55°36′54″N 46°44′44″E / 55.61500°N 46.74556°E / 55.61500; 46.74556

Azim Sirma
Азим-Сирма
Аçăм-Çырми
Our Lady of Assumption church in Azim Sirma
Our Lady of Assumption church in Azim Sirma
Azim Sirma Азим-Сирма Аçăм-Çырми is located in Russia
Azim Sirma Азим-Сирма Аçăм-Çырми
Azim Sirma
Азим-Сирма
Аçăм-Çырми
Coordinates: 55°36′54″N 46°44′44″E / 55.61500°N 46.74556°E / 55.61500; 46.74556
Country Russia
 ChuvashiaVurnarsky District
Population
 (2012)
429
Time zoneUTC+4 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4 (EEST)

Azim Sirma (Russian: Азим-Сирма; Chuvash: Аçăм Çырми, Aśăm Śırmi) is a rural locality (a village) in Vurnarsky District of the Chuvash Republic, (Russia). The village is located at 65 kmetres from the capital Cheboksari.[1]

Architecture and monuments

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Our Lady of Assumption church; built in 2005 by the monk Vadim (born Valery Smirnov) and consecrated in 2007. After father's Vadim death, father Alexis Belov was elected abbot of the church.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Деревня Азим-Сирма" (in Russian). cheb.ru. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Чувашия потрясена ещё одним убийством священника" (in Russian). grani21.ru. Retrieved January 5, 2016.