Chapel of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Stoleshniki (Moscow)

13/20 Petrovka Street, Moscow, Metro stations: "Chekhovskaya", "Tverskaya", "Pushkinskaya", "Kuznetsky Most", "Okhotniy Ryad", "Teatralnaya".

Since 1620 a parish church of a weavers' village has stood at this place.

In 1657 a new stone temple with five domes and a tent-shaped bell tower was constructed.

In 1836 to 1841 the Church was developed; the refectory was enlarged. The bell tower was kept the same as in the 17th century.

The Church building was damaged by reconstruction. However, the 1925 inspection results showed that under a thick layer of plaster ancient decor details were preserved. The reconstruction works could help to keep the Church as a valuable architecture monument, but in 1927 the Church was closed and then demolished in 1928.

From the 1950s to 1992 or 1993 the site was used as a parking area.

The present chapel was built in 1997 on the foundation of the destroyed temple. It was consecrated in September 1997, the 850th anniversary of Moscow. The Chapel is assigned to the Nativity Convent and has a church shop.

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Chapel of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Stoleshniki

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