Editing Tula, Russia (section)

==Religion==
[[File:Успенский собор Тульского кремля. Тула.jpg|thumb|Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Tula]]
Most of Tula's churches are [[Russian Orthodox church]]es. Next in number are [[Catholic]]s and [[Protestant]]s. Other religions present in the city include [[Muslims]], [[Judaism|Jews]], [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]], [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] and [[Taoism|Taoists]].

All Orthodox organizations in Tula and the Tula Oblast are under the [[Diocese of Tula and Yefremov]]. The oldest churches in Tula include the Saints' Cathedral (built from 1776-1800), the Annunciation Church (1692), and the Assumption Cathedral of the Tula Kremlin (1762-1764). The Shcheglovsky Monastery of Holy Mother of God is also located within the city, built in the mid-19th century and consecrated in 1860.<ref>
{{cite web
 |author      = Kamalakaran, A.
 |url         = https://www.rbth.com/travel/tours/away/2016/07/29/4-orthodox-monasteries-to-visit-near-moscow_616205
 |title       = 4 Orthodox monasteries to visit near Moscow
 |publisher   = Russia Beyond the Headlines
 |date        = 2016-07-29
 |access-date  = 2020-01-29
}}</ref> [[Old Believers]]' community services are performed in the church of St. John Chrysostom.

The only Roman Catholic church in Tula is the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. Since the 1990s, several Protestant [[Christian denomination|denominations]] have grown, the largest of which is a [[Baptism|Baptist]] church with a prayer house in Tula. Representatives of other Protestant churches in Tula are [[Seventh-day Adventists]], [[Presbyterians]] (Church of the Holy Trinity, The Glorious Jesus the Lord, the Good News), [[Pentecostals]] (Tula Christian Center, Church of the New Testament) and other evangelical churches (Word of Life, the Vine Gypsy Church).{{cn|date=March 2024}}

The city also has a [[synagogue]] and the Jewish Community House.