Church of the Nativity of Christ (Mytishchi)

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The Church of the Nativity of Christ Mytishchi

The Church of the Nativity of Christ ( Russian Храм Рождества Христова ) is a Russian Orthodox church in the Russian city ​​of Mytishchi in Moscow Oblast . The church belongs to the Mytishchi Deanery of the Moscow Eparchy .

The church building was built from 2001 to 2005. The church is consecrated to the birth of Christ , and the church building was also consecrated to the assembly of the Russian new martyrs and confessors and St. Matron of Moscow . The church is located on Novomytishchinsky Prospect 6 in the center of the city.

History and architecture

The church with the surrounding area

In 2000, on the occasion of the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ, it was decided to build a new church dedicated to the birth of Christ in the center of the city. In the summer of 2000, the foundation stone for the construction of the church was laid in the center of Mytishchi on the site of an old abandoned quarry. Metropolitan Juwenali Poyarkov of Krutitsy and Kolomna consecrated the foundation stone.

On December 5, 2000, the first liturgy took place in a previously built wooden church. Construction of the church began in November 2001. The wooden church was demolished. The church complex comprises a ground floor with a basement, the altar area with an iconostasis including icons , choirs, apses and a bell tower.

The total area of ​​the church is 1,500 square meters. It was built in the typical Russian Orthodox church style with five onion domes. Typical for an Orthodox church building, it is magnificently decorated with frescoes and icons.

The church was completed after four years of construction. On July 10, 2005, Metropolitan Juwenali inaugurated the church. The event was attended by the governor of Moscow Oblast, Boris Gromov , as well as the mayor of the city and representatives of regional and city administration.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 5.2 ″  N , 37 ° 44 ′ 52.1 ″  E