Prince Vladimir Church
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The Prince Vladimir Church , formally the Church of St. Prince Vladimir Equal to the Apostles (собор Святого равноапостольного князя Владимира) is a Russian Orthodox Church in Saint Petersburg
, Russia
. It is located on Blokhin Street in the Petrogradsky District of the city across the Malaya Neva
from the Spit of Vasilevsky Island, in close proximity to the Sportivnaya
metro station.
The first wooden church built in 1708 on the site was dedicated to St. Nicholas. This church was replaced by a masonry church dedicated to the Assumption
completed in 1719.
In 1740, a stone church was built next to this Church of the Assumption by order of the Empress Anna. It was designed by Pietro Trezzini. The Late Baroque building was left incomplete when the Empress Elizabeth came to the throne in 1742.
A new project was begun in 1763, this time supervised by Antonio Rinaldi, but that too was left incomplete following a fire in 1772. A chapel was dedicated to the Assumption, but the entire Neoclassical
edifice was only completed to Ivan Starov
's designs in 1789 and dedicated to St. Vladimir.
In the Soviet period, the church was closed in 1928. From 1938-1941, it served as the cathedral church of the city. From 1941-2001, the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan
was located in the church before its transfer to the Kazan Cathedral on Nevsky Prospekt
.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is located on Blokhin Street in the Petrogradsky District of the city across the Malaya Neva
Malaya Neva
Malaya Neva is the second largest distributary of the Neva River. The Neva splits into Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva near the Vasilievsky Island's Strelka , in the historic center of the city of Saint Petersburg.The length of Malaya Neva is 4.25 km, the width is from 200 to 400 meters, depth is...
from the Spit of Vasilevsky Island, in close proximity to the Sportivnaya
Sportivnaya (Saint Petersburg Metro)
Sportivnaya is a station on the Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line of the Saint Petersburg Metro. The station was designed by Alexander Konstantinov, Alexander Bystrov and Andrey Larionov. It opened on September 15, 1997 as part of the Pravoberezhnaya Line. Sportivnaya is Russia's first double-decked...
metro station.
The first wooden church built in 1708 on the site was dedicated to St. Nicholas. This church was replaced by a masonry church dedicated to the Assumption
Assumption of Mary
According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
completed in 1719.
In 1740, a stone church was built next to this Church of the Assumption by order of the Empress Anna. It was designed by Pietro Trezzini. The Late Baroque building was left incomplete when the Empress Elizabeth came to the throne in 1742.
A new project was begun in 1763, this time supervised by Antonio Rinaldi, but that too was left incomplete following a fire in 1772. A chapel was dedicated to the Assumption, but the entire Neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
edifice was only completed to Ivan Starov
Ivan Starov
Ivan Yegorovich Starov was a Russian architect from St. Petersburg who devised the master plans for Yaroslavl, Voronezh, Pskov, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, and many other towns in Russia and Ukraine...
's designs in 1789 and dedicated to St. Vladimir.
In the Soviet period, the church was closed in 1928. From 1938-1941, it served as the cathedral church of the city. From 1941-2001, the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan, also called Theotokos of Kazan , was a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan. Copies of the image are also venerated in the Catholic Church...
was located in the church before its transfer to the Kazan Cathedral on Nevsky Prospekt
Nevsky Prospekt
Nevsky Avenue |Prospekt]]) is the main street in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Planned by Peter the Great as beginning of the road to Novgorod and Moscow, the avenue runs from the Admiralty to the Moscow Railway Station and, after making a turn at Vosstaniya Square, to the Alexander...
.