The city of Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavl region, was founded at the beginning of the 12th century by Yuri Dolgoruky as the capital of North-Eastern Russia.
By the standards of the time of occurrence, it was a large Russian city. And its construction in marshy areas is equated by historians in the importance of the efforts spent on the construction, to the process of formation of St. Petersburg. The length of the perimeter of the fortifications of the city was 2.5 km. In size larger than Pereslavl-Zalessky there were only Kiev and Smolensk with shafts 3.5 km long.
The city is included in the Golden Ring tourist route, since ancient monuments of church architecture have been preserved here: six architectural monastery complexes and nine churches. What today is Pereslavl-Zalessky, churches and monasteries of the city - you will learn about this from the article.
The face of history
Pereslavl-Zalessky is located on the eastern shore of the famous Lake Pleshcheeva. Where the Trubezh River flows into it. Around the lake is the national park "Pleshcheyevo Lake". A rare fish vendace is found in the reservoir, along the banks there are healing springs: the holy Great Martyr Barbara, the Rev. Nikita Stolpnik, the spring of Gremyach; lies the famous and mysterious Blue Stone. Peter I began to build a funny flotilla on this lake.
Here, on the banks of Lake Pleshcheyev, at the mouth of the Trubezh River, stands the Church of the Forty Martyrs. The exact address: 165 Left embankment street. By the way, there used to be Rybnaya Sloboda, which is now called Right and Left Embankments.
Pereslavl-Zalessky temples and churches are under close scrutiny of historians. So, about the church of the Forty Martyrs it is known that already at the beginning of the XVII century it was built. What is the record in salary books for 1628:
Church of Saints Fourteen martyr, in the village, tribute eight altin, four money, ten-hryvnia hryvnia.
Later, in 1755, instead of a wooden church, a stone temple was built. It was erected at the private expense of the merchants - the Shchelyagin brothers. The renewed temple has two thrones. Cold - in honor of the forty Sebastian martyrs. Warm - in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In the photo below: Pereslavl-Zalessky, the temple of 40 martyrs.
Architectural artifact
Getting acquainted with the city, one cannot ignore the architectural complex Goritsky, the Assumption Monastery. Currently, it is a museum of spiritual and historical heritage.
The monastery got its name from its location - on a hill. It was founded at the beginning of the 14th century. But after the fire of 1720, all the archives of the monastery were lost, so there is no restoration of reliable information about the life and stages of construction of this complex.
Now it is a historical architectural reserve that adorns Pereslavl-Zalessky. The temples that make up the museum complex are genuine masterpieces of architecture. For example, the Church of the Epiphany, the church of All Saints, the Assumption Cathedral, theological school and others.
Located at: Museum Lane, 4. Photos and videos are allowed at all museum sites.
In the photo: churches and temples of Pereslavl-Zalessky, the bell tower of the Epiphany on the territory of the Goritsky monastery complex.
Transfiguration Cathedral
They say that architecture is frozen music, but it is also a story in stone about our ancestors.
Sights of Pereslavl-Zalessky - temples and many other religious architectural structures - tell about the history of the formation of the Russian state.
And in this context, you cannot get around the Transfiguration Cathedral. It is located on Red Square, in the very center of the city. The cathedral is the same age as the city, since it was built by Yuri Dolgoruky in 1152 and was the central building of the Pereslavl Kremlin. The white-stone building amazes even now with the severity of forms, restraint and greatness at the same time.
In this cathedral, the famous native of the city, Alexander Nevsky, was baptized. The interior of the temple was painted with frescoes, which, unfortunately, are currently lost.
Pereslavl-Zalessky, temples with eight hundred years of history: Transfiguration Cathedral and the monument to Alexander Nevsky in the photo below.
Temple history
This church was erected in the first half of the 18th century at the expense of the manufacturer F. Ugryumov. Temple of Alexander Nevsky in Pereslavl-Zalessky is located on the street. Soviet, 12.
When erected, it was part of the architectural ensemble of the Bogoroditsky-Sretensky Novodevichy Convent, which was abolished.
Nevertheless, by the beginning of the 20th century, the church of Alexander Nevsky was full of well-preserved icons and liturgical utensils.
In 1929, it was closed, as was the neighboring Epiphany Cathedral. The bell tower and the monastery wall were demolished. A bread store was operating in the altar of the church, and this product was baked in the nearby Vladimir Cathedral.
But in the end, in the mid-1950s, a special commission assigned this temple to monuments of Russian architecture, which became part of a single historical complex in the central part of the city. Photo below.
Risen from the ashes
Nowadays, the beautiful Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the Nikolsky Pereslavl Monastery was erected in the period from the end of the 17th to the beginning of the 18th century. It was built for 33 years at the expense of the Moscow merchant G. Obukhov.
The brick cathedral was distinguished by a tent-shaped bell tower in the form of a pillar, a traditional five-domed quadruple was crowned with a domed roof with lucarnes (decorative windows built into the roof). In the temple there were two aisles - Gerasim of Jordan and Demetrius of Prilutsky.
Unfortunately, in 1930 the monastery was closed, and the temple itself was blown up. The bell tower was also demolished. And only at the end of the 20th century, in 1999, on the site of the old cathedral under the care of the businessman and philanthropist V.I. Taryshkin a new temple was built. The construction was completed in 2005.
The new building is a five-domed church in the Russian style. In the western part of it are Gerasimovsky and Dimitrievsky chapels. This is a typical and reliable construction of cathedrals, adopted in the XVI century. The relics of the blessed Andrei Smolensky, acquired by the Russian Church in 2000, are stored in the church.
In the photo: St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Cathedral, Yaroslavl Region, Pereslavl-Zalessky, ul. Gagarina, 43.
In the shadow of beauty and miracles
The city has many cathedrals that are not included in tourist routes, but are also part of the cultural heritage.
Here are some temples of Pereslavl-Zalessky. Description of objects not included in the ceremonial list of religious buildings:
- Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Settlement. Located at: Pereslavl district of the Yaroslavl region, the village of Gorodishche. It is a five-domed stone temple with a tiered bell tower. It was built in 1791 instead of wooden. The church closed in 1928 for many years. Now it is an active church, but the condition is poor, the building needs restoration work.
In the photo: Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- Tent temple at the address: Red Square, 6. This is the church of Peter the Metropolitan. Christian Protestant object, a rare architectural monument in North-Eastern Russia. Despite the restoration in the seventies of the last century, the building is in poor condition, although from time to time there are services.
- The Smolensk-Kornilovskaya Church is located next to St. Nicholas Monastery and was built at the expense of Princess Natalya Alekseevna in 1694-1705. It was part of the Borisoglebsky monastery. Currently, the building needs restoration work, located at: Pereslavl-Zalessky, st. Gagarina, 27.
- Chernihiv Chapel, built in 1702. Legend has it that the miracle worker Nikita lived here. Now the building in the style of the so-called Naryshkin Baroque needs restoration, it is located in the old city cemetery.
Church "At the ships"
No less dramatic is the history of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Sign", which is located at: Pereslavl-Zalessky, st. Foreign, 7a.
The brick building of the church was erected in 1788 at the expense of the representative of the noble family, patron A.I. Maslova.
From the point of view of architectural value, it was an example of Pereslavl baroque: the building itself is an octagonal building on a tetrahedral, or octagon on a four. There was a small refectory and a bell tower.
The church received the nickname "At the Ships", as it was near the site of construction and location of the amusing flotilla of Peter the Great. She was assigned to the Nikolsky monastery.
In 1929, the monastery and church were closed. It was broken in 1935, and on its foundation a new government built a wine store.
However, already in 1998 the store was dismantled and set about its restoration.
The new building of the Church of the Sign was consecrated in 2004. This architectural structure includes a five-headed quadrangle, a refectory and a tent bell tower.
In the photo: Pereslavl-Zalessky, churches restored - Znamenskaya Church.
Monasteries and temples of Pereslavl-Zalessky, a description of general information about existing objects of historical heritage
The ancient city is rich in monuments of Russian antiquity, religious and cultural heritage of the country. What has been saved and is already pleasing to visitors, admires visitors, includes a fairly extensive list. The map shows how the main architectural monuments of the city are located.
So, out of six monasteries - four are operating. It:
- nature reserve-museum in the open air Goritsky monastery;
- active Nikitsky monastery. St. Zaprudnaya 20. There is a schedule of services and opening hours for believers. The monastery is the pearl of Orthodox architecture;
- St. Nicholas Convent, operating. There is information for pilgrims, a schedule of services. Located at: st. Gagarina, 43;
- Sretensky Novodevichy Convent, abolished in 1764. Both churches are converted into parish, here is the church of Alexander Nevsky;
- Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery. St. Lugovaya, 7. The monastery has many unique architectural monuments;
- Theodorovsky monastery. Date of construction - 1304, located on the street. Moscow, 85. At first it was a man’s monastery. And from the XVII century it acts as a female monastery. The monastery became famous for its workshops, fabrics for the royal court were hidden here, gold-seamstresses, embroiderers, and weavers worked. On the territory there is a linden alley, which Nikolay II himself planted in recognition of the importance and quality of the nuns' works. There are many architectural monuments on the territory. In particular, the monastery owns the Chapel Cross, located at the entrance to Pereslavl-Zalessky. It was built in honor of the birth of the Tsar’s heir on the way to Moscow. This monastery is the first to meet visitors to the wonderful old Russian city of Pereslavl-Zalessky.