Church of Constantine and Helena
Russia, Vologda region, Vologda, Victory Avenue, 85.
Description:
The Orthodox Church of Constantine and Helena or the Constantinople-Helenian Church, the Tsareconstantinov Church. The full name of this temple is the Church of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Kings Constantine and Helena. The temple is located in the historical district of Vologda - Upper Posad. The church was built in 1690, is considered one of the best preserved monuments of the XVII century.
The first wooden cage structure of this temple, erected in 1503, was dedicated to Dmitry Prilutsky. In 1690, on the site of a dilapidated wooden church, a stone church was erected, which was consecrated in honor of the Equal-to-the-Apostles kings Constantine and Helena, the lower chapel of the church - in the name of Dmitry Prilutsky.
From 1930 to 1997 the temple was closed. Since 1998, regular services have resumed in the church.