On the right bank of the Oka is a city that is included in the list of 30 largest cities in Russia. Ryazan can be called not only an industrial city of administrative significance, but also a spiritually developed center. Temples of Ryazan are one of the main attractions. Future priests who graduate from the local Orthodox Theological School are also trained here.
Ryazan - the city of magnificent cathedrals
The attention of every tourist is attracted by the Ryazan Kremlin, in whose territory the Nativity of Christ Cathedral is located. This building is unique, as it is the first built of stone. And also one of the ancients that managed to be kept for contemporaries. Its founder was Prince Oleg Ryazansky, who laid the foundation for construction directly on the territory of his own yard. After completing all the work, the cathedral was called the Assumption. Many years later, after a complex reconstruction, the building was consecrated as the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ.
Lyubushka Ryazan
Among the largest and most beautiful temples of Ryazan, stands the St. Nicholas-Yamskaya Church. The style in which the building was completed is a prime example of late Russian classicism. This church has a very confusing and tragic history. In 1822, a bell tower was installed that adorned the building and was visible even from the Oka. After the revolution, she was in a deplorable state. The bell tower and iconostasis were destroyed, and all the jewels were taken out by the authorities. Then on the holy land they were going to build a brewery and even a palace of culture. But not a single project was implemented, and the church fell into disrepair and was boarded up.
Restoration work began at the end of the last century, when the building passed into the management of the Ryazan diocese. The consecration and opening of doors for parishioners took place in 2004. The church has the largest bell in the city, weighing 6 tons. The employees of one of the Ural plants worked on its creation, engraving the icon of St. Nicholas. Here are the relics of Lyubushka Ryazan, which was recognized as blessed. To worship the remains of the saint, pilgrims overcome tremendous distances and come from all over Russia.
You should definitely visit the Annunciation Ryazan Church, the first mention of which dates back to 1626. Min Lykov, who lived at that time, mentioned in his writings the holy place where the Church of the Annunciation, Pr. Virgin Mary. The church itself was rebuilt and altered in 1673. In this form, it has survived to this day.
Modern miracle in neo-Byzantine style
Among the temples of Ryazan, a real handsome man appeared, built in honor of John of Kronstadt. At the end of 2008, believers and ordinary citizens, with the support of the Transfiguration Monastery, created an appeal to the archbishop asking them to consider a proposal for the construction of a church. A few months later, in the spring of 2009, a ritual of consecration of the land was committed, which was allocated for the construction of the Kronstadt Church in Ryazan .
In 2014, on the day of memory of John of Kronstadt, which was attended by the Trinity, Patriarch Kirill arrived in the city. After the Divine Liturgy in the temple under construction, a ritual of great consecration took place.
To attend prayers in the churches of Ryazan, the schedule of services can be specified on the website of the local diocese.