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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kotelniki (Moscow)

Bld. 1, 8 1st Kotelnichesky Lane, Moscow (tel.: +7 495 915-07-04, +7 495 915-07-06, +7 495 915-27-03), Metro stations: "Taganskaya", "Marksistskaya".

Kotelniki is an old Moscow district named after a settlement of potmakers (Kotelniki being the Russian word for potmakers). Kotelnicheskaya Embankment and 1st, 4th and 5th Kotelnichesky Lanes were also named after this village.

Documents state that St. Nicholas' Church, in the village of Stariye Kuznetsy, was around as late as 1547. In 1632, it was renamed Kotelniki Church. A wooden church of St. Nicholas at this place was first mentioned in 1654, and in 1657, the church was reconstructed in stone.

In 1688, a new church building along with a side chapel of SS. Zosima and Sowatiy of Solovki was built with the support of the Stroganov family, parishioners and owners of the neighbouring estate in Goncharnaya Street.

In 1715, the famous statesman Grigory Stroganov was buried near the Church.

The Church was damaged in 1812 and registered as a parish of Saint Cosmas and Damian.

In 1822–1824, a new classicism church was constructed upon the project of Joseph Bove. The construction was supported by Duke Sergey Golitsyn in memory of his Stroganovs ancestors who lived in the church parish.

Above the rectangular volume there is a rotunda with semicircular windows separated by pilasters. Three reliefs were placed above the northern gallery. The windows were framed with rib keystones. The building lies along the Kotelnichesky Lane. The side-chapel of SS. Zosima and Sowatiy faces the quarter. The refectory and bell tower basements are raised above ground because of elevation difference.

The Church was built on the slope of Shvivaya Hill and can be seen both from the riverside and the Lane.

The southern side features three wonderful bas-relief compositions: "Entry into Jerusalem", "Adoration of the Magi", and "Massacre of the Innocents".

In 1873, stairs were added to the Church and the bell tower. The side-chapel of the Great Martyr St. Eudoxia was arranged in the refectory with support from Eudoxia Vinogradova, the widow of deacon.

Horizontal divisions on the dome drum visually combine with the massive semi-circular apse and the small refectory. The facade features a pilaster gallery. The bell tower is small with two tiers and an arched belfry.

The Church was shut down during the Soviet times. The dome and all crosses were removed, the bas-reliefs were knocked down, and the fence destroyed. The Church building was handed over to a chemical laboratory from the Administration for the Geology.

Partial reconstruction took place in the 1970s, and the building was listed as an architectural monument.

In 1990, the building was occupied by the Moscow hydrogeological expedition "Tsentrogeologiya".

Today, the Church holds the status of Patriarch's Town Church. In 1992, church services were resumed and by 1997, the building was completely reconstructed. The Moscow mission of Slovakia Orthodox Church is located in the Church of St. Nicholas. Sunday school is held in the Church.

The main altar is consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas, while the side chapels are dedicated to SS. Zosima and Sowatiy of Solovki and to St. Eudoxia.

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Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kotelniki



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