Despite the fact that the persecution of the Orthodox Church has not spared Perm, many magnificent churches and cathedrals have survived in this city. This is the old Peter and Paul Cathedral of the mid-18th century, and the Holy Trinity Cathedral of the mid-19th century, and the amazingly beautiful Church of the Assumption of the Virgin at the Old Cemetery, as well as many other unique and dissimilar churches.
Since the beginning of the 90s of the XX century, through the efforts of caring philanthropists, including both industrial enterprises and ordinary believers, Perm churches have begun to slowly return their historical appearance. The list of sights of the city was supplemented by new churches, such as the Church of Peter and Fevronia, the Church of the Royal Passion-bearers, the Church of St. Andrew the First-Called and others.
Operating churches and cathedrals in Perm
List of the most famous and popular temples in the city.
Trinity Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Life-Giving Trinity was built on Mount Sludka in the middle of the 19th century. The initiator of the construction of the cathedral was the merchant E. I. Shavkunov. The church had three chapels. Later, a parish school was also built. With the advent of Soviet power, the Holy Trinity Church lost not only all buildings and church valuables, but also four of the five chapters, as well as the upper tier of the bell tower. In 1944, the church was returned to the believers in the status of a cathedral. The restoration was carried out in 2004.
Address: Perm, st. Monastyrskaya, 95
Website: www.pravperm.ru
Ascension-Feodosievskaya church
The Church of the Ascension of the Lord became one of the last temples built in Perm before the revolution. The first service in it took place in 1904, but all the side-altars were completed and consecrated only in 1914. By 1918, the church had become one of the largest in the city. However, the disunity of the church community led to the closure of the church in 1930 and its conversion into a bakery. In 1991, the temple was returned to the believers. Currently, it is one of the visiting cards of Perm. In 2004, architectural lighting was made.
Address: Borchaninov, 11
Website: www.facebook.com
Peter and Paul Cathedral
The church in the name of the holy apostles Peter and Paul became the first stone building in the city. The construction was carried out by architects from Moscow, so the architectural appearance of the church has something in common with the Moscow temple of John the Warrior. The temple was built and consecrated in 1764, and in 1781 it was given the status of a cathedral. The priests were selected by Empress Catherine II herself. In 1929, the cathedral was closed, but the believers were given part of the church property. In 1990, the temple was returned to the Church and restored.
Address: Sovetskaya, 1/1
Website: soborpp.ru
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
The initiative to build the temple belongs to the Perm merchant V.G. Lapin. With the support of local authorities, a petition was submitted to Empress Catherine II. It was satisfied, and in 1789 a second stone temple appeared in Perm. V. Lapin also allocated funds for the construction. In 1928, the temple was closed, the bell tower and church domes were demolished. The church was returned to the believers only in 2009. Currently, the temple has been completely restored, and the figures of angels flaunt on its domes.
Address: Lenin, 48
Site: vk.com/club77967329
Assumption Church
The Assumption Church is located on the territory of the city cemetery and is an architectural monument of regional significance. It was built in 1905 by the architect A. Ozhegov in a pseudo-Russian style with an abundance of decorative elements. In 1939, the temple was closed and used as a warehouse. In a fire in 1970, the building almost completely burned down, and only after almost 20 years its restoration began at the expense of parishioners. Currently, the historical appearance of the church has been restored.
Address: Parkovaya, 18
Temple of the Epiphany
The Epiphany Church in the village of Verkhnyaya Kurya appeared in 2000. Later, it became the main temple of the new monastery, formed in 2004 with the aim of suspending the activities of various sects. The architectural appearance of the temple traces the features of medieval Pskov architecture. The improvement of the monastery and the temple continues to this day. From the side of the Kama River, a beautiful view of the golden domes of the Epiphany Church and the high monastery bell tower opens up.
Address: 2nd Line, 53
Website: vk.com/perm_monastery
Church of the Life-Giving Trinity
The construction of the stone Trinity Church on the site of a dilapidated wooden church began in 1816. It was carried out with funds donated by artisans of the Motovilikhinsky state-owned plant. The temple combined classical and ancient Russian style, had five domes and was richly decorated with carvings and kokoshniks. In 1939 it was converted into a bakery. The dilapidated building of the temple was returned to the believers only in 1994. Currently, the Holy Trinity Church has been completely restored, and the largest bell in Perm weighing 1300 kg is installed on its bell tower.
Address: Visimskaya 4 A
Temple-chapel of Stephen the Great
The temple-chapel was built in honor of the 500th anniversary of the preaching of Stephen of Perm in 1882-1887. The author of the project of a one-story chapel in the Russian style was the city architect V.V. Potapenko. A few years later, a stone extension appeared nearby, where the parish and Sunday schools were located. During the Soviet years, the building was rebuilt and began to be used for other needs. In 1996, divine services began here again, and in 2012-2013, the chapel was returned to its historical appearance.
Address: Perm, Komsomolsky prospect, 18
Site: vk.com/club49815891
Temple of St. George the Victorious
The idea of building the temple belonged to the leaders of the Perm Scientific and Production Instrument-Making Company and the Heart Institute. Thanks to their efforts, in 2005 a new temple was built near these institutions. There is a Sunday school under him, classes of which are held in the premises of the nearby school number 22. Not so long ago, a community of sisters of mercy was formed at the St. George Church. The shrine of the temple is a particle of the relics of St. Kukshi of Odessa, exiled to the Urals in Soviet times.
Address: October 25, 103
Site: vk.com/club44836941
Church of St. Andrew the First-Called
Initially, it was planned to build a small temple-chapel, but the diocese considered it necessary to build a large temple. All expenses were covered by the construction company OOO Kamskaya Dolina. The project of the temple in the style of Russian Art Nouveau with a multi-tiered bell tower was developed by the Perm architect A. A. Zhukovsky. The consecration took place in 2013. To control the bell ringing, a special computer program is used, in the "repertoire" of which there are about 30 basic bells.
Address: Samarkandskaya, 140 A
Kazan Church
A small stone church in the neo-Russian style was built in 1905-1908 on the territory of the Holy Dormition Monastery. The funds were allocated by the permanent benefactor of the monastery, the merchants Kamensky. A family tomb was built in the basement, but only I. Kamensky was buried here. The church is unique in that the iconostasis for it was made by Nicholas Roerich himself. He is also credited with majolica panels of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Savior Not Made by Hands on the facades of the temple.
Address: Plekhanov, 39/6
Temple of Peter and Fevronia
A new temple in the Boroviki microdistrict of the Zheleznodorozhny district of the city was built in 2011 at the initiative of the construction company Permskaya Dolina OJSC. Funds for the construction were donated by both private companies and ordinary citizens. The temple is built of bricks and painted white, contrasting with the bright red slopes of the domes and roofs. Interior improvement continues.
Address: Khabarovskaya, 68
Website: vk.com/hrampf
Temple of Mitrofan Voronezh
The house church in honor of the newly-minted saint of God Mitrofan of Voronezh was founded in 1836 at the Perm Bishops' House. The previous wooden church was consecrated in honor of St.Stephen of Perm, however, it was decided to name a new large cathedral after him, so the house church at the Bishops' House was renamed Mitrofanevskaya. In Soviet times, the church housed a local history museum. In 2008, the temple was returned to the believers, and in 2011, restoration was carried out.
Address: Perm, Komsomolsky prospect, 6
Site: smitrofan.cerkov.ru
Church of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos
The construction of a new stone single-altar church in the Ordzhonikidze district of Perm lasted from 1994 to 2000. It was conducted with donations from industrial enterprises of the city and ordinary believers. In 2008, a church house was erected next to the temple, where a Sunday school, a hand-to-hand fighting section, a sobriety society and a hippotherapy center were opened. An Orthodox monastery was created around the temple, the inhabitants of which are engaged in the rehabilitation of children and the preservation of Russian traditions.
Address: General Dovator, 9
Temple of Prince Vladimir
Wooden church in the name of St. Equal to the Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir was built as a dacha church for the Perm Bishops' House. It is an example of "pre-Petrine architecture", although it was erected in 1906. Imitation of Russian architecture and rich decor gave the Prince Vladimir Church an elegant, fabulous look. In Soviet times, a sanatorium was located here. In 1993, the temple was returned to the believers. Through the efforts of benefactors, the church was given its former appearance.
Address: Kirovogradskaya, 194
Website: vladimirskiyhram.prihod.ru
Church of All Saints Who Shone on the Land of Russia
The one-domed temple in the pseudo-Russian style was built on the territory of the Northern Cemetery, the largest in Perm, in 2000. However, for a long time there were no divine services in it, and the temple fell into disrepair. Restoration work began in 2011. The altar and iconostasis were restored, bells were purchased and installed.
Address: Krasnoborskaya, 200
Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos
The two-storey brick church with a hipped-roof bell tower was built in 1873-1875 at the expense of the merchant V.N.Bakharev. There was also a women's almshouse in the church building. In Soviet times, there was a school in the premises of the church. In 1997, the dilapidated Church of the Intercession was returned to the believers, and in 2000, its restoration began by the forces of the revived Bakharev Convent.
Address: Perm, d. Bakharevka, st. School, 3
Temple "Inexhaustible Chalice"
A large brick church with a hipped bell tower was built in the Komsomolsk microdistrict of Perm in 2003 at the initiative and at the expense of a silicate panel plant. The first service in the temple took place in 2004, and a year later five golden domes appeared at the temple. The bell tower resembles the towers of the Moscow Kremlin. There is an artesian spring on the territory of the temple.
Address: Maria Zagumennykh, 59 A
Site: vk.com/club186539269
All Saints Temple
The stone Church of All Saints in the style of Russian classicism was built on the territory of the Yegoshikhinsky cemetery in 1836 at the initiative of the mayor D. E. Smyshlyaev. In the 1920s, the temple was in the hands of the Renovationists. In 1941 it was closed due to an emergency condition, and two years later the temple was reopened and restored. In the late 50s, the walls of the church were re-painted. The last restoration was carried out in 2010. The external appearance of the church has survived to this day in an almost unchanged form.
Address: Tikhaya, 23
Temple of the Royal Passion-Bearers
The parish was founded by the Kama Cossacks and was originally called St. George's. The construction of a wooden church in honor of the Holy Royal Passion-bearers in the Nagorny microdistrict began in 2001. A year later, the first divine service took place, and the parish itself was renamed. On the initiative of the Cossack parish of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers, in 2008, a chapel “Soothe my sorrows” was erected at the site of the Boeing-737 plane crash. The temple complex also includes a bell tower and a Sunday school.
Address: Architect Sviyazev, 19
Site: permhram.ru
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin
The wooden Intercession Church was built in 2010-2013 on the territory of the parish of the Holy Royal Passion-bearers in the Nagorny microdistrict. It became the second temple of the parish, but since it is more spacious than the temple of the Holy Royal Passion-bearers, the main services are held in it. The territory of the parish is very well-groomed and rather resembles a wooden town where you can have a pleasant time and pray.
Address: Architect Sviyazev, 19
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary
The Catholic Church in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was built in 1875 for the representatives of the Catholic community, which included Poles, Lithuanians, French and other nationalities. Most of them ended up in the Urals by a court verdict after the suppression of the Polish uprisings in 1830-1831 and 1863-1864. The eclectic building is one of the most beautiful in the city. Currently, it is one of the main centers of Catholic culture in Perm and the Perm Territory.
Address: Pushkin, 28
Church Icon "Joy or Consolation"
The construction of a wooden church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Joy or Consolation" in the Zaostrovka microdistrict began in 2015. The first divine service in it took place in 2017. While the new church was being built, services were held in a specially adapted room of a two-story building. Work continues on the interior of the church.
Address: Mayakovsky 6
Site: vk.com/oiu_z
Old Believer Church of Stephen of Perm
Old Belief in Perm traces its history from the moment the city was founded. It had both ups and downs, when the Old Believers had to gather for prayer in private homes. In 1906, they got their own church, which was withdrawn in 1922. After decades of wandering in 2006, the Old Believers finally managed to get permission and build a new large and beautiful temple, which was consecrated in honor of Stephen of Perm. All work was carried out by the forces and means of members of the Old Believer community.
Address: Kholmogorskaya, 50
Site: rpsc-perm.ru
Temple-chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
The chapel-chapel in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker appeared in the Industrial District of Perm in just one year. The construction was completed in September 2016, interior finishing work went on for several months, and on December 16, on the day of St. Nicholas, the temple was solemnly opened. The chapel on the territory of the hospital №9 became the first building of the new temple complex in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "The Tsaritsa".
Address: Ignatov Brothers, 2
Temple of Hieromartyr Andronicus
The parish in honor of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia was founded in 2000. The first church was built in a railway carriage. It was installed in the village of Vladimirsky, which was formed in 1941 on the site of the village of Zagarye, surrounded by forests. It was in these forests that Archbishop Andronicus was shot, in whose honor the parish was later renamed. The temple in his honor was erected in 2009 and became the first temple from a complex of buildings dedicated to the new martyrs and confessors of Russia.
Address: Krasnopolyanskaya, 14
Site: andronic-perm.cerkov.ru
Church-chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
A small brick one-domed church-chapel in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in 2011-2015. It is located in the Upper Mullah area, not far from the place where the St. Nicholas Church, destroyed in the 50s of the XX century, stood. The church in honor of St. Nicholas existed here as early as 1623-1624, only then it was made of wood, and in the middle of the 18th century it was rebuilt in stone. The chapel commemorates the lost St. Nicholas Church.
Address: Irbitskaya, 37
Site: vk.com/club23578275
Chapel of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos
A small one-domed brick chapel was built in 2002-2003 in the park near the Kristall cinema. A. Fleginsky became the initiator of the construction. The neo-Russian style cubic chapel is crowned with one golden dome. As conceived by the creators, it should become a chapel-monument to all the churches of Perm, destroyed during the Soviet years.
Address: Gleb Uspensky, 5 A
Temple of the Icon "Satisfy My Sorrows"
A small wooden temple with a large green hipped dome was built in 2014-2016 in memory of the victims of the plane crash over Perm in 2008. Then 82 passengers and 6 crew members were killed. The initiative to build the temple belonged to the relatives of the victims and was supported by the Governor of the Perm Territory. The internal improvement of the church continues.
Address: Lodygina, 40 A
Site: vk.com/lodiginahram
Church of John the Baptist
The majestic five-domed temple in the village of Kultaevo was founded in 1904 and consecrated in 1917. The bell tower of the church, built in the Russian-Byzantine style, had 10 bells, the largest of which weighed 500 poods. The painting of the temple was made by a deaf-and-dumb artist of German origin. In 1937, the Baptist Church was closed, and after half a century of inactivity, it turned into ruins. The revival of church life began in 2005. Nowadays, the temple has once again become one of the most beautiful buildings in the city.
Address: s. Kultaevo, st. Roman Kashin, 69
Site: kultaevo.cerkov.ru
