bell tower or, as it is simply called, the "Epiphany Tower". Just like the Sujumbike Tower, it is very memorable and is recognised by all Kazan visitors. It is one of the cit'y's symbols and the main decoration of Bauman Str...
Russia · Moscow
Epiphany Church was founded in the 17th century. It was originally a wooden building that was located where the now-existing cathedral sits.
From 1722 to 1731, a stone church was constructed under the patronage of Tsarevna Praskovya Ivanovna and with the support of Emperor Peter I. Its side chapel was dedicated to the Annunciation. The Church wa...
Volga River · Russia · Tver
When passing the 22nd kilometre point of the road going from Rameshki to Kiverichi, one cannot help fixing his or her eyes on a grand stone church dedicated to the Epiphany. The Church is situated on a hill with Builovo graveyard around it. The word "graveyard" means an area around a parish church, where departed Christians are buried. The first bu...
Volga River · Russia · Yaroslavl
The Church was constructed from 1684 to 1693 and painted in 1692 and in 1693. Originally, trade yards were situated at the site of the Church. In the 16th century, the lot was taken by the Monastery of the Saviour. A wooden church and stables were built there. In the 17th century, after the Time of Troubles, servants and other dependent people bega...
Dnieper River · Ukraine · Kiev
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Moscow Oblast · Russia · Kolomna
Epiphany Church in Gonchary was first mentioned in the 15th century.
According to legend, Ivan III's wife, Sophia Palaiologina, continuously prayed for the birth of a child in various temples and vowed to build churches if her request was granted. After the Tsarina found out that soon she would be a mother, she built a wooden church dedicated to...
Baltic Sea · Russia · Saint Petersburg
Emperor Alexander III and his family's miraculous escape from the Borki train accident, which happened near Kharkov on 17 October 1888 (Old Style), gave rise to construction of a great number of churches dedicated to this event. Custom officers, exchange contractors, and port officials, who lived in Gutuevsky Island and in the mouth of the Neva Riv...
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