Cathedral of Archangel Michael

The Cathedral of Archangel Michael is the oldest cathedral in Nizhny Novgorod, it traces its history since the foundation of the city.

In 1221, a wooden cathedral was built, and six years later the construction of a white-stone cathedral was laid. The cathedral has been rebuilt several times. The building of the cathedral, which stands now, was laid in 1628. Work on the cathedral was conducted under the guidance of the architect Lavrentiy Semenov and his stepson.

The cathedral was restored several times, after restoration work in 1962, the ashes of Kuzma Minin were transferred to the cathedral. In 2009, Patriarch Kirill presented the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God to the cathedral.