About Tolyatti (Togliatti) Russian Federation:
Located in western Russia along the Volga River, has a population of roughly 689,000 people. Landmarks include the Tatishchev equestrian monument that honors the city’s founder and, nearby, Transfiguration Cathedral with its striking golden domes (this not a Catholic cathedral..it is Orthodox).
The Togliatti Local History Museum exhibits archaeological finds and antique costumes. Togliatti Art Museum exhibits Soviet art. The open-air K.G. Sakharov Technical History Museum has old trains and tanks.
Catholic places of interest in Tolyatti (Togliatti) Russian Federation:
The Parish of Our Lady of Fatima (Приход Матери Божией Фатимской Римско-католической Церкви), which includes the Church of Saint John Paul II. This is the only Catholic Church in Tolyatti.
Name: Римско-католическая Церковь Матери Божией Фатимской и Святого Иоанна Павла II (Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Fatima and Saint John Paul II).
Address: Revolyutsionnaya Street (Революционная улица), 41, Avtozavodsky District, Tolyatti, Samara Oblast (near the Italian Square / Итальянский сквер).
Established: Parish founded in 1997. A small wooden chapel (donated by German Catholics) was assembled in 1998 and used for services until 2021.
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New Church: The Church of Saint John Paul II (the first Catholic church in Russia dedicated to him) was consecrated on October 24, 2021, by Bishop Clemens Pickel. It is a modern building adjacent to the older chapel.
Served by: Redemptorist Fathers (from Poland) since 2004, along with Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.
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