stone churches

Title: Autumn Gold Artist: Diane Romanello
Title: Canadian Fall Artist: Scott Christensen
The name of the settlement Kideksha first appears in the Russian historical chronicles in the thirteenth century. From the very beginning, Kideksha was one of the arts and crafts centers of the Suzdal dukedom, which was the richest in Northern Russia. In its history, Kideksha has survived, along with the Suzdal dukedom, destruction by the Tatars, the Poles, and lived through the devastations of fires and plagues. Today the village, with its unique architecture, stands as a representation of Russian history.Kideksha is famous for one of the first stone churches in North-Eastern Russia. The Cathedral of Boris and Gleb was built in the twelfth century and rebuilt in the 1800's. The walls of this splendid white stone cathedral are decorated with frescos by the best icon painters of Suzdal in the twelfth century.
Village of Kideksha