Shrines of Tatarstan

I will tell you how Orthodoxy was born in the Kazan region in the XVI century, what monasteries appeared than lived before, how they live now, who came to serve in the created Kazan Diocese.
I invite you to take a tour around Kazan, when you can see key locations in one day.
You'll see:
1. Sviyazhsk is a frozen history, a city with a unique historical destiny founded in 1551. Acquaintance with him is an opportunity for a multifaceted knowledge of the past of our country.
The Assumption Cathedral, which survived two main stages of development: the original, Pskov architecture (XVI century) and the Baroque period (XVIII century).
Nikolsk refectory church with a bell tower is the first building in the Kazan region, built by Pskov architects
St. John-Predechensky convent with churches of different periods of construction.
Buildings of the county city, Zemstvo hospital, military barracks, merchant estates.
2. Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery was founded in 1613. It's an amazing place where even frogs don't croak. A place of pilgrimage where guests wish to visit, regardless of religion.

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