Church of All Saints (Yuriev- Polsky)

Church of All Saints (Yuriev- Polsky)

 

Description of the Church of All Saints

Church of All Saints is a Russian Orthodox monastery in Yurev- Polsky. It was constructed in 1850. It is a brick one-domed church in the pseudo-Russian style with side vestibules. Built in 1850 as a winter church for the parish, in 1860 a hipped-roof bell tower was added.After Russian Revolution it was closed by the Communist government. Many of its parishioners were killed or exiled to Siberia. Although recent reconstruction seem to be underway to restore the church to its previous glory.

 

Transportation

Directions: From the regional center Yuryev-Polsky road to Vladimir, after 7 km a left turn to the north and a signpost. You can drive up to the church by climbing over the dam of the dam at the far end of the village. The entrance to the village is crushed stone, the roads inside the village are unpaved along the edge of dangerous slopes.