Არამილის სამების ტაძარი, Orthodox church in Aramil, Russia

The Holy Trinity Church in Aramil is a three-altar stone Orthodox church, founded in 1830. Its left side chapel, dedicated to the Nativity of the Theotokos, was consecrated eight years later; the main church was consecrated on 6 June 1842 by Bishop Melchizedek, and the right chapel was later consecrated to the Prophet Elijah.

The first wooden church in Aramil was burned by Bashkirs during the 1709 revolt. A Church of the Nativity of Christ, built between 1712 and 1717 under Metropolitan Ioann of Tobolsk, burned in 1782; only the bell tower survived, and a small church and altar were added to it in 1783. A wooden Holy Trinity church, founded on 30 April 1784, was consecrated by Bishop Varlaam on 20 June 1790. The present three-altar stone church was begun in 1830; its left chapel (Nativity of the Theotokos) was consecrated eight years later, the main church on 6 June 1842 by Bishop Melchisedek, and the right chapel to the Prophet Elijah by Bishop Ioann. Closed in 1937, with the bell tower and fence demolished and the cemetery desecrated, it housed a school and then a shop before being returned to believers in 1990; services resumed in 1991.

The church has three altars: the main one consecrated to the Holy Trinity in 1842, the left to the Nativity of the Theotokos in 1838, and the right to the Prophet Elijah. By 1915 the parish had two priests, one deacon and two psalm-readers, with more than four thousand parishioners. Since 1991 services have been held here again.

The church is open to visitors during service times, which you can check locally before visiting. Respectful attire is expected as this is an active place of worship where visitors should observe local customs.

The church kept only its bell tower after the 1782 fire; in 1783 a small chapel and altar were attached to that surviving tower. The stone church begun in 1830 has three altars: the main one consecrated in 1842, the left in honour of the Nativity of the Theotokos, the right in honour of the prophet Elijah.