Temple in the Name of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky

The Church of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky is located on the right bank of the Vologda River, near the Resurrection Cathedral, southeast of the House of Bishops. The temple successfully complements the panorama of cathedrals from the river.

The foundation of the temple, according to one ancient legend, refers to the time of Tsar John the Terrible, namely, to 1554. This year, according to legend, an icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of the Great was brought to Vologda from the Vyatka region. On this occasion, a new wooden church was built in the name of this Pleasant in Vologda, in which the holy miraculous icon was installed, but initially the location of the Nikolaev Church was different. The wooden church of Nicholas the Wonderworker was burnt down during a fire in 1698.

The year of construction of the stone temple is unknown. Judging by its architecture, it can be assumed that the temple was built in the second half of the XVIII century. In 1869, in connection with the arrival of Tsar-Liberator Alexander II to Vologda, the temple was re-consecrated in honor of the emperor’s heavenly patron – the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky – after which its large-scale restoration took place.

In 1924 the temple was closed. In 1941-1945, a military unit was located in his building. After the war, the management of Glavkinoprokat. Later, until 1993 - ski rental point. In 1997, the building was transferred to the Orthodox community.

Today, among the most revered icons of the temple are the image of the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky with a particle of relics, the Tikhvin image of the Mother of God, the image of St. Sisoy the Great, written on Athos (a gift from the great-granddaughter of Russian emigrants Baroness von Schliepenbach from England).

The temple is open daily from 8 o'clock.