Russia · Moscow
The Church of the Venerable Sergius of Radonezh in Rogozskaya (or Gonnaya) Quarter, beyond the River Yauza, is situated in Nikoloyamskaya Street; the street was named after the Church of St. Nicolas the Wonderworker in Yamy, which used to be situated here, but was destroyed in Soviet times. In 1595, Tsar Boris Godunov set up here a settlement for "...
Russia · Moscow
According to documents, the church dates back to 1625, but there is assumption that the first church in the name of Simeon Stylites was built here at the time of Boris Godunov on the day of his coronation. In 1625, the high altar of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple was kept in the new church.
In 1635, the church was located "in Dekh...
Russia · Moscow
The history of the Church of St. Simeon Stylites began over four hundred years ago, in 1598, when Tsar Boris Godunov, who had just ascended to the throne, ordered the construction of a church in the name of St. Simeon, the founder of the stylite (or pillar-saint) movement.
In the 17th century, the wooden church was replaced with a stone one, whi...
Baltic Sea · Russia · Saint Petersburg
From 1712 to 1714, a wooden church dedicated to St. Michael the Archangel was built at the place of the present church. Peter the Great ordered to construct it in honour of the Name Day of his eldest daughter Anna Petrovna. After it became dilapidated, Tsarina Anna Ivanovna ordered to build a new stone church.
In 1731, architect Mikhail Zemtsov ...
Europe · Germany · Bremen
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Russia · Moscow
The Church of St. Theodore Stratelates was built in 1782–1806 as a heated addition to the Church of Gabriel the Archangel. The design of the Church is attributed to the architect Ivan Yegotov.
Originally, the Church was consecrated in the name of St. Theodore Teron; after the side-altar of St. Theodore Stratelates was set up in 1806, followed by...
Dnieper River · Ukraine · Kiev
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