The 10 Best Churches & Cathedrals in , Central Russia

September 21, 2021 Augustus Redeker

Discover the best top things to do in , Russia including Trinity Cathedral, Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit (convent), Cathedral of the Assumption, Refectory Church of St Sergius, Holy Assumption Cathedral, The Resurrection Church on the Debra, St. John the Baptist Church, Transfiguration Cathedral, Transfiguration Cathedral, Church of St. John Chrysostom.
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1. Trinity Cathedral

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, Sergiyev Posad Russia +7 496 541-56-58 http://www.stsl.ru
Excellent
82%
Good
16%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 159 reviews

Trinity Cathedral

2. Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit (convent)

ul. Gefsimanskie prudy, d. 1, Sergiyev Posad 141307 Russia +7 496 549-25-28 http://skit-chernigovsky.ru/ru
Excellent
87%
Good
9%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 237 reviews

Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit (convent)

Reviewed By Jedai79 - Singapore, Singapore

On 8 June 2018, nearing the end of our 19-day Russian trip (on a free & easy basis), my partner was really tired of seeing onion-structures, so we decided to book a cab to go to Tchaikovsky House Museum (it was a must for me!) and Sergiev Posad. Unlike the Croatian road trip we did end 2016 where we went to Plitvice Waterfall; drove past the mountainous terrain of Slovenia and some parts of Croatia; walked along the seaside promenade of Split; walked round the old city of Dubrovnik; went to the holy town of Medjugorje; walked to a castle along the seaside in Trieste (Italy); ventured up hilly cobblestone-paved roads to view the small town, Rovinj; went to lakes; Predjama Castle nestled in a cave; Postojna Cave; visited the mystical Mostar, for the 19 days in Russia, we visited almost the same kind of churches/palaces, we didn’t get a chance to see a variety of things. Not that Russia does not have the above that we mentioned for our Croatian road trip but those places were far from Moscow and St Petersburg and we can’t drive because we can’t remember the letters in Russian language. (Cyrillic, we think...) After referring to TA reviews, we decided on this place in Sergiev Posad. My partner wanted something SPECIAL and Gefsiansky Chernigovsky Skit did not disappoint him. Most tour groups would take tourists to Vladimir and Suzdal but we love Sergiev Posad. All the above are part of the Golden Ring. On 8 June 2018, it was a rainy day. The drive from Tchaikovsky’s House in Klin to Sergiev Posad plus a lunch stop was no more than 2.5 hours. Still had the onion-structure. After walking into the church, we could not find the entrance to the “caves”. We had to ask the lady who was selling candles for direction. She said 800 Rubbles, so we thought it was 800 Rubbles/pax and we were gonna pay 1600 Rubbles. She was so honest that she said it should be 800 Rubbles for two visitors. We could not see any signs there and she could have walked away with the extra money we had wanted to pay her. Thank you! She got one of the seminary student (he dressed like a friar from the Catholic religion) who was talking to her then to take us to the “caves” which were hidden by the Church. How this Church was built round the caves was something we didn’t understand. After walking into a fairly huge praying area, we thought that was the end of our tour. Then, the seminary student who was from Yugoslavia led us through another door, walked down some steps, walked through some dark narrow paths (most of them were fitted with lights, seminary student knew where all the switches were). There were small prayer rooms. Finally, he guided us to the stream. Stream water has been drawn into taps where we could get to drink the water. The religious paintings on the walls of the cave were done by seminary students quite recently. After the tour, we left church and were greeted by a nice pond with ducks swimming in it. Very peaceful and serene. If we have a chance to return to Russia, we’d like to see nature and not churches/palaces all the time.... Gefsimansky Cheenigovsky Skit was memorable. We did not have the time to visit other places of interest in Sergiev Posad. May be we should return to Sergiev Posad one day....

3. Cathedral of the Assumption

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, Sergiyev Posad Russia +7 496 541-56-58 http://www.stsl.ru
Excellent
85%
Good
12%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 196 reviews

Cathedral of the Assumption

Reviewed By DLkkkhee

same walls and ceilings covered with paintings. giant chandelier in the centre. Golden iconostasis at one end facing the main doorway

4. Refectory Church of St Sergius

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, Sergiyev Posad Russia +7 496 541-56-58 http://www.stsi.ru
Excellent
83%
Good
15%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 121 reviews

Refectory Church of St Sergius

Reviewed By drogilmour - Guatemala City, Guatemala

This was the cherry on top of the cake, we visited this on our way out and the quality of both the iconostasis and the frescoes adorning every inch of the refectory are incredible.

5. Holy Assumption Cathedral

ul. Bolshaya Moskovskaya 56/Sobornaya, Sq. 1, Vladimir 600000 Russia +7 492 232-52-01 http://eparh33.ru/
Excellent
82%
Good
14%
Satisfactory
3%
Poor
1%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 1,008 reviews

Holy Assumption Cathedral

Reviewed By danibetaliz - Moscow, Russia

The Assumption Cathedral is beautiful and a definite must see, it’s an open air museum so good to visit in nicer weather.

6. The Resurrection Church on the Debra

Debrya, 37, Kostroma 156005 Russia +7 494 232-05-71 http://voskresenskiy-s.cerkov.ru/main-page
Excellent
82%
Good
15%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 260 reviews

The Resurrection Church on the Debra

A monument of architecture, a very remarkable Church with a bell tower of the 17th century.

7. St. John the Baptist Church

2nd Zakotoroslnaya Emb., 69, Yaroslavl 150001 Russia http://www.yarmp.yar.ru/muzej/pamyatniki-arhitektury/tserkov-ioanna-predtechi-v-tolchkove
Excellent
85%
Good
12%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 368 reviews

St. John the Baptist Church

8. Transfiguration Cathedral

Kolotilova, 44, Ivanovo 153012 Russia +7 493 230-06-48 http://sobor-ivanovo.cerkov.ru
Excellent
86%
Good
14%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 28 reviews

Transfiguration Cathedral

9. Transfiguration Cathedral

Suzdal Russia
Excellent
82%
Good
16%
Satisfactory
2%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 55 reviews

Transfiguration Cathedral

10. Church of St. John Chrysostom

Portovaya emb., 2, Yaroslavl 150001 Russia
Excellent
85%
Good
15%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
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Overall Ratings

5.0 based on 40 reviews

Church of St. John Chrysostom

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