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St. Basil's Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Moscow is a World Heritage Site.. Orthodox Christianity is the most widely professed religion in Russia, with significant minorities of non-religious people and adherents of other faiths.
Russian religious workers (7 C) Y. Yazidis in Russia (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Religion in Russia" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
Christianity in Russia is the most widely professed religion in the country. The largest tradition is the Russian Orthodox Church . According to official sources, there are 170 eparchies of the Russian Orthodox Church, 145 of which are grouped in metropolitanates. [ 1 ]
In the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, Eastern Orthodoxy constitutes the dominant religion in northern Kazakhstan, representing 23.9% of the population of the region, [17] and is also a significant minority in Kyrgyzstan (17%), Turkmenistan (5%), Uzbekistan (5%), Azerbaijan (2%), [11] and Tajikistan (1%).
Lists of religious buildings and structures in Russia (5 P) Pages in category "Russia religion-related lists" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
This list of saints in the Russian Orthodox Church includes only people canonized as saints by the Russian Orthodox Church, or the preceding Metropolis of Kiev and all Rus'. Saints are sorted by their first names. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow canonised a total of 39 saints at two Church councils held in 1547 and 1549, and later added 8 more ...
Russian icons are typically paintings on wood, often small, though some in churches and monasteries may be much larger. Some Russian icons were made of copper. [199] Many religious homes in Russia have icons hanging on the wall in the krasny ugol, the "red" or "beautiful" corner. There is a rich history and elaborate religious symbolism ...
Islam is a major religious minority in the Russian Federation, which has the largest Muslim population in Europe. [2] According to the US Department of State in 2017, [3] Muslims in Russia numbered 14 million or roughly 10% of the total population.