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Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith

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18 points5 km4 hours

This route introduces the difficult fate of Syzran's religious buildings. Before the revolution the town had 22 churches, two monasteries, and a theological school. Five old churches have survived to this day, forming a kind of Triangle of Faith. Learn more with Susanin's route.

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras
  • 🏰🕵️‍♂️ Discover a legend

Route points (18)

  1. Tourist Center — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Tourist Center

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  2. Spasskaya Tower of the Syzran Kremlin — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Spasskaya Tower of the Syzran Kremlin

    🕵️ Urban legend · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  3. Kozlovsky Monument — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Kozlovsky Monument

    🗿 Monument

  4. Memorial Complex — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Memorial Complex

    🗿 Sculptures

  5. Church of the Nativity of Christ — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Church of the Nativity of Christ

    🕍 Place of worship

  6. Syzranka River — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Syzranka River

    🔭 Viewpoint

  7. View of the Krymza. Kremlin Embankment — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    View of the Krymza. Kremlin Embankment

    🔭 Viewpoint

  8. Panorama of the Zakrymza Side — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Panorama of the Zakrymza Side

    🔭 Viewpoint

  9. Kazan Cathedral — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Kazan Cathedral

    🕍 Place of worship

  10. Cannons at the Local History Museum — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Cannons at the Local History Museum

    🏛️ Museum · 🕵️ Urban legend

  11. Bridge over the Krymza — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Bridge over the Krymza

    🌉 Bridge

  12. Elijah Church — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Elijah Church

    🕍 Place of worship

  13. Old Pharmacy Building — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Old Pharmacy Building

    🕵️ Urban legend

  14. Monastery Embankment from Above — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Monastery Embankment from Above

    🔭 Viewpoint · 🚶‍♂️ Waterfront

  15. Ascension Monastery — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Ascension Monastery

    🕍 Place of worship

  16. Church of the Ascension — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Church of the Ascension

    🕍 Place of worship

  17. Feodorovskaya Church — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Feodorovskaya Church

    🕍 Place of worship

  18. Monastery Embankment from Below — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

    Monastery Embankment from Below

    🚶‍♂️ Waterfront

Panorama of the Zakrymza Side in Syzran

Point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

Panorama of the Zakrymza Side — point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”

Point 8

Panorama of the Zakrymza Side

🔭 Viewpoint

Panorama of the Zakrymza Side

The whole area beyond the Krymza used to be called the Zakrymza side. Its dominant feature is the Syzran Holy Ascension Monastery, founded in May 1685 at the petition of the elder Kirill for retired soldiers of the Syzran garrison. It was the elder Kirill and Sergeant Lyubimov, who petitioned Tsars Ivan and Peter Alekseyevich “to permit them to build in the town a monastery for men in the Name of the Ascension of the Lord…,” who went down in Syzran's history as the first of its residents mentioned in the sources.

The Zakrymza Side Was Divided into Two Large Slobodas: Ilyinskaya and Pokrovskaya

They were named after the churches that stood there. The Intercession (Pokrovsky) Church did not survive the years of persecution. But the Elijah (Ilyinsky) Church held its ground. We will get to know it more closely later on.