Church of St. Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg (Moscow)

17A Akademika Skryabina Street, Moscow, Metro stations: "Ryazansky Prospekt", "Kuzminki", "Vykhino".

The Church was consecrated on 29 April (Sutarday) 2006. It became not just another place for prayers and center of spiritual life in Kuzminki but also a deserved architectural adornment of this district.

The consecrations event, which was very important in the Moscow cultural life, was visited by many guests including both representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and city officials.

The Church is controlled by the Kuzminki Church of the Blachernitissa Icon of the Theotokos.

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