Church of the Assumption of Our Lady (Nizhny Novgorod)
The Dormition Church ( Russian Успенская церковь ) is a Russian Orthodox church in the city of Nizhny Novgorod in Russia . It was built from around 1670 to 1672.
history
A small church was mentioned as early as 1606 on the site of today's church. There was a wooden church in the monastery dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary . A stone church building was only built in 1672 by the merchant Afanasjew Firsowitschem Olissowym.
The Assumption Church was destroyed in a fire in 1715. The original main body of the church was not restored. In 1934 the bell tower was demolished. It was not until the 1960s that the building was completely renovated again.
The church and the bell tower were completely reconstructed in 2004. On March 15, 2004, a team of painters under the direction of Alexei Vladimirovich Anziferov began work on the murals .
On July 29, 2004, the Dormition Church was consecrated by the Archbishop of Nizhny Novgorod and Arsamas.
Web links
- Website of the Diocese of Nizhny Novgorod (English and Russian)
- Pictures and information about the church on sobory.ru (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Нижний Новгород. Церковь Успения Пресвятой Богородицы на Ильинской горе ( Memento of the original from June 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian)
- ↑ Diocese of Nizhny Novgorod: Великое освящение храма - ровесника Нижегородской епархии (Russian)
Coordinates: 56 ° 19 ′ 35.3 " N , 43 ° 59 ′ 25.7" E