Orthodoxy in Kazakhstan

Orthodoxy appears on the territory of Kazakhstan during the Russian development of Siberia and the Far East in the north of modern Kazakhstan.

In 1871, the Alma-Ata and Semipalatinsk diocese was founded with its center in the city of Verny. In 1890, construction of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God began in Perovsk, in 1891 the Cathedral of Christ the Savior was founded in Uralsk, and in 1903 the foundation was laid for the St. Sophia Cathedral in the city of Verny. In 1914, the Petropavlovsk and Bulaevsk diocese was established.

Back in the 19th century, the Kyrgyz spiritual mission was founded to preach Orthodoxy in the lands of northern Kazakhstan, which existed until 1917, being closed in terms of the general struggle of the communist government against religion.

Since the early 1990s, there has been a revival of Orthodox traditions in Kazakhstan, albeit in parallel. In 1991, the Alma-Ata Theological Seminary was established.

Tour plan

Start from a designated address

Ascension Cathedral (main Church of Kazakhstan)

Saint Sophia Cathedral

St. Kazan Cathedral

Lunch at a cafe

Church of Peter and Paul

Church of Alexander Nevsky

St. Nicholas Cathedral

Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary

You can also visit the Aksai man monastery.

Price

80 000 tenge

1-4 passengers in 1 car (excluding the driver)

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