While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is better known to Russians as Rostov Veliky, i.e. Rostov the Great. This name is used to distinguish it from Rostov on Don, which is now a much larger city
The village Pureh is located on the Nizhniy Novgorod earth and is on an ancient post path between Nizhni Novgorod and Yaroslavl in 70 kilometers to the West from Nizhni Novgorod. This Earth ancient, and village formation directly is connected with a name of the savior of Russia land, prince D.M.Pozharsky
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 90 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to over 300 monks
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 90 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to over 300 monks
Eastern Orthodox Cross detail closeup.Selective focus on the image of Madonna on the cross.
The village Pureh is located on the Nizhniy Novgorod earth and is on an ancient post path between Nizhni Novgorod and Yaroslavl in 70 kilometers to the West from Nizhni Novgorod. This Earth ancient, and village formation directly is connected with a name of the savior of Russia land, prince D.M.Pozharsky
Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery situated to the left from the Rostov kremlin on the Rostov
While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is better known to Russians as Rostov Veliky, i.e. Rostov the Great. This name is used to distinguish it from Rostov on Don, which is now a much larger city
Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God Iversky in the Uspensko-Iversky monastery in Borschevoe, Russia
Cross of worship on a place of an altar of the Cathedral of Prelate Nikolay
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 90 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to over 300 monks
The history of the Cathedral begins on December 25, 1812. This was the day that the last soldiers of Napoleons_qt_ 600,000 man army were driven out of Russia. Emperor Alexander I signed a Manifesto ordering the construction of a magnificent Cathedral in honor of Christ the Savior in Moscow as a thanksgiving to God and to honor the victorious Russian army
Priest giving blessing to a couple at a wedding ceremony in a church
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 90 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to over 300 monks
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 90 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to over 300 monks
Priest giving blessing to a couple at a wedding ceremony in a church
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 90 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to over 300 monks
Writings on the Entrance wall of the Blue Mosque - Istanbul