Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine
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Vilnius
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, Lithuania
Lithuania
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. It was built in 1913 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Romanov Dynasty. It was built by I. Kolesnikov, and incorporates the Rostov
Rostov
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and Suzdal
Suzdal
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architectural styles. On its consecration day of May 13, the church was visited by the former royal figure Grand-Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, known at the time of consecration as "Sister Elizaveta", now a martyr within the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
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