What to do and see in Moscow, Central Russia: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites

October 3, 2021 Jacquiline Delozier

The political, scientific, historical, architectural and business center of Russia, Moscow displays the country's contrasts at their most extreme. The ancient and modern are juxtaposed side by side in this city of 10 million. Catch a metro from one of the ornate stations to see Red Square, the Kremlin, the nine domes of St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum, the KGB Museum and other symbols of Moscow's great and terrible past, then lighten up and shop Boulevard Ring or people watch in Pushkin Square.
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1. Church of St. Grigory Neokesariisky (of Neocaesaria)

Ulitsa Bol. Polyanka, 29a Metro: Polyanka, Moscow 119049 Russia
Excellent
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5.0 based on 34 reviews

Church of St. Grigory Neokesariisky (of Neocaesaria)

2. Convent of SS Martha and Mary

ul Bolshaya Ordinka, 34 Metro Tretyakovskaya, Moscow 119017 Russia +7 495 951-11-39 http://www.mmom.ru/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 80 reviews

Convent of SS Martha and Mary

3. Holy Trinity Church

Kosygina St., 30 metro Vorobevy Gory, Moscow 119334 Russia +7 495 939-00-46 [email protected] http://www.hram-troicy.prihod.ru/
Excellent
79%
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5.0 based on 34 reviews

Holy Trinity Church

4. Sretenskiy Monastery

Bolshaya Lubyanka, 19/1, Moscow 107031 Russia +7 495 640-30-40 [email protected] http://sretenie.moscow
Excellent
84%
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5.0 based on 76 reviews

Sretenskiy Monastery

Sretensky Monastery, located in the ancient center of Moscow, was founded as thanksgiving to God for the miracle worked through the Vladimir Icon of Theotokos and deliverance of the city from the Mongols.It witnessed the pivotal events of Russian history.Devastated in the Soviet era and now brought back to life, it is an important part of modern society.

5. Church of St. Nicholas

Verkhnyaya Radishhevskaya St., 20, Moscow Russia
Excellent
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5.0 based on 22 reviews

Church of St. Nicholas

6. Krutitskoe Podvorye

Krutitskaya st., 11/13 metro station Proletarskaya, Moscow Russia +7 495 676-30-93 http://www.krutitsy.ru
Excellent
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4.5 based on 621 reviews

Krutitskoe Podvorye

7. Resurrection (Voskresenskyie) Gates with Iverskaya Chapel

Voskresenskiye Vorota, 1A, Moscow 109012 Russia
Excellent
47%
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4.5 based on 148 reviews

Resurrection (Voskresenskyie) Gates with Iverskaya Chapel

One of the most honoured of Moscow's holy places, the chapel and gates were taken down in the 1930s and rebuilt in the 1990s.

Reviewed By drogilmour - Guatemala City, Guatemala

In 1931, the Resurrection Gate was demolished, together with almost the entire Kitai-gorod Wall, as part of the urban street widening project to allow for the military parades of the Soviet. The Gate and the Chapel were rebuilt in 1995. Historically, the Resurrection Gate was one of the gates in the Kitai-Gorod wall which was reputed to be the greatest fortification of ancient Moscow. Right in front of the gate there is the Kilometer Zero sign "Nulevogo kilometra" – this is the centre of Moscow and the starting point for measuring all distances in Russia.

8. St Andrew's Anglican Church

Voznesenskiy Lane, 8, Moscow 121069 Russia +7 495 629-98-89 [email protected] http://www.standrewsmoscow.org
Excellent
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4.5 based on 75 reviews

St Andrew's Anglican Church

Built in 1884, this Anglican church was restored and reopened in 1991. It is the only example of English Victorian church architecture in Moscow.

9. Holy Trinity Church in Nikitniki

Nikitnikov Lane 3 Kitai Gorod, Moscow 109012 Russia +7 495 698-34-51 http://www.nikitniki.ru
Excellent
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4.5 based on 39 reviews

Holy Trinity Church in Nikitniki

Reviewed By TatiTripAdv - Moscow, Russia

Unique antic church was built at 1628-1658. Rich decoration shows Russian architecture style.Inside you can find chandeliers donated by Tzar. As many churches it survived in many fires. However not many churches survived over Soviet period. This one was closed as church but was used as museum ground. Interesting place for visiting and for understanding our history.

10. Church of All Saints in Kulishki

Slavyanskaya Sq., 2 Near China town, Moscow 109074 Russia +7 495 623-75-66 [email protected] http://www.podvorie-alexandria.ru
Excellent
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Good
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4.5 based on 57 reviews

Church of All Saints in Kulishki

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