The temple for the Christian is the material embodiment of the creed, the center of spiritual life. It is impossible to imagine a settlement in present-day Russia not decorated with golden domes of churches. The people who passed the test of the twentieth century, in the twenty-first, like a prodigal son to his father, returns to Christian values. From the beginning of the century, abandoned churches are being intensively restored in Russia and new churches are being built. Restored and built churches of Izhevsk rushed to the sky of the dome.
Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
In 1995, on the eve of Victory Day celebrations, the idea of rebuilding St. Michael’s Cathedral arose. Initially, they planned to build a chapel at the cathedral, but then decided to build a church.
On May 9, 1995, memorial stones were laid and consecrated in the places of the future church and cathedral. November 4, 2001 the church was inaugurated.
The church is stone, in the Russian eclectic style, single-domed, with a tented bell tower.
Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel
The history of this cathedral dates back to 1765 with the construction of a chapel at the arms factory. Nineteen years later, the chapel was rebuilt in the Trinity Church. The wooden church was destroyed by a fire. In 1907, on the site of the burned down, a two-story Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk church was built in the Russian eclectic style.
After the revolution, it was first closed in 1923, but the authorities were forced to open it at the request of gunsmiths. In 1937, the church was blown up, a square was destroyed on this site.
In 1997, they decided to restore this church in Izhevsk. On August 5, 2007, the main altar dedicated to the Holy Archangel Michael, the head of the heavenly army, the patron saint of the city of gunsmiths, was consecrated. The first liturgy in the newly rebuilt church was celebrated by His Holiness Patriarch of All Russia Alexy II.
In May 2012, the icon painting studio of Alexander Gusakovsky finished painting the Mikhailovsky Cathedral: over 4,500 square meters are decorated with frescoes.
The newly rebuilt temple preserved the architecture of the cathedral destroyed in the thirties: the red brick church is crowned with a tent roof sixty-seven meters high. Massive chapels adjoin the church with gilded onion domes and belfries as slender as candles. Now it is one of the most beautiful churches in Izhevsk, whose domes are visible from anywhere in the city.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
This spectacular temple was erected in the style of Russian classicism - strict, cold, high-power - in three years. The design of St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Kronstadt was chosen as a model for construction. It is adapted by the architect S. Dudin to the locality, taking into account the urban planning ensemble of the city that prevailed by that time.
The solemn consecration took place in October 1823. The largest temple of the Vyatka province was the center of the spiritual and cultural life of the city until the events of October 1917.
In the twenties of the last century, the cathedral, like most religious buildings, was nationalized.
In 1990, the church was returned to the diocese. The restored cathedral was re-consecrated on January 2, 1994.
It makes a lasting impression with the elegance and refinement of the appearance, the grandeur of the interior in the canonical Byzantine style and magnificent acoustics.
Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov
One of the youngest among the churches of Izhevsk. The construction of the temple was initiated by the inhabitants of the city. The construction of the church was carried out from 2008 to 2013. Traditional Russian church with a tented dome. The belfry is equipped with an electronic bell system.
Holy Trinity Cathedral
The church was designed by architect S. Dudin. The architectural solution was innovative for that time.
During the restoration work in 1912-1914. originally low bell tower replaced by a three-tier.
In 1937, authorities closed the Trinity Cathedral. The intention of the Izhevsk authorities included the demolition of the temple, but the inhabitants managed to defend it. The planned demolition of the church was canceled.
Unlike most churches closed and nationalized in those years, the Trinity Church of Izhevsk was returned to parishioners in October 1945. The ruined and decapitated temple was restored by the whole world.
The modern look of the Trinity Church is the result of the restoration of 1985-1991, during which a single-tier bell tower, two-story extensions and the Baptismal Church were built.
Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God
New brick church with fiberglass decor. Construction began in 2009, on February 12, 2017 the church was opened.
Architecturally designed in the style of St. Basil's Cathedral. The central octagon ends with a pillar with a gallery. Above it are four drums with bulbous domes and four tents. A tent bell tower is built over the narthex.
The decoration of the temple was done by Moscow artists. Masters from Lebanon created mosaics and floors. The interior of the temple uses Byzantine motifs and the symbols of the monasteries of Athos.
All the chandeliers in the temple are located inside the arches. The same lighting was done in St. Isaac's Cathedral.
The church is equipped with an electronic ringer system, the playlist of which contains 30 tunes. For each holiday or service, 13 bells have their own chime. Masters who have been studying this art for years are no longer in the newly rebuilt temples.
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zarechye
The church was built in 1915 and consecrated on August 28, 1916.
The Assumption Church of Izhevsk is the only church in the city that did not close in Soviet times. Built in 1910 by the architect I.A. Charushin, the modest wooden church did everything to preserve the spiritual life of the city's inhabitants.
The arms capital of Russia lives a rich spiritual life. In addition to Orthodox churches, the city has the Evangelical Church of God of Izhevsk, the Armenian Apostolic Church, mosques and a synagogue.