hidden Aplaksin, Andrey Petrovich (1879-1931), architect Andrey Petrovich Aplaksin (1879-1931) is an architect, artist, restorer, historian of architecture. He was graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineers (1904) and the Pavlovsk Military College (1906). From 1906 to 1914 he was the architect of... more

hidden Bulanov, Ivan Iudovich (1830 - 1893), an architect Ivan Iudovich Bulanov (1830–1893), an architect of St. Petersburg Eparchy. He was certified by the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1866. In the 1860s - 1880s Bulanov built more then 30 profitable houses, mansions of Ye.T. Osipova (1879), A.N.... more

hidden Cheremenetsky Monastery of St. John the Theologian The Cheremenetsky Monastery of St. John the Theologian (the locality of Cheremenets, the Luga district). The monastery was founded in 1478 according to the order of Ioann III on an island of Cheremenetsky Lake. In the second half of the 16th... more

hidden Edinoverie Edinoverie (E.), union of the Old Belivers with the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on the basis of the hierarchy obedience of the Old Belivers to ROC with preservation of the Old Belivers order of services and ceremonies which were formed... more

hidden Eparchy of Saint Petersburg Eparchy of Saint Petersburg , territorial-administrative unit of ROC (Russian Orthodox Church). It was established according to the order of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna on 1 September 1742, before it was territorially included into the Novgorod... more

hidden Holy Trinity Monastery of St. Antony Dymsky, the The Holy Trinity Monastery of St. Anthony Dymsky (the settlement of Bronevik, the Boksitogorsk district) is one of the ancientest in the Saint Petersburg eparchy. It was founded by Venerable Anthony Dymsky (according to a version of the... more

hidden Karpov, Grigory Ivanovich (1824- 1900), an architect Grigory Ivanovich Karpov (1824- 1900), an architect. He graduated from the St. Petersburg Building College in 1848. He worked as an architect of the Alexander Nevski Monastery. From 1861 he became the architect of the St. Petersburg Eparchy. G.I.... more

hidden Kosyakov, Vasily Antonovich (1862-1921), an architect Vasily Antonovich Kosyakov (1862-1921), an architect, artist, teacher. He graduated from the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1885. In 1897 V.A. Kosyakov became an architect of Synod economic administration. From 1888 he became a teacher, in 1900 -... more

hidden Kudryavtsev, Nikolay Galaktionovich (1856 - 1941), an architect Kudryavtsev, Nikolay Galaktionovich (1856 - 1941), an architect. Kudryavtsev graduated from the St. Petersburg Building College in 1877. He served at the Technology Building Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1877-1896). Не was a... more

hidden Military Orthodox churches Military Orthodox churches began to organize in Saint Petersburg in the beginning of the 18th c chiefly as field churches. In 1800 the post of the military ober-priest was introduced by the order of Paul I (later it was named the arch-presbuter... more

hidden Nikonov, Nikolay Nikitich (1849 - 1918), an architect Nikolay Nikitich Nikonov (1849 - 1918), an architect,expert of the "russian style". From the 1860s Nikonov learned at the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. During 1893-1906 Nikonov was the architect of the St. Petersburg Eparchy. He was the... more

hidden Orthodox monasteries The Othodox monasteries. The oldest monasteries located on the territory of the Leningrad Oblast - the Monastery of the Dormition, the Monastery of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Zastenny Monastery of St. George in Ladoga were founded... more

hidden Padansky Convent of the Presentation in the Temple The Padansky Convent of the Presentation in the Temple (the Podporozhye district). It was founded about 1543 as the Verkhopadansky Cornelius Monastery (Hermitage) of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and was closed in 1764. It was reestablished in 1872... more

hidden Sadovnikov, Sergey Vasilyevich (1835 - 1906), an architect Sergey Vasilyevich Sadovnikov (1835 - 1906), an architect, academician of architecture (1881). Sergey Vasilyevich Sadovnikov was a son of the artist V.S. Sadovnikov (1800-1879). S.V. Sadovnikov graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in... more

hidden Senno Holy Trinity Skete The Senno holy Trinity Skete (the village of Senno, the Boksitogorsk district). It is probably, in the the 16th century the church of Sts. Florian and Laurus was built in the village of Senno. The church was included into the Kolbetsky Pogost. In... more

hidden Slupsky, Ivan Blagiyevich (1826 - 1891), an architect Ivan Blagiyevich Slupsky (1826 - 1891), an architect, academician of architecture (1861). I.B. Slupsky graduated the Warsaw Art School in 1850. He was certified by the Academy of Arts in 1854 and by the St. Petersburg Building College in 1857. In... more

hidden Syasky village church of of St. Nicholas (Volkhov District) Syasky village church of St. Nicholas (the village of Gorka Khvalovskaya/ Khvalovo, Volkhov District, 6 Lenina St). The original wooden church of St Nicholas was built before 1582. In 1627, after the Swedish invasion, the new five small domes... more

hidden The Resurrection Church (Toroshkovichi Village, Luga District) The Resurrection Church (Toroshkovichi Village, the Luga District). The original wooden church, built in the 16th century (the first mention about the church was made in 1582, it was rebuilt in 1690), it was burned in 1852. The new wooden church... more

hidden The Transfiguration Cathedral (Koporye Village, Lomonosov District) The Transfiguration Cathedral (Koporye Village, the Lomonosov District). The original stone cathedral with the side-chapel of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin was built in the Koporye Fortress in the second half of the 14th century. The... more

hidden The Transfiguration Church (Tolmachevo Village, Luga District) The Transfiguration Church (Tolmachevo Village, the Luga District, 15 Parkovy Street). The wooden church with five high piramidal domes was built during 1893-1894 (by the architect N.V. Dmitriyev , with the participation of N.E. Teykh) at the... more

hidden The Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul (Lodeynoye Pole Town) The Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul (Lodeynoye Pole Town). The original wooden church was built in 1702, it was dismantled and removed in other place in 1766; church was burned in 1843. The new stone church in the Classicism style with the ... more

hidden The Cathedral of St. Catherine, Great Martyr (Kingisepp Town) The Cathedral of St. Catherine, the Great Martyr (Kingisepp Town, 6 Nikolayev Square). The stone cathedral was built in the main square of the town of Yamburg on the order of Empress Catherine II after in 1760 the fortress wooden cathedral od St.... more

hidden The Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Mother of God (Schlusselburg) The Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Mother of God (the town of Schlusselburg, 1 Krasnaya Square). The first wooden church was laid according to the order of Peter I in 1702 after the regress of the Oreshek Fortress to Russia. It became... more

hidden The Cathedral of the Birth of John the Precursor (Kamennye Polyany Village, Luga District) The Cathedral of the Birth of John the Precursor (Kamennye Polyany Village, Luga District). The original stone church was built from 1552 to 1563. In 1646 the chapel of St Ioann of Novgorod was built, in 1718 more two chapels were built: the... more

hidden The Cathedral of the Birth of John the Precursor (Schlusselburg) The Cathedral of the Birth of John the Precursor (Schlusselburg, Oreshek Island). The Nikolayevsky Lyalikin Monastery worked in the Oreshek Fortress (see: the Schlusselburg Fortress) in the 15th century. The monastery was lost in the years of the... more

hidden The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Gimreka Village, Podporozhsky District) The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God (Gimreka Village, the Podporozhsky District). The wooden church with the hipped roof was built in Gimoretsky Pogost during 1650-1695, side-chapels were devoted to St. Antony the Roman and St.... more

hidden The Church of Sainted Hierach Nicholas the Wonderworker (Kobona Village, Kirovsk District) The Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker (Kobona Village, the Kirovsk District). In 1568 in the village of Kobona there was the church of Sts. Laurus and Florus. The church of St. Nicholas was firstly mentioned in the first half of the 17th... more

hidden The Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God (Yugostitsy Village, Luga District) The Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God (Yugostitsy Village, Luga District). The original wooden church with the side chapel of the St Nicholas the Wonderworker was built before 1580, it was rebuilt in 1694 when the side... more

hidden The Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God (Shapki Village, Tosno District) The Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God (the Tosno District, Shapki Village, 5 Svetly Pereulok). The original stone church was built before 1504 in Gori Village close to Shapki Village (in the territory of Yarvosolsky Nikolsky... more

hidden The Church of Apostle Peter and Apostle Paul (Somino Village, Boksitogorsk District) The Church of Apostle Peter and Apostle Paul (Somino Village, 31 Yaroslavskaya Street). A big stone church with a built up three-tier bell tower was constructed during 1839-1844 in the Classicism style and consecrated in 1844. There are... more