Parish history

история прихода

Part of a monastery (the town residence) 1914-1918. From its sanctification until the Soviet revolution Feodorovsky Cathedral was a part of Feodorovsky Gorodetsky monastery which belonged to Nizhnyi Novgorod’s diocese. [For more information visit russian version…]

Parish 1918-1926. The October revolution of 1917 put an end to the activities of the Construction committee. The cathedral ceased to be a part of the monastery and received a status of an independent parish. Monks stayed on the compound and continued to lead services. [For more information visit russian version…]

Feodorovsky cathedral in the presence of new martyr archimandrite Lev (Yegorov) 1926-1932. The last years of the Feodorovsky cathedral parish life (October 1926 until its closure in 1932) were under the rectorship of archimandrite Lev (Lev Michailovich Yegorov, February 26,1889-September 20,1937). [For more information visit russian version…]

Brotherhood in the name of Alexander Nevsky. The original brotherhood in the name of Alexander Nevsky was founded in 1918 in order to prevent closure of Alexander Nevsky Lavra in the light of escalating anticlerical atmosphere. [For more information visit russian version…]

Parish since 1992. The revival of the Feodorovsky cathedral’s parish life started in 1992 as soon as inquire regarding restitution of the Feodorovsky cathedral to the Russian Orthodox church arose. [For more information visit russian version…]