Krasnodar is considered a relatively young city in Russia - its history goes back a little over two hundred years. But in terms of the number of churches, it is not inferior to other, more ancient Russian cities. Some of the city's churches were built in the 19th century, when Krasnodar was called Yekaterinodar. Others were built quite recently, in the 2000s.
The architecture of Krasnodar churches has absorbed the traditions of Russian church architecture. These are domed temples, usually built of red bricks. The interior decoration of ancient churches has been carefully restored, in some of them there are images and other shrines especially revered in Orthodoxy. There are also churches of other faiths in Krasnodar - Catholic, Armenian Apostolic Church, ECB, RPIC and others.
Operating churches and cathedrals of Krasnodar
List of the most famous and popular temples in the city.
St. Catherine's Cathedral
This is a majestic temple, which is included in the federal list of architectural monuments. It was decided to start construction in 1889, in honor of the rescue of the royal family during a train wreck. But the cathedral was finished only by 1914. Because of the red brick and the beauty of the interior decoration, it was called "red". The temple is the largest in the region, and one of the largest in Russia - 4 thousand people can fit inside.
Address: Krasnodar, st. Communarov, 52
Website: https://kubansobor.ru
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is the main military temple of Krasnodar. It was built in 1853, and for a long time was the place where the relics of the Kuban Cossacks were kept. The military choir, which operated at the temple, became the predecessor of the Kuban Cossack choir. In 1932 the cathedral was blown up. The restoration of the temple took place in 2003-2006, in a new place, but with the preservation of the architectural features of the old cathedral.
Address: Postovaya, 26
Website: http://alexander-nevskiysobor.ru
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Like St. Catherine's Cathedral, this temple was founded in memory of the miraculous salvation of the tsar and his family during the train disaster. The author of the project is the architect I. Malgerb. The cathedral is built in the traditional Russian style and can accommodate about a thousand people. In the Soviet period, a warehouse was located in the building of the temple, then a sculpture workshop. In 1990, the cathedral was consecrated again. Now it is one of the most beautiful churches in Krasnodar.
Address: Frunze, 65
Website: http://kubantrinity.orthodoxy.ru
St. George Church
Temple in the name of St. George the Victorious was consecrated in 1903. The building was built in the Russian style of church architecture, from red brick, traditional for Krasnodar temples. Tiled tiles are used for decoration. In total, 11 domes rise above the temple. The images, which are located outside above the entrance of the temple, from the southern and western sides, were created at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. The church is known among the townspeople as "the temple that never closed" - it has always remained active.
Address: Mitrofan Sedin, 170
Website: http://st-george.ru
Church of the Nativity
The temple was built in 1999, designed by architects Y. and P. Subbotins. It is located on Rozhdestvenskaya embankment, on the banks of the Kuban. The church houses many shrines revered in Orthodoxy - the icon of the Mother of God "The Tsaritsa", which is considered miraculous, and others. Near the temple there is an artesian well with drinking water, over which a chapel was erected in the name of the icon of the Mother of God "Life-giving source".
Address: Krasnodar, Rozhdestvenskaya emb., 1
Website: https://xpam-xpicta.ru
St. Elias Church
This is the so-called "votive" church - according to legend, the construction of the temple is associated with the cholera epidemic in Krasnodar in 1892. After the prayer of St. Elijah, and the epidemic receded, the townspeople promised to build a temple in honor of the saint. In 1907, the promise was fulfilled. The church was built in the Russian style, of red brick, with one dome. A little later, a bell tower was added to the building. In 1990, the temple was consecrated and restored again.
Address: Oktyabrskaya, 149
Website: http://hram-ilya.ru
Church of St. John the Warrior
This is one of the new churches in Krasnodar - it was consecrated in 2005. The temple is a snow-white building with a large dome and a three-level bell tower, stylized as ancient Russian churches. Large "Venetian" windows give a sense of space and light inside the temple. Outside, the building is decorated with a panel depicting saints. The church has a side-altar in the name of the icon of the Mother of God "The Deliverer"
Address: Dzerzhinsky, 135/2
Website: http://ioann-voin.cerkov.ru
Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God "Healer"
The church is located on the territory of the 2nd city hospital of the city of Krasnodar. The first stone in the foundation was laid in 1999, and in 2004 the church was consecrated. The combination of white, blue and gold gives the impression of a light silhouette of the building. Above the entrance there is an image of the Mother of God "Healer". There is a Sunday school at the church.
Address: Krasnykh Partizan, 6/9
Website: http://bmc-hram.cerkov.ru
Temple of the Holy Spirit
The Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit was built in 2011. This is a five-domed church with a hipped-roof bell tower, built in the Russian style. The church contains many relics revered in Orthodoxy - particles of the relics of Saints Peter and Fevronia, the Monk Elizabeth, Luke the Warrior. Also here is kept the image of the Mother of God "Right-handed", the authorship of which is attributed to the Apostle Luke.
Address: Sormovskaya, 126
Website: http://www.sdhram.ru
Temple-chapel of Alexander Nevsky
The chapel was built on the site of the church of St. Alexander Nevsky, in the park named after Zhukov. It was the main temple for the Kuban Cossacks, built in 1872, but destroyed during the struggle against religion in the 1920s. The chapel is a small building with a gilded dome, painted white and decorated with images of saints.
Address: Krasnoarmeyskaya, 37
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
The church in the name of Nicholas the Wonderworker was built on the site where the church of St. Nicholas, built at the end of the 19th century. Now it is the street of Labor Glory. In the 80s of the XX century, it was destroyed and demolished. The construction of the new temple began in 2014, while maintaining the architectural features of the old building. This is a five-domed church in the Russian style.
Address: Labor Glory, 3
Website: https://nikolinhram.ru
Holy Protection Church
The construction of the Holy Intercession Church began in 1992. The temple was completed only in 2009, when the bells were raised on the bell tower, and domes appeared on the temple and the bell tower. The bell tower is multi-tiered, with a traditional hip-domed finish. The church has a counseling service, the Kuban Orthodox Culture Center and a Sunday school.
Address: Stasova, 174/2
Website: http://ekaterinodar-126.cerkov.ru/
Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
The construction of this temple took place in 2005-2010. It consists of the lower church with a throne in the name of All Saints, and the upper one in the name of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. In the church there is a reliquary with a particle of the Lord's Robe, particles of the relics of St. John Chrysostom, Philaret of Moscow, and other saints revered in Orthodoxy.
Address: Turgenev, 169
Temple "Joy of All Who Sorrow"
The church was built in 1844, and at that time was the first stone church in the city. The building was built in the Empire style. Nearby there is a chapel built over the graves of the ataman of the Black Sea army Zavadovsky and his wife, who did a lot for the construction of the temple. In 1999, a new Great Consecration of the Church took place.
Address: Krasnaya, 103, ter. 1st city hospital
Website: https://vk.com/vsehradost
Temple of St. Demetrius Thessaloniki
This is a memorial temple complex built in memory of the internationalist soldiers and liquidators of the Chernobyl accident. It is located on Platanovy Boulevard. The temple is a one-domed red brick building. Nearby is the Memorial Arch, on which the names of those killed in the performance of military duty are engraved, and at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Address: g.Krasnodar, Rozhdestvenskaya emb., 15/1
Website: http://memorial-hram.pravorg.ru
Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God "The Tsaritsa"
This is the main church of the All-Tsaritsyn nunnery. It was built in 2003 and is a one-domed temple richly decorated with decorative elements. Inside there is a four-tiered iconostasis, 6 meters high, made in the Urals. In 2010, ancient icons of the 18th-19th centuries were donated to the temple.
Address: Dimitrova, 148
Website: http://www.vsetsaritsa.ru
Temple in honor of St. Prince Demetrius Donskoy
The church was built on the initiative and with donations from the employees of the Azov-Chernomorsky Department of Internal Affairs for transport. It is a tall stone temple with two large domes, which is located on Starokubanskaya Street, on the banks of the Kuban River. The design is dominated by azure, gold and white tones, which create a feeling of lightness and airiness of the silhouette of the temple.
Address: Starokubanskaya, 40 / 1A
Website: https://donskoy-hram.ru
Temple of St. Elijah of Murom
The temple was erected on the initiative of veterans and active officers of the special services living in Krasnodar. This is a token of memory to those who died in the line of duty and military duty. The temple is located near the Slavic cemetery in Krasnodar, and is a massive building with three golden domes. Now services are being held in it, but construction continues.
Address: Circular, 24
Website: https://vk.com/club54144816
Temple of the Lord's Ascension
The Ascension Church was first built in 1891, after a decision was made at a meeting of the Cossacks to build a temple. In 1920, the temple burned down. Now the construction of a new Church of the Ascension is underway in the same place. Since the images of the old temple have not survived, the temple is being built according to a modern project, but with the preservation of the traditions of Russian church architecture.
Address: Krasnodar, p. Pashkovsky, st. Yaroslavsky, 78/4
Website: http://xramvoznespash.cerkov.ru
Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Skoroposlushnitsa"
The temple is located on the territory of the Kuban State University. It was built in 2015-2017 as a small wooden church with a tent-domed dome. The project provides for the construction of a large stone temple, which will be visible from afar. Services are held in the church for residents of the nearest microdistrict, and students of KubSAU.
Address: Kalinina, 13
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra
The laying of the first stone in the foundation of the future temple took place in 2004. The construction was fully completed by 2009, when an independent parish was formed at the church. The temple is located in the residential area Gidrostroiteley, on Srednyaya street. Divine services are held there every day. The lower side-altar is consecrated in the name of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.
Address: Srednyaya 84/1
Temple of the Archangel Michael
The temple was erected in 2009-2012, not far from the place where the old Pokrovskaya church, destroyed in 1936, was located earlier. In 2011, new bells were raised on the bell tower of the temple, the largest of which weighs 450 kg. The church contains particles of the relics of many revered saints - the Optina elders, St. Peter and Fevronia, and others. The side-altar of the church was consecrated in the name of the Holy Passion-bearer and Martyr of Tsar Nicholas II.
Address: Berezanskaya, 89
Website: http://arhmihaila.cerkov.ru
Church of the Holy Passion-Bearer Tsar Martyr Nicholas II
This temple is located near the city park "Old Kuban". Initially, the church was opened in an empty house of one of the residents of the city, which she donated for the construction of the temple. The first church was consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas of Mirlikisky, but after another church in the name of the same saint was opened in the city, the temple was renamed in the name of the Holy Passion-bearer Tsar Martyr Nicholas.
Address: Kurortny Posyolok, 4
Website: http://nikolay2.cerkov.ru
Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God "The Contestant of Breads"
The temple is located on Vavilov Street. This is a small church that was built on the site of an unfinished temple that burned down in a fire in 2008. Along with the temple, unique ancient icons of the 16th-17th centuries were also burned down. Since the temple under construction was a complex 25-meter structure, it was decided not to start construction anew, but to build a small church.
Address: Boilernaya, 78
Temple of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God
The church is located on the Central street of the garden association "Solnyshko" in the city of Krasnodar. This is the RTOC (Russian True Orthodox Church) Cathedral in the Krasnodar Territory. The temple was consecrated in the name of the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God "The Sign", which is revered in Orthodoxy as miraculous.
Address: Centralnaya, 88
St. Panteleimon Church
The temple was originally opened on the territory of the Regional Clinical Hospital No. 1 of the city of Krasnodar, and consecrated in the name of the holy martyr and healer Panteleimon. Then, after closing at the request of the administration in 2009, the temple opened in a new building on May 1 Street. Under him, a society of Orthodox medical workers operates in the name of St. Luke Voino-Yasenetsky. Now the question of building a new St. Panteleimon Church is being considered.
Address: 1 May, 198
Website: http://panteleimonkuban.cerkov.ru
Temple of St. Spyridon of Trimifuntsky
This is one of the new churches in the city - the first liturgy took place in it in August 2014. A small church is surrounded by residential buildings in the Moskovsky district of Krasnodar. The silhouette of the building resembles a ship, the windows are decorated with colorful mosaics. There is a Sunday school for children and adults at the church, and divine services are held regularly.
Address: Karjakina, 18/1
Website: http://st-spiridon.cerkov.ru
Church "Ark"
The Church of Evangelical Christians-Baptists "Kovcheg" is located on Kalinin Street. The ECB community in Krasnodar has a long history - the first mention of it occurs in 1907. The prayer house was built in 1998, and because of the elegance of its architectural forms it was included in the guide to city monuments "Krasnodar - 210 years".
Address: Kalinin, 352
Church of Saints Sahak and Mesrop
This is the church of the Armenian Christian community in Krasnodar. The temple was built according to the canons of traditional Armenian church architecture. The walls are made of pink tuff, one of them is decorated with the letters of the Armenian alphabet. The consecration of the temple took place in 2007, and the khachkar, a traditional stone cross, was also consecrated.
Address: Evdokia Bershanskaya, 416
Website: https://vk.com/sahakmesrop
Church of Saint Liborius
The Catholic Church of St. Liborius was consecrated in 1999. Together with a chapel, residential buildings for priests and ministers, it forms a single temple complex. The building stands out for its original architecture - it is a massive temple with elongated narrow windows. Above the entrance, the windows are located crosswise. Together with the white walls, this makes it possible to visually expand the temple space.
Address: city named after the 40th anniversary of Victory, 172
