Kaliningrad is the second most populous city in the Northwestern Federal District. About 500,000 people live in it, the city has held a leading position among the best in Russia for three years in a row. This is what Kaliningrad looks like on the map.
Number of churches
Will you believe that before 1985 there were no Orthodox churches in Kaliningrad? Later they were opened in the premises of the former German Lutheran churches. And they got accustomed there perfectly, it should be noted.
The first Orthodox churches in Kaliningrad began to appear in the 90s of the XX century. Cathedral of Christ the Savior became the main among them. Today, there are 27 parishes in the city, not counting the chapels, 2 cathedrals and 4 convents.
How many churches in Kaliningrad, in total, is easy to count. Their number exceeds "30".
Cathedral of Christ the Savior
It is written above that it became the first Orthodox building in the city. It all startedApril 30, 1995, on the day of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Orthodoxy in the land of Kaliningrad. The Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad was then Kirill (Gundyaev), and he consecrated the foundation stone. A year later, a capsule with earth taken from under the walls of the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior was laid in the foundation of the future cathedral.
In the summer of the same year, a small wooden church was erected next to the building. The first service was held there in September 1996. For thirteen years the temple stood next to the building. In 2009, it was dismantled and moved to a microdistrict called "Selma".
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Kaliningrad is a masterpiece of Orthodox architecture. Its appearance is similar to the structure of the Pskov Kremlin: white stone, five-domed, with golden domes.
The cathedral seats almost 3,500 people. Its upper temple was consecrated in 2006 in honor of the Nativity of Christ. It is designed for 3,000 parishioners, the lower one - for 400. The lower church was consecrated in 2007 in honor of the Savior Not Made by Hands.
There is a Sunday school, an Orthodox gymnasium at the cathedral, classes for adults, conversations before the sacraments of baptism and weddings.
St. Elisabeth Convent
We figured out the churches of Kaliningrad and their number. We explore the monasteries, more precisely, one of them. St. Elisabeth Monastery is young, it was founded in 2001 with the blessing of the current His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, in honor of the venerable martyr Elisaveta, the Grand Duchess of Russia. Churches were built on its territory inhonor of the images of the Mother of God "Search for the Lost", "Softener of Evil Hearts", "Three Hands", "Feodorovskaya". Abbess Elizaveta has been the head of the monastery for over 20 years, she took monastic vows in 1998.
The sisters carry out various obediences: someone takes care of the birds living in the monastery mini-zoo, someone works in a sewing workshop, others cook for the nuns and pilgrims. There is a lot of work in the monastery, it is never translated.
Services are held daily, morning and evening. For pious pilgrims who wish to visit the monastery, we give the address: Slavsky district, pos. Lakeside, house 87a. You can clarify all the necessary information, arrange a check-in or an excursion by calling: 8-911-851-87-15.
The gates of the monastery close at 20:00 pm. The exception is Christmas and Easter services, when the monastery is open all night.
Church of St. Equal-to-the-Apostles Olga
July 24, 2013, on the day of memory of the Holy Princess Olga, a church was consecrated in her honor. One of the youngest churches in Kaliningrad, it was built in the village of Pribrezhny for five whole years. Previously, there were thickets on the site of the building, and the Orthodox went to services in the nearest churches. When the construction was blessed, people helped as much as they could. For a ruble, but they collected it for the church, they brought bricks and laid them. Everyone was eager to take part in the construction.
Rector Oleg Korolev says he feels himself a partaker of Equal-to-the-Apostles Olga, bringing to the world the truth aboutChrist. Not only believers live in the village, but also those who thought little about God before the building under study appeared here.
The Church of St. Princess Olga in Kaliningrad is located at the address: Pribrezhny village, Rabochaya street, house 1.
The Parish in honor of Sergius of Radonezh
How not to mention the hegumen of the Russian land? In his honor, a stone church is being built near the South Station of Kaliningrad. The building was blessed by Patriarch Kirill in October 2010.
Among the churches of Kaliningrad, she is the youngest. Now next to the construction site there is a small ordinary church, consecrated in honor of the parents of St. Sergius. Divine services and church sacraments are performed here, there is a Sunday school.
In 2016, the basement of the church was built in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the bell tower was erected. A year later, the bells were hung, the laying of the first rows of the walls of the temple began.
Construction is underway at: pl. Kalinina, house 2.
Ordinary temple in honor of the parents of the Reverend is open daily, opening hours from 8:00 am to 20:00 pm. There is an Orthodox library at the temple.
Molebens are also performed in the chapels. One of them is consecrated in honor of the image of the Most Holy Theotokos "Hodegetria", the second - in honor of St. Nicholas. Both are open daily, in the building of the South Railway Station there is a chapel in honor of the Mother of God. She is open from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm.
The building, consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, is located at the address: Artilleriyskaya street, house 52. Worksfrom 9:00 am to 19:00 pm.
Conclusion
Are you a believer? Once in the city under study, visit the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Elisabeth Convent or the Church of Equal-to-the-Apostles Olga. Do you want to see other churches of Kaliningrad? Realize the need of the soul to be in the temple, do not be lazy.
