Museum-Reserve of the Transfiguration Monastery

Yaroslavl, pl. Bogoyavlenskaya, 25

Yaroslavl Church The main pearl of Yaroslavl is a historical and architectural museum-reserve in the territory of the Transfiguration Monastery. Built in the 12th century, it is one of the sixteen largest monasteries. In the 16th century, the state treasury was transferred here, and in 1612 it became the headquarters of Minin and Pozharsky.

The Church of Elijah the Prophet

Yaroslavl, pl. Sovetskaya, d. 7

Yaroslavl Church In walking distance from the Transfiguration Monastery there is one more symbol of Yaroslavl - the elegant church of Elijah the Prophet, built on the site of two wooden churches in 1647-1650. commissioned by the influential merchants of the Skripiny brothers. The church is decorated with five onion domes of a gentle green color, it is surrounded by covered galleries, and on each side are two tents - the bell tower and the Risopolozhensky limit.

Church of St. Nicholas the Wet and Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God

Yaroslavl, ul. Tchaikovsky, d. 1

Church of Yaroslavl Almost aside from the center is the most beautiful ensemble of churches of Nikola the Wet and Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God. In the architecture of St. Nicholas Church, all the typical receptions for Yaroslavl church architecture were combined.

Church of St. John Chrysostom in Yaroslavl

Yaroslavl, ul. Portal embankment, 2

Yaroslavl Church Another famous church of Yaroslavl - John Chrysostom - is part of the ensemble in Korovniki. This is a wonderful example of architecture of the 17th century built on the means of the townspeople who lived at that time in Korovnitskaya Sloboda.

Church of John the Baptist in Tolchkovskaya Sloboda

Yaroslavl, nab. 2 Zakatoroshnaya, 69

Yaroslavl Church Being in Yaroslavl, you can not go past the Church of St. John the Baptist in Tolchkovskaya Sloboda, depicted on a thousand-ruble note. The most amazing thing here is the unique fresco painting of the 17th century. Biblical subjects are located on nine tiers, on the bottom are presented the "Twelve Months."

Church of Michael Archangel

Yaroslavl, ul. Pervomaiskaya, 67

Yaroslavl Church The Church of Michael Archangel (1658-1682), located on Kotoroslnaya Embankment, is famous for the fact that one of the best Yaroslavl icons "Archangel Michael" is preserved, which is now can be seen in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow

You enter Yaroslavl along Moscow Avenue and immediately on the right you can see the green spire of the Krestoborodsky church . Before the bridge to Kotorosl, as in a fairy tale, the travelers open alternative roads . Turn right to the side Port embankment - we see the temple ensemble of Korovnitskaya settlement, on the left along the Great Fedorovskaya you will go - you will meet the Fedorovskaya church, and then the whole scattering of church chapters of the St. John the Baptist church . And if you continue the movement along Moskovsky avenue to the very center of the city, then, from the Epiphany Square, twist your head . Only one church disappears behind the turn, as there arises another . That's right, from the first minutes of dating the ancient city, you find yourself in the whirlpool of Yaroslavl temples . And it's impossible not to agree with the Russians It was written by the poet Konstantin Sluchevsky, who wrote in his notes: "If there are many churches in Yaroslavl, there are even more of them in Yaroslavl, and they strike the eye like a brilliant autumning of the city" . However, these notes were written back in the 19th century, and afterwards breaking events of Russian history were lucky to survive hardly a half of the Yaroslavl shrines .

The Yaroslavl churches throughout the centuries brought to the surprise of visitors and were the pride of the townspeople.

From the history of the Yaroslavl church architecture

Church of Yaroslavl for centuries brought to the study The arrival of visitors was a source of pride for the townspeople. On their construction, traded merchants never spared money, the work was carried out according to the highest standard, and the best architects, masons and icon painters were involved in the construction.

For many centuries Yaroslavl temples were mostly wooden. The oldest stone church, preserved on Yaroslavl land, is the Transfiguration Cathedral in the Museum-Reserve. Its long history dates back to the beginning of the 16th century

The cathedral took the place of an old church built in the 13th century on the territory of the Transfiguration Monastery

Stone churches began to be massively erected in the second half of the 17th century, the reason for this was a severe fire, as a result of which almost the whole city burned out .In Yaroslavl, the golden age of church architecture has come. . Here and there new stone churches with massive five-headed churches, ornate decorated with decorative elements, grow . Each of these churches invariably showed local flavor and original Yaroslavl character . Church interiors were decorated with priceless in beauty and skill they were not equal in any other Russian province .

To our great regret, not all the church pearls of Yaroslavl have reached our time, many of them were lost during the whaling Ardean uprising in 1918 ., and most of it was destroyed in the 1930s . In particular, in 1937 the city lost the Uspensky Cathedral (today, in its place stands the more monumental Assumption Cathedral, "recreated" to the millennial anniversary of the city) . The Red Square used to be called Semyonovskaya in honor of the church of Simeon Stolpnik, which was located behind the back of the modern monument to Lenin, but was demolished in 1933 . Church of Peter and Paul on the Volga coast suffered in the uprising of 1918 ., in 1922 g . was completely restored, but after 15 years too demolished . And such bitter pages in the history of Yaroslavl dozens . .@

Temples of modern Yaroslavl

Today almost 30 churches and cathedrals can be visited in the central part of the city. Visiting card of Yaroslavl is the white-stone church of Ilya the Prophet, located on the Soviet (formerly Ilyinsky) square in the heart of the city. It is not only one of the most beautiful and recognizable churches in Yaroslavl (it is absolutely necessary to admire it even completely remote from church architecture), but also the third largest among all temples of the city.

Walking along the historical center, you will surely meet on the way the church of Michael the Archangel, Nikola the Rubble, the Savior to the City, the Nativity of Christ, the Ilyinsky-Tikhon's Temple. However, if possible, it is worth planning a visit to the Church of St. John the Baptist in Tolchkovskaya Sloboda. It is located away from the usual tourist routes, behind the Tolbukhin bridge across Kotorosl, but without visiting this miraculously preserved pearl of local architecture of the late 17th century, the impression of the temples of Yaroslavl will be incomplete.