St. John the Baptist Temple

church

Like all the churches in Kaluga, this one has a nice exterior and interior. It sits near a busy intersection. We visited on Easter Saturday so it was quite busy.

Practically unique

Located at the intersection of two main transport arteries of the city — Moskovskaya street (in fact, continuation of Moscow highway) and Kirov street — surrounded by other buildings, among which the ...

Rebuild church coloured into red and white from outside

One of the very first churches in Kaluga (when there had been more than 40 and now still 23!) and unfortunately burned down with the big fire when it was build up from wood. Now, after all the years s...

Artful and invitive

The Orthodox churches in Russia have the particularities of being very colorful inside, it makes the visit like an art exhibition! St. John's temple is not different, it pays tribute to several saints...

The Temple

Original Text

A beautiful temple in Kaluga. Built in the first half of the 18th century, later rebuilt. In Soviet years it was closed and defiled. Only at the end of the 20th century rejoices Orthodox people again.