Best places: Religions in Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye, Russia

Modern mosque built in traditional style with a golden dome, Islamic motifs & an immense chandelier.

Imposing 1600s monastic complex set in the countryside, with a cathedral & an underground church.

Landmark Russian Orthodox monastery with a grand exterior & altar frescoes dating to the 1420s.

Striking red-brick cathedral with ornate turrets & spires, soaring interiors & regular concerts.

Orthodox place of worship & former home church of the Romanovs, Russia's last Imperial family.

This monastery has been the headquarters of the church & home of the Patriarch of Moscow since 1983.

This famous white-stone baroque Russian Orthodox church completed in 1704 is covered in carvings.

This 14th-century Orthodox monastery features hundreds of relics from a variety of saints.

Monastery & church complex founded by 1504 but expanded more in the 18th & 19th centuries.

Orthodox monastery complex with 14th-century roots, gold-topped domes & a famed male-voice choir.

White stone church built in a tent-like style in 1532 to commemorate Ivan the Terrible's birth.

👍👍 Черниговский скит — старинный пещерный монастырь, основанный в середине XIX века неподалеку от Троицкой лавры. Кроме православных паломников, на территории мужской обители бывает много туристов, желающих познакомиться с историей скита, его живописным архитектурным ансамблем и посетить могилы великих...

Working nunnery, founded in 1909 by a grand duchess, with children's medical centre, museum & tours.

👍 I visited the monastery for the second time. The first time was here twenty years ago with a friend. Then everything was just being restored. At the entrance we then met a priest - Father Anatoly. When he found out that we were here for the first time, he invited us to tell us about the monastery....

This important symbol of the Orthodox religion sits in a spectacular spot overlooking the river.

👍👍 The Bykovo estate is a majestic and magnificent work of architecture, it is a pity that the state does not have the resources to restore architectural monuments. The church is active and we even visited the service. They didn’t take pictures inside the temple, I don’t know, it seems to me that in s...

Dating back to the 17th century, this prominent Orthodox church is known for its Easter festival.

👍👍 Монастырь расположен в живописном месте недалеко от с. Константиново в котором родился Есенин. В одном из храмов находится наверно единственный в России иконостас выполненный из фаянса. Рядом есть святой источник со стоянкой для машин и оборудованной купелью . На территории удивительная по красоте и...

👍👍 St. Nicholas Pereslavl Monastery is a convent located in Pereslavl Zalessky. St. Nicholas Monastery was founded by the Monk Demetrius of Prilutsky around 1350. On December 27, 1993, by decree of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, the St. Nicholas Convent was opened. After 70 years of dev...

👍👍 Wonderful place! With history and its own unforgettable atmosphere. I love it very much! I've been there more than once and always want to come back. Beautiful and well-groomed territory. Quiet and serene. I want to calmly contemplate, think and pray. Beautiful churches, the highest bell tower in th...