St. Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral History Museum presented finds from the collections of the Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences

On July 5, 2023, the opening of the parochial museum took place in St. Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral in Kazan. The solemn event was attended by metropolitan Cyril of Kazan and Tatarstan, bishop Methodius of Almetyevsk and Bugulma, bishop Pakhomius of Chistopol and Nizhnekamsk, secretary of the Tatarstan Metropolitanate hieromonk Cyril (Korytko), dean of St. Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral protopriest Sergiy Titov, member of the State Duma Ildar Gilmutdinov, Deputy Minister of culture of Tatarstan Damir Natfullin, Director of the Committee for tourism development of Kazan Daria Sannikova, clergy of the Kazan Diocese, representatives of the museum community, the public and the media. The Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences was represented by Director A.G. Sitdikov and Head of the Museum of Archaeology of the Republic of Tatarstan  K.S. Girfanova.

The exposition of St. Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral History Museum presents the history of this church from building of the wooden church of the apostles Peter and Paul in the XVI century to modern times.

The parochial museum is located in the northern gallery of the cathedral, where the Institute of Archaeology named after A.H. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences conducted archaeological observations in 2021. During archaeological works indirect data on the initial orientation of the wooden church of Peter and Paul in the second half of the XVI century were obtained. Artifacts found in the excavation were given for keeping to the Museum of Archaeology RT. It includes objects of private devotion (cross necklace, small icon), numismatic materials, icon-setting fragments. These finds can be seen in the exposition of St. Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral History Museum along with items of church mode of life, that were kept throughout the time in the cathedral sacristy.