RUSSIAN CHURCHES

John Sloan
Micha Jelisavcic

In this section we have assembled photos and illustrations of Russian churches, mainly in and around Moscow.

Church of St Nicholas the Wonder Worker on the Vladimirov Passage in Kitai Gorod.

Another view of the Church of the St Nicholas the Wonder Worker, renovated in 1858 on the site of the earlier church by donations of the wealthy merchant, Poyarkov.

Rebuilt Cathedral of our Saviour.

Rebuilt Cathedral of our Saviour - view from another side.

Tserkov' Bogoyavleniya, now Patriarshii Bogoyavlenskii sobor, chto v Yelokhove, The Patriarchal Cathedral of the Manifestation of Christ, (Epiphany) Cathedral, in Yelokovski quarter, 1835-45, on Spartakovski street, formerly Yelokhovski street, in northeast Moscow well outside the ring of the former Zemli gorod walls.

Tserkov' Uspeniya Presvyatoi Bogoroditsi, chto v Pechatnikakh (Assumption of the Virgin, that is in Pechatnik) is on corner of Bolshaya Lubyanka and Sretinka street (number 3) between the Lubyanka prison and the Sretinski monastery.

Tserkov' Uspeniya Presvyatoi Bogoroditsi, chto v Pechatnikakh on corner of Bolshaya Lubyanka and Sretinski street, view of the single dome of the church.

Tserkov' Uspeniya Presvyatoi Bogoroditsi, chto v Pechatnikakh on corner of Bolshaya Lubyanka and Sretinski street, view of the bell tower and part of the church.

Gate and Church of the Resurection, rebuilt between the State historical museum and the Kazan Cathedral on the entrance to Red Square.

Kazan Cathedral, rebuilt in 1993 between GUM and the Church and Gate of the Resurection on Red Square. It was built originally in 1636 as memorial to the recapture of the Kremlin from the Poles but destroyed by Stalin in the 1930's to make space for his grandiose parades.

Main cathedral of the Bogoyavlenski (Epiphany) monastery, the oldest in Muscovy, founded by Danil Aleksandrovich, son if Aleksandr Nevski, in 1296.

Cathedral of Bogoyavlenski monastery undergoing extensive external and internal renovation.

Tserkov Nikolaya Chudotvortsa v Khamovnikakh, Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kamovniki, Black and white photo. After the tsar ordered cloth workers from Tver to settle in this part of Moscow near the Krymski bridge, they dedicated the church in honor of their patron saint. At first they worked in the 'kadishi' the linen-makers shops whose trade was well established a century before. The Kadashi made all the tools required for linen making. The newcomers took their name from the Dutch word Kham. As such they were excluded from taxation, but were forbidden to mix by marriage with the other slobodas. It was also unlawful to live in their neighborhood except by special permission after an argument was presented to the tsar. This was the case of Khariton Dmitriyev, the son of Tmekov, who asked Tsar Feodor Mikhailovich to move in with his family in 1627. Such requests were not all that common. However, the sloboda grew and their church was built of brick in 1678. The stone church was begun in 1657 and consecrated in 1682. The chapel of the Icon of the Blessed Virgin's Protection was built in 1872. The church is a monument to the skill of Muscovite bricklayers.

Tserkov Nikolaya Chudotvortsa v Khamovnikakh, Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kamovniki, Black and white photo. After the tsar ordered cloth workers from Tver to settle in this part of Moscow near the Krymski bridge, they dedicated the church in honor of their patron saint. At first they worked in the 'kadishi' the linen-makers shops whose trade was well established a century before. The Kadashi made all the tools required for linen making. The newcomers took their name from the Dutch word Kham. As such they were excluded from taxation, but were forbidden to mix by marriage with the other slobodas. It was also unlawful to live in their neighborhood except by special permission after an argument was presented to the tsar. This was the case of Khariton Dmitriyev, the son of Tmekov, who asked Tsar Feodor Mikhailovich to move in with his family in 1627. Such requests were not all that common. However, the sloboda grew and their church was built of brick in 1678.

Sretinski monastery, an overlooked historically important part of Moscow. It is located between the Church of the Assumption (see above) and the Church of the Trinity (see below) on Bolshaya Lubyanka avenue just where it meets the ring of the former Belyi gorod wall where the name changes from Rozhdestvenki to Sretenski and

Sretinski monastery.

Sretinski monastery

Sretinski monastery

Sretinski monastery

Sretinski monastery

Church of Troitsi, chto u Sukharevoi bashni na Listakh, (Church of the Trinity that is by the Sukharev tower on Listi), 1650-1661, on Sretenka street by the Sadovaya - Sukharevya ring.

Church of Troitsi v Listakh.

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Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and Saint Clement, the pope of Rome.

Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and Saint Clement, Pope of Rome, Preobrazheniya Gospodina, a Sv. Klimenta.

Tserkov'' Polozheniya Rizi Gospodnyei v uspenskom sobore v Moskve na Donskoi - or Rizopolozheniya Tserkov'', "The Church of the Deposition of the Lord's Robe that is in the Uspenski Cathedral in Moscow".

Tserkov' Voskreseniya v Kadashakh- Church of the Resurection in Kadasha 1657 - It is located in the sloboda in the Zamoskvarechia region ( south of the river) on 2nd Kadasheski alley.

Tserkov'' Polozheniya Rizi Gospodnyei v uspenskom sobore v Moskve na Donskoi - or Rizopolozheniya Tserkov'', "The Church of the Deposition of the Lord's Robe that is in the Uspenski Cathedral in Moscow".

Tserkov'' Polozheniya Rizi Gospodnyei v uspenskom sobore v Moskve na Donskoi - or Rizopolozheniya Tserkov'', "The Church of the Deposition of the Lord's Robe that is in the Uspenski Cathedral in Moscow".

Tserkov' Voskreseniya v Kadashakh- Church of the Resurection in Kadasha 1657 -

Tserkov' Voskreseniya v Kadashakh- Church of the Resurection in Kadasha.

Tserkov' Voskreseniya v Kadashakh- Church of the Resurection in Kadasha.

Tserkov' Voskreseniya v Kadashakh- Church of the Resurection in Kadasha.

Tserkov' Voskreseniya v Kadashakh- Church of the Resurection in Kadasha.

Tserkov' Kosmi i Damnana v Shubnne, Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Shubino, is located on Stoleshnikov lane between Tver and Dmitrov streets next to the square across from the City Hall on which the statue of Yuri Dolgoruki stands.

Tserkov'' Prepodobno Sergiya Radoneshskogo chto v Rogozhskoi, Church of St Sergius Radonezh in Rogozhskaya (formerly also called "chto v Gonnoi slobodi", that which is in Gonna quarter".

Another view of the Church of St Sergius Radonezh.

Church of Ivan the Warrior (Ioanna Voina) (1709-13) on Bolshaya Yakimanka Street in the Zamoskovorechia section of Moscow south, across the Moscow River.

Tserkov' Preobrazheniya Gospodnya na Peskakh - Church of our Saviour's Transfiguration that is on the sands - (Spasopeskovskaya) on Spasopeskovia Place just off the center of the Arbat pedestrian walk.

Church of our Saviour's Transfiguration on the sands. So when one walks along the Arbat one can stop at this lovely church and recall the history of this region that saw heavy fighting several times, when it was still outside the Beli gorod wall that was then the outer wall, and then after the Zemli gorod wall was built and this area became the home of several of Moscow's streltzi units.

Church of our Saviour's Transfiguration on the sands.

Tserkov' Rozhdestva Bogoroditsi v Putinkakh, (Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Putinki ), 1649-1652.

Church of St Simeon Stolpnika (St Semyon Stylites), 1676-1679, on Povarski street.

Tserkov Nikolaya Chudotvortsa v Khamovnikakh, Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kamovniki, Black and white photo.

B/W photo of Tesrkov' Nikolaya Chudotvortsa v Khamovnikakh, Church of St Nicholas the wonderworker in Kamovniki, located on Chudov Street. The stone church was begun in 1657 and consecrated in 1682. The chapel of the Icon of the Blessed Virgin's Protection was built in 1872. The church is a monument to the skill of Muscovite bricklayers.

Church of St Nicholas the wonderworker in Khamovniki, Color photo.

Color photo of Church of St Nicholas the wonderworker in Khamovniki.

Color photo of Church of St Nicholas the wonderworker in Khamovniki.

Black and white of Church of St Nicholas.

Spaski Tserkov', The Church of the Savior at Ubori, color photo.

Tserkov Pokrova Bogoroditsi v Filyakh, Church of the Blessed Virgin's protecting veil (Intercession) Black and white photo.

Tserkov Pokrova Bogoroditsi v Filyakh.

Tserkov' Marpno-Marinskaya obitel, Martha and Mary Convent, on Bolshaya Ordyanka street. It was built by architect Karl Blank and completed in 1760 during the reign of Catherine II.

Church Martha and Mary Convent

Spaski Tserkov', The Church of the Savior at Ubori, color photo.

Spaski Tserkov' in Ubori.

Spaski Tserkov in Ubori. Detail of window and flower offering left by unobserved believers.

Spaski Tserkov in Ubori.

Terkov Spassa Preobrazheniya (Gospodnya) Church of . It was first built in amongst the meadows and streams during the reign of grand prince Vasilii III Ivanovich. It was rebuilt in wood in 1642 in the sloboda of the Ryvkin streltzi unit. It was rebuilt again in brick in 1738-51. Of course by then the streltzi were no more, so the church was for the local population. " veliko-knyazheskiye tyelokhraniteli (the tsar's guard who were allowed to drink at all times while for others this was forbidden except on special holidays such as the Resurection and Trinity Sunday. it was torn down in 1930.

Tserkov' Voskreseniya Slovushchyevo - v Monetchikakh, Church of the Resurection (announcer of) named Monetchiki after the people who kept the court account books. It is interesting that they could work at home, but the account books had to stay in the Kremlin. The brick church was built in 1650 to replace a wooden one. In 1715 the merchant family, Dobrinin, rebuilt the church but it was destroyed in 1812. In 1890 it was rebuilt again with a refectory.

Tserkov' Troitsi v Vishnyakakh Church of the Trinity in Vishnyakov originally built in 1678 and rebuilt in 1824-26. is located on Pyatniika street. It is named Vishnayakov after a commander of a Moscow streltsi 100 which participated in the siege of Chigirin. in 1804 the cupola of the church with the upper church was torn down so only the lower church remains. It has two chapels - Elijah the Prophet, and Blessed Mother of Jerusalem. There is a refectory from 1804, and an enclosing wall from 1834 and bell tower from 1824-6. One should pay attention to the proportions and the appearance.

Tsekov St Nikolai v Pizhakh, St Nicholas at Pyzhi, 1672 is located in the same Zamoskvarcheia region the alleyways of which are named Vyshnyakov and Pyzhov, after the streltzi units that lived there. It is on Bolshaya Ordyanka street.

Tsekov St Nikolai v Pizhakh, St Nicholas at Pyzhi, 1672 is located in the same Zamoskvarcheia region the alleyways of which are named Vyshnyakov and Pyzhov, after the streltzi units that lived there.