Orthodox Arzamas
Description:
Why were so many temples and monasteries built in such a small town?
What role did Arzamas merchants play in the construction of churches?
Are there underground passages in the city? Where in Arzamas is the largest number of miraculous icons?
You will learn the answers to these and other questions by walking with me through Orthodox Arzamas.
The price includes:
Two monasteries - the men's Spaso-Preobrazhensky, which is now being restored, and the women's Nikolaev monastery - an active monastery, famous for its miraculous icons;
The Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a huge two-storey Baroque temple with preserved original cast-iron staircase;
The compound of the Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery with the Church of the Nativity of Christ, which houses a unique porcelain iconostasis;
The main temple of Arzamas is the Resurrection Cathedral with unique paintings. Now it's under restoration, we can take a look outside.
The Church of the Life-giving Spring, in which, during the restoration of the Resurrection Cathedral, the main shrine - the Life-giving Cross is kept;
The Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit with a unique cozy atmosphere, ancient paintings and unique acoustics under the dome of the temple;
If you wish, you can visit the Museum of the Russian Patriarchate and other churches that are not included in the mandatory program.
Comes to: Individual , Group , Review , By car , Pedestrian