Orthodoxy came to the Krasnoyarsk land at the beginning of the 17th century. Since then, many churches and monasteries have been built in Krasnoyarsk itself and throughout the province. Some of them managed to be preserved, some were lost during the years of Soviet power, along with the relics kept there. One of the main temples of the city is the Intercession Cathedral of the 18th century. This is one of the best examples of Siberian "baroque". Pilgrims should also visit the Annunciation Church and the Church of St. John the Baptist at the Bishops' House.
Since the early 90s, more than 280 temple buildings have been restored and built in the city, including monasteries and chapels. The temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "The Tsaritsa" deserves special attention, the project of which was developed more than a century ago. Many churches were built in new neighborhoods of the city to strengthen the spiritual life of the townspeople and preserve the Orthodox traditions of the region.
Operating churches and cathedrals in Krasnoyarsk
List of the most famous and popular temples in the city.
Holy Protection Cathedral
The one-story three-altar Cathedral of the Intercession in the Russian Baroque style was founded in 1785. The construction was carried out at the expense of the parishioners. The name was also chosen by the parishioners through a general vote. A new carved iconostasis was made for the cathedral, and part of the utensils, including three bells, were transferred from the old wooden church. During the 20th century, the temple was closed several times, the return of the Church took place in 1989. The shrine of the temple is a miraculously survived fresco of the end of the 18th century with an icon of the patronal feast day.
Address: Krasnoyarsk, st. Surikova, 26
Church of the Nativity
The laying of a new spacious church in the Kirovsky district of Krasnoyarsk took place in 2006. The construction proceeded intermittently and lasted about 6 years. Completion of construction became possible only thanks to the support of the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The rite of the Great Consecration of the temple was performed by Patriarch Kirill himself on September 12, 2012. The height of the Nativity Church is 47 meters, the capacity is over 1000 people, at the moment it is the largest temple in the city. In the evening, beautiful lighting is provided.
Address: Shchorsa, 44 A
Website: hram-rozhdestva.prihod.ru
Church of John the Baptist
John the Baptist Church was built as a house church at the house of the bishop of the Yenisei province. The buildings were originally wooden, but in the 1890s they were rebuilt in stone. In this form, they have survived to this day. The ensemble of the Bishops' House is a federal cultural heritage site. All the icons in the church are modern, but during the restoration, an old fresco with the image of the Savior Not Made by Hands was discovered on the walls. A fragment of the floor tiles has also survived.
Address: Gorky, 27
Website: ioann24.ru
Temple of Michael the Archangel
The temple in honor of the patron saint of the heavenly army was built in 1998-2003 in the Vetluzhanka microdistrict at the expense of a private entrepreneur A.P. Bykov. The place was not chosen by chance - it is in this area that a large number of veterans of the Great Patriotic War and participants in hostilities in "hot spots" live. The project of the tent-roofed church in the neo-Russian style was carried out by architects K. Yu. Shumov and Yu. V. Tikhonovich. A community of the deaf has been established at the church; liturgies with sign language interpretation are regularly held.
Address: Elena Stasova, 20
Website: www.chudo-v-honeh.ru
Temple of Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia
The church was built at the Krasnoyarsk Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 in 2006 at the expense of a private entrepreneur, the head of the Krasnoyarsk Dalexpress Association E. T. Rodionov. It is a small brick church with five domes crowning the central dome and the narthex. The church has a beautiful stone iconostasis decorated with semiprecious stones, wall paintings were made by artists of the I. Grabar Moscow Scientific Restoration Center.
Address: Partizan Zheleznyak, 3A / 2
Site: vk.com/sofiya_krsk
Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
Despite the fact that the temple was built quite recently - in 2013-15, it has already become a worthy decoration of the city and its new attraction. The church stands in a picturesque place on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Academgorodok. Domes for the temple were made in the city of Volgodonsk. The temple perpetuates the memory of ordinary residents of the region who suffered for their faith during times of persecution and repression. The church has a separate confessional room, which is a rarity for Orthodox churches. There are 11 bells on the belfry of the church.
Address: Akademgorodok, 4 A
Site: akademgorodok.cerkov.ru
Annunciation Church
The Church of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos was built in 1804-1822 and became the third stone church in the city. The construction was carried out by the Yenisei masons. Before the revolution, the church had a parish status. It contained the icon of St. Prince Alexander Nevsky, which was presented to the temple by Emperor Alexander I. In Soviet times, a fur warehouse was located in the building. The nunnery at the temple was opened in 1995, after the temple was returned to the believers.
Address: Lenin, 15
Site: bmsarapul.pravorg.ru
Temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "The Tsaritsa"
The solemn consecration of the temple took place in 2015, three years after the start of construction. The project of the temple was developed more than a hundred years ago by the Krasnoyarsk architect L. Chernyshev, however, due to the well-known historical events, it was not possible to build it at that time. The church contains a copy of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God "The Tsaritsa", which is in the Vatopedi monastery on Athos. Believers pray to the "All Tsaritsa" for deliverance from cancer.
Address: Lesnaya, 55A / 1
Site: monastyr-uspeniya.ortox.ru
St. Nicholas Church
A memorial to the victims of political repression was erected on the right bank of the Yenisei in the 1990s. In the 1930s, a Siberian hard labor road passed here, and right on the site of the temple there was a transit point for prisoners. Therefore, it was decided to erect the temple on a mound, symbolizing a burial mound. Funds for the construction of the church were donated by the city's enterprises and private benefactors. The church contains a list of Orthodox priests who were repressed in the 1930-50s of the XX century.
Address: Proletarskaya, 157
Website: vk.com/nikola_hram
Church of the Resurrection
The Resurrection Church in the Solnechny microdistrict opened its doors to parishioners in 2007, although construction began in 1998. The church was not built from scratch; it was converted from a canteen building, which had to be overhauled. The temple is small, crowned with one gilded dome on a high drum. On both sides, the temple adjoins five-storey residential buildings, which looks quite original.
Address: Svetlova, 7
Site: vk.com/club49257048
Church of St. Luke
In 2016, next to the building of the Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, a new church in the name of St. Luke was built. The university itself bears his name, because during the Great Patriotic War, St. Luke (Professor V.M. Prior to this, the temple was located in the basement of the main building of the medical university.
Address: Partizan Zheleznyak, 1
Site: vk.com/club18352002
Temple of Alexander Nevsky
A small wooden temple was built in the Soviet district of Krasnoyarsk in 2007, and in 2013 it received the status of a military Cossack temple of the Yenisei army. It is the only Orthodox church on the territory of the Vzletka microdistrict and adjacent new microdistricts. Nearby, it is planned to erect a cathedral in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Spyridon of Trimifuntsky.
Address: 78 Volunteer Brigade, 4/2
Site: hramalexnev.ru
Temple of Theodore Tyrone
The foundation stone at the construction site of the future temple was consecrated in the summer of 2013, and the temple itself was completed by the summer of 2017. The architect V. Terskov tried to give the church the look of early Christian basilicas.The Feodorovsky Church became the main temple of the St. Nicholas complex on the right bank of the Yenisei, which also includes a temple-monument to the victims of political repression. About 70 enterprises of the city donated funds for the construction. The temple is designed for 500 people and looks like a ship.
Address: Kommunalnaya, 26G / 1
Website: hram-horoshevo.ru
Temple in the name of the Meeting of the Vladimir miraculous icon of the Most Holy Theotokos
A magnificent snow-white temple in the Old Russian style was built for the Old Believer community of Krasnoyarsk in the very center of the city. Construction went on for two years and was completed in early 2019, although the idea of creating such a temple has been discussed for over 20 years. The temple is designed for 200 people - about the same number of Old Believers in the city and the surrounding area. In the evening, the temple is illuminated, making it stand out against the background of city buildings.
Address: Kirov, 45
Holy Trinity Cathedral
The Trinity Church was built in the first half of the 19th century on a high hill, from where the tract to Yeniseisk began. The city cemetery was moved here, so it became necessary to build a cemetery church. The cathedral was built in two stages; it received its final appearance in 1848. During the Soviet years, the Holy Trinity Cathedral remained the only unclosed church in the city. In 2004, the temple was restored, new iconostases and bells were installed in it. It is a federal cultural heritage site.
Address: Igarskaya, 6
Church of Luke the Apostle at the Road Clinical Hospital
A new brick church was erected at the Krasnoyarsk Road Clinical Hospital in 2002-2004. The construction was financed by Russian Railways and other philanthropists. The snow-white temple is stylized as the ancient temples of pre-Mongol Rus. It has one central dome and two small domes over the altar and the belfry, which is located above the entrance to the temple. The relics of St. Theodore Tomsky.
Address: Lomonosov, 47/1
Website: apostolluka.prihod.ru
Temple-chapel of the great martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki
A one-dome chapel in the classical style was erected near the Krasnoyarsk police building in 2002. It is dedicated to the memory of the policemen who died in the line of duty. The people also got accustomed to the name Militia chapel. The idea of its creation arose back in 1995, and law enforcement officers themselves participated in the fundraising. Many enterprises of the region rendered assistance in the construction of the temple. On the walls of the chapel, the names of the dead officers of the Main Internal Affairs Directorate and the OMON are immortalized.
Address: Dubrovinsky, 74
Temple-chapel of Saint Righteous Daniel of Achinsk
The temple is located on the territory of the largest cemetery in the city "Baladyk". It was built in 1999-2000 according to the project of the architect V. Tersky. Basically, funeral services for the dead are held here. The temple is built of bricks, it is crowned with a dome in the form of a helmet, the slopes of the roofs and domes are painted in a dark green color. The tent-roofed bell tower was erected next to the temple in 2001; seven bells were installed on it.
Address: Krasnoyarsk, Yeniseisky tract, 4
Temple of Righteous Joseph the Betrothed
The temple has been operating since 2007. It is located in the building of a former kindergarten, which by the 90s of the XX century had come into a deplorable state, so other organizations, which the city administration offered to lease, refused it. Through the efforts of parishioners and benefactors, the building was repaired and converted into a temple. At first it was consecrated in honor of the Nativity of Christ, but in 2007 it was renamed in honor of St. righteous Joseph the Betrothed and the Holy Family, since the construction of a new Nativity Church began in the city.
Address: Kutuzov, 7
Site: iosif.cerkov.ru
Church of the Holy Great Martyr Panteleimon
The tent-roofed wooden church was built in 2002 on the territory of the city hospital №20. It is adjoined by side extensions made of bricks, painted in light colors, which gives the temple a rather unusual look and distinguishes it from many other wooden temples. There is a small belfry above the entrance. Despite its modest size, the temple has a basement with a chapel in honor of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael in Khonekh.
Address: Instrumentalnaya, 12, bldg. eighteen
Site: vk.com/krashrampanteleimona
Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord
It is a Catholic church, erected in 1910 on the site of an earlier wooden Roman Catholic church built in 1857. The new stone church accommodated about a thousand people, funds for its construction were collected throughout the Yenisei province and in some western regions of the country. In Soviet times, the building housed a radio committee and a recording studio. In 1982, an organ was installed here and the Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic Hall was opened, which is still in operation.
Address: Dekabristov, 20
Church of St. Sarkis
The Armenian Apostolic Church of St. Sarkis is the first Armenian church beyond the Urals. It was erected in the Vzletka microdistrict in 2003 by the architect A.S.Demirkhanov with donations from the Armenian diaspora. In total, about 12 thousand Armenians live on the territory of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, therefore, the Surb Sarkis Church, from the moment of its construction, has become for them a spiritual and cultural center, contributing to the preservation and development of the Armenian language and traditions. The church has a height of 28 meters, in the basement there is a meeting room, classrooms and a library.
Address: Molokova, 3
Temple of the Twelve Apostles
The construction of a new church in the Solnechny microdistrict was completed at the end of 2016, and in January 2017 it opened its doors to parishioners. The construction lasted for 13 long years, significant progress began only thanks to the personal participation of the governor of the region. The Norilsk Nickel company took part in the investment in the construction work. The temple was built in the Byzantine style and has a capacity of 80 people. The painting of the walls was carried out by master icon painters under the direction of I. Khorobrov.
Address: Glory, 10
Church of the Three Saints
The first mention of the temple dates back to 1890. It was built on the site of a burnt chapel. In 1937, the Three Saints Church was closed; in different years of the 20th century, there was a transit point for recruits, a bookstore, and a collection point for recyclable materials. The church was returned to the believers in 1992. During the restoration, the building was expanded, but later it was decided to dismantle the temple due to being washed away by sewage. In 2011, a new one-domed church with a good foundation was erected in its place.
Address: Sverdlovskaya, 30 A
Website: trehsvhram-bazaiha.ru
Holy Vvedensky Church
The first wooden church in the village of Berezovsky was built in 1767. A new stone church was erected next to it in 1804, and the Vvedenskaya church itself was broken down a few years later. The stone Svyato-Vvedensky temple existed until the 80s of the last century. The parish was restored in the 1990s, and the Vvedenskaya Church was rebuilt in the early 2000s. In 2016, a project for the reconstruction of the temple was developed with the aim of expanding and improving it. The authors of the project were graduates of the Engineering and Construction Institute of the Siberian Federal University E. Konkova and K. Yudina.
Address: Krasnoyarsk, Berezovka, st. Centralnaya, 11
Website: vk.com/vhodvohram
