Church of the Cross

At the end of the XIX century, the area in the bend of the White River was called Nizhny Novgorod Sloboda. Its name was due to a large number of immigrants from the Nizhny Novgorod province. But despite the densely populated area, its own parish church was not here. And in 1890-1892, the construction of the Holy Cross Church began, the funds for which were allocated by philistine Trofim Kozlov.

The temple was six-headed, crowned with eight crosses of mirror glass inserted into cast-iron frames. The iconostasis is filled with icons painted on the model of ancient Byzantine and ancient Greek. It is curious that some icons depict an Old Believer bi-finger - this could be due to the fact that the first parishioners were Old Believers, who were many among the artisans who inhabited the Nizhny Novgorod settlement. In addition, there was an Old Believer cemetery near the temple.

In the 1930s, the church was closed, a fertilizer warehouse was located in the building, and after some time, after a small flood, a hostel was arranged in the church for residents of the Nizhny Novgorod Sloboda. During the Great Patriotic War, the city authorities decided to open a church for believers. It is still active to this day. Interest for guests of the city is not only the church, but also the house of the abbot, built in the early twentieth century and is part of the architectural ensemble.