Nizhny Novgorod has always been a major center of Orthodoxy in the Volga region. Among the many temples built at different times, there are truly unique specimens. This is the ancient St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral of the XIII century, and two churches in the Stroganov baroque style - Christmas and Smolenskaya, and the majestic tent-roofed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Of particular value is the Church of the Myrrh-Bearers of the mid-17th century, which became the first stone temple built like a "ship" - with an axial arrangement of the altar, prayer hall, refectory and bell tower.
Currently, there are over 100 churches in Nizhny Novgorod. Most of them are architectural monuments and constitute the historical and cultural heritage of the city. In the 21st century, many new churches were built, which have become a symbol of spiritual revival.
Operating churches and cathedrals in Nizhny Novgorod
List of the most famous and popular temples in the city.
Alexander Nevsky New Fair Cathedral
The reason for the construction of the cathedral was the rapid development of the Nizhny Novgorod Fair in the middle of the 19th century. The construction lasted 14 years and was completed in 1881. The architecture of the cathedral combines features of the Byzantine and Russian styles. In the 30s of the XX century, the tents were dismantled, and the premises were used for warehouses and housing. The iconostases, the main of which had a height of 23 meters, and the ancient icons were used for firewood. In the 90s, the cathedral was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church, and its revival began. In 2011, a “Cathedral” bell, the third largest in Russia, was installed next to the cathedral.
Address: Nizhny Novgorod, st. Arrow, 3 A
Website: http://nevskiy-nne.ru
Spassky Old Fair Cathedral
The majestic cathedral designed by the architect O. Montferrand, the author of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, was erected on the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod Fair in 1822. The icons in the Italian style, where the saints were depicted with bare body parts, made many merchants feel awkward, so the primary iconostasis had to be replaced soon. The cathedral was constantly undermined by groundwater, so it was restored many times. In the XX century, the building of the cathedral was used as a warehouse. The revival of church life began in 1991.
Address: Nizhny Novgorod, Yarmarkochny proezd, 10
Website: http://nne.ru
Church of the Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos
The bright and elegant church was built in 1719 at the expense of the Stroganov merchants, which is why it is also called the Stroganov church. From 1722 to 1727 it was closed on the personal instructions of Peter I, who saw in it the icons he ordered for the Peter and Paul Cathedral in St. Petersburg. The bell tower had a unique "astronomical" clock that showed the position of the Sun and Moon, and it itself was crowned not with a cross, but with a weather vane. In Soviet times, the temple was preserved thanks to the efforts of the abbot, who managed to prove the cultural value of the "Stroganov Baroque".
Address: Rozhdestvenskaya, 34 A
Nicholas cathedral
The cathedral was erected in the 2000s, although its architecture corresponds to the old classicist temples. The height of the cathedral is 68 meters, which makes it the tallest in the city. The five-domed St. Nicholas Church is divided into two tiers. The upper tier is a huge prayer hall with a capacity of 3000 people, the lower tier is a baptismal church, a refectory, a conference hall, and sacristy. Among the shrines of the cathedral there is an exact copy of the carved cross, which D. Pozharsky presented to the citizens of Nizhny Novgorod.
Address: Nizhny Novgorod, Dyakonova st., 15 A
Website: http://nikolasobor-nn.ru
Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist at the Auction
One of the most ancient stone churches in Nizhny Novgorod was built in 1673 at the expense of the merchant G.S. Dranishnikov. The church was burned and rebuilt many times, which changed its original appearance, but in 2005 it was restored and the church was consecrated anew. A small copy of the Moscow monument to Minin and Pozharsky was installed in front of it, since it was from the porch of the John the Baptist Church, at the time when it was still wooden, that Kozma Minin summoned the inhabitants of the city into a militia against the Poles.
Address: Rozhdestvenskaya, 1 B
Website: http://predtecha-ioann.ru
Transfiguration Cathedral in Sormovo
A huge red brick cathedral in the Russian-Byzantine style was built for the workers of the Sormovo plant at their own expense, which is why the people called it "penny", that is, built on labor pennies. The cathedral for 2500 people, together with the choirs, had a height of 43 meters, a six-tier iconostasis was installed in it, and seven marble steps led to the Royal Doors. In 1927, the temple was closed, the utensils were confiscated. The building was used as an orphanage, a warehouse and a refrigerator. In the early 90s, divine services were resumed in the cathedral, restoration based on old photographs and drawings began.
Address: Nizhny Novgorod, Shcherbakova st., 11
Website: http://pravsormovo.ru
Assumption Church on Ilinskaya Hill
It is believed that the stone Assumption Church was built at the end of the 17th century on the site of an ancient monastery, in which there was a wooden Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God. The funds for the construction were donated by the merchant A. F. Olisov. The main volume of the temple is covered with a “four-faced baptismal barrel” - a technique unique for stone construction. The restoration and re-consecration of the temple took place in 2004. The Assumption Church is part of the Bishops' Compound.
Address: Nizhny Novgorod, per. Steep, 3
Website: http://nne.ru
Michael the Archangel Cathedral
The history of the cathedral dates back to the beginning of the 13th century, when the first wooden church was built on this site. The stone church, the appearance of which has survived to this day, was erected in 1631 by the masters of Russian hipped-roof architecture L. Vozoulin and A. Konstantinov. The temple is a monument of federal importance and is famous for the ashes of K. Minin, as well as many of the Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod princes. The image of the Kazan Mother of God is especially venerated, only this is a modern icon donated to the cathedral by Patriarch Kirill in 2009.
Address: Nizhny Novgorod, Kremlin, 2 A
Website: http://amnne.cerkov.ru
Church of Elijah the Prophet
The stone Elias Church was erected in 1655 on the site of the wooden church of the same name, which was built here in 1506 in honor of the deliverance of the city from the invasion of Tatars and Nogays. In the 19th century, the one-domed temple was rebuilt into a five-domed one, so it has survived to this day. In Soviet times, the church housed a bakery, which left the building in a deplorable state. Divine services resumed in 1995, and restoration work began.
Address: Ilyinskaya, 9
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
In 2005, on the site of the Kazan Church, demolished in Soviet times, the first stone was laid in the foundation of the new church. It was built according to the project of the architect E. Pestov and is completely different from the old one. However, since its construction in 1687, the old church was rebuilt several times due to dilapidation and fires. A chapel was located next to the temple in memory of the deliverance from the death of the Russian emperors during an attempt on their lives. In 1935, the church and chapel were demolished in order to redevelop the Zelensky Congress.
Address: Nizhny Novgorod, Zelensky congress, 3
Temple of the All-Merciful Savior
An elegant brick church in the Old Russian style was built in 1903 in memory of the salvation of Emperor Alexander III and his family in a train wreck in 1888. On that trip, Alexander III had with him a copy of the image of the Savior Not Made by Hands, which explains the name of the temple. Funds for the construction were donated by Nizhny Novgorod merchants. The wall paintings of the Savior Cathedral repeated the paintings of the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Kiev Vladimir Cathedral. Since 1937, the building housed the warehouses of the Vesna garment enterprise. In 1991, the temple was returned to the believers.
Address: Maxim Gorky 177 A
Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh
Sergievskaya Church was built in the 1860s on the site of its dilapidated predecessor. The funds were collected by the parishioners themselves, and the project of the temple was approved by Alexander II.In Soviet times, the temple was closed, the domes were removed, and the Union of Artists was located in the building. The church was returned to believers in 2003, and the re-consecration took place on November 4, 2006, on National Unity Day. A center for the deaf and dumb has been organized at the church; liturgies with sign language translation are regularly held for them.
Address: Sergievskaya, 25 A
Website: http://nns.cerkov.ru
Transfiguration Church
Karpovskaya Church was built in 1817 on the site of two burned down wooden churches. With the growth of the population of Karpovka, the rebuilding of the temple was required. It was completed by the architect R. Ya. Kelewein in 1868. At the beginning of the 20th century, the walls were painted according to drawings by M.V. Nesterov and V.M. Vasnetsov. In Soviet times, the temple was closed for two years for tax evasion. In 1943, the building was damaged by an enemy air raid, 5 people died, but all the shrines were preserved. Among them are the Shroud of Christ the Savior embroidered with gold and the Life-giving Cross of the Lord, which date back to the 18th century.
Address: Suzdalskaya, 58
Website: http://kc-nn.ru
Church of the Myrrh-Bearing Women in the Upper Posad
The five-domed stone church was erected in 1649 on the site of an older wooden one. It became the first “ship” -type temple, which later became so widespread in Russian temple architecture. In the parish of the church, the founder of the Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery in Suzdal, St. Euthymius and the founder of the Makaryevsky monastery of St. Makariy Zheltovodsky. A monument was erected to them near the walls of the temple. After decades of desolation, the Church of the Sign of the Myrrh-Bearing Church was returned to the faithful in 2005.
Address: Dobrolyubova, 13 A
Website: http://nne.ru
Sorrow Church
Initially, the Sorrowful Church was located on the second floor of the main building of the Martynovskaya provincial hospital. On August 22, 1866, Emperor Alexander II himself prayed in the temple. A separate stone church was erected by the architect V.N.Bryukhatov in 1895. Its facades were stylized to resemble ancient Russian architecture. In 1990-1993, after decades of misuse, the temple was restored to its original appearance. In 2005, the temple was consecrated anew.
Address: Nesterova, 2
Website: http://vsr-nne.cerkov.ru
Church in honor of the saints of Moscow
The temple in honor of the Moscow miracle workers Peter, Alexy and Jonah was built at the request of the townspeople, who from the middle of the 19th century began to actively populate the area of the present Lyadov Square and Gorky Street. The new church was consecrated in 1860. It had three carved gilded iconostases, seven bells, the walls were decorated with paintings. In the Soviet years, the temple was destroyed, a hostel was set up in it. Only in 1997, when the church was transferred to the Svyato-Diveyevo monastery, its revival began. Now it has again become one of the architectural dominants of the city.
Address: Korolenko, 14
Website: http://nne.ru
Church in honor of the Ascension of the Lord
The first mention of the wooden church of the Ascension of the Lord dates back to 1621. After the fire, it was rebuilt in stone, and the temple acquired its present appearance in 1876. The majestic five-domed Byzantine-style church was considered one of the richest in the city - its icons were adorned with velvet, precious stones and gold. In 1925, divine services ceased, the temple began to be used as warehouses and living quarters until 2003. Currently, the temple is part of the Bishops' courtyard.
Address: Ilyinskaya, 54
Website: http://nne.ru
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
Built in the Russian Baroque style in 1781, the Peter and Paul Cathedral became the first cemetery church in Nizhny Novgorod. Like most churches at cemeteries, it was also called All Saints. The temple had a five-tiered gilded iconostasis in the form of a tent, decorated with carvings and twisted columns, and the icons had silver vestments. The church had a bell tower, which was destroyed in Soviet times, but in 2014 it was restored. But the decoration of the temple was lost, since in the Soviet years there was a cinema, billiards and living quarters here.
Address: Maxim Gorky, 141 A
Website: http://hram-pp.cerkov.ru
Temple in honor of the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God
A small but cozy wooden church appeared in the village of Sortirovochny in 2000. It was handed over from an old building that previously belonged to the Gorky Railway. Divine services began in 2001, and the rite of full consecration took place in 2003. The main shrine of the Iberian Church is the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, consecrated on his relics in the Italian city of Bari.
Address: Dvizhentsev, 17 M
Website: http://nne.ru
Church of the Resurrection
The Resurrection Church was built in 1884-1886 at the expense of the merchant A.I. Priezzhev and other benefactors. The name of the author of the project has not been preserved. The temple belongs to the pseudo-Russian style, however, Byzantine features were also traced in the three-tiered bell tower. In Soviet times, the temple was partially destroyed and closed, and the interior was lost, including a large temple icon of the Great Martyr. Panteleimon with a particle of relics. The building housed a cinema, a warehouse and even a bakery. The restoration of the temple began in 2004 and continues to this day.
Address: Shevchenko, 1 A
Website: http://voskresenskiy.prihod.ru
Church of the Holy Martyr and Healer Panteleimon
It is a whole temple complex of three new one-altar temples. The first in 2001 was built a small wooden church in honor of the new martyrs and confessors of Nizhny Novgorod. Then, due to the large influx of believers, they built a stone temple in honor of John of Kronstadt for 260 people and a large temple in the name of the Great Martyr. and the healer Panteleimon, designed for 800 people. The last two are connected by a gallery, above which a 34-meter bell tower rises. The consecration took place in 2015.
Address: Nizhny Novgorod, Gagarin Avenue, 119 A
Website: http://prioknn.ru
Churches of the Smolensk and Vladimir icons of the Mother of God
The temple complex on the territory of the Gordeevka microdistrict includes two churches that are unique in their appearance. The Smolensk Church is one of the five surviving examples of the Stroganov Baroque, it was built at the end of the 17th century, and the eclectic Vladimir Church appeared in the neighborhood only in 1908-1909. In Soviet times, bells were dropped from both churches, and the churches themselves were closed. Despite the fact that they were badly damaged both outside and inside, the efforts of restorers and parishioners managed to clear the churches of dirt and debris, but restoration work is still ongoing. They are planned to be completed by the 800th anniversary of the city in 2021.
Address: Gordeevskaya, 141 A
Website: https://hramsmolen.jimdofree.com
Church of the Life-Giving Trinity in Vysokovo
The stone church with a bell tower was built in 1815 in the traditional form of a "ship" by the architect I. Mezhetskiy. In Soviet times, the temple was closed for only 2.5 months. During the Great Patriotic War, the temple provided tremendous support to our people, and its parishioners raised about 6 million rubles for the defense needs. For several decades, the temple had the status of a cathedral. From the surviving shrines - the Life-giving Cross, delivered from the Solovetsky Monastery in 1606 as a gift to Prince D. Pozharsky, and several old icons.
Address: Ovrazhnaya, 94
Website: http://vysokovo.prihod.ru
Temple of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos
It was founded as a house church at the women's religious school, opened in 1866. In 1892, the temple was moved to another place and consecrated anew. The church was destroyed along with the liquidation of the school in 1918. The building was transferred to the military department, where the Officers' House was subsequently located. In 2011, the former building of the school was returned to the Church, and already in 2012, after repair and restoration work, the Vvedensky temple was re-consecrated.
Address: Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, 30
Temple in the name of Saint Prince Igor of Chernigov
A new wooden church in Upper Pechery was built in 2007 at the request of residents. It became the first temple in the microdistrict with a population of about 40 thousand people. Only one year passed from the moment the first stone was laid to the consecration of the temple. The small temple is crowned with three gilded domes. A large stone church was built next to it in the part of St. Equal to the Apostles Princess Olga.
Address: Verkhnepecherskaya, 8 A
Temple in honor of the holy great martyr George the Victorious
Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas laid the first stone in the foundation of the new church in 2013, and less than a year later, its solemn consecration took place. The temple was built by restorers from the "Andrey Anisimov Workshops" according to the design of A. Anisimov himself. The dome of the temple resembles the helmet of an ancient Russian warrior, the facades are decorated with white stone carvings. A unique stone iconostasis is installed inside. The belfry is made in the traditions of Pskov-Novgorod architecture and is the only belfry of this type in Nizhny Novgorod.
Address: Kashchenko, 31 A
Website: https://vk.com/georgiynn
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Catholic temple located in the building of the former stables. This is the third temple in Nizhny Novgorod for adherents of Catholicism. The first Catholics appeared in the city in the 17th century. These were immigrants from Poland who participated in the Polish uprising of 1861-1863. The first temple of the Assumption of the Virgin was destroyed in the 30s of the XX century, in the second since its closure in 1929 there is a state institution. The current temple was consecrated in 2000.
Address: Studenaya, 10 B
Website: http://www.catholic-nnov.ru
Church in honor of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Tenderness"
A new wooden church was built in 2010 in the Molitovka microdistrict in just four months after several years of hiatus. Before that, services were performed in a special trailer donated to the parish of the Gorky railway. In 2012, a chandelier brought from Greece was installed in the church, and in 2013 the great consecration of the temple took place. Especially revered shrines - an icon of the early 19th century. "Three Saints" and an icon with a particle of the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
Address: Dargomyzhsky, 17 G, bldg. one
Website: https://molit-nne.ru
Temple in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Quick to Hearken"
A wooden cross on the site of the future church in honor of the Icon of the Mother of God "The Hearing Hearts" was installed in the Moscow region of Nizhny Novgorod in June 2006. While construction was underway, services were held in a nearby trailer, which was converted into a temporary church. The construction of a brick church with a hipped-roof bell tower lasted almost four years. The first liturgy was served on November 22, 2009, on the patronal feast day. The temple is crowned with five small black domes, and it itself is painted in soft blue tones, recalling the purity and purity of the Blessed Virgin.
Address: Alexandra Lyukina, 9 D
Website: http://nnhram-46.cerkov.ru
Church in honor of All Saints in Maryina Roshcha
All Saints Church appeared on the territory of the Maryina Roshcha city cemetery in the late 90s of the XX century. It was built in memory of 10 employees of the Volgo-Vyatka RUBOP who died in Chechnya in the line of duty. The initiator of the construction was the mother of one of the dead soldiers. The facade of the temple is decorated with ceramic icons, and the walls are decorated with paintings. There are 8 bells installed on the belfry of the temple. Due to the large number of worshipers, the temple was expanded in 2001.
Address: Nizhny Novgorod, Kladbischinsky Ave., 1 A
Website: http://nne.ru
