Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas

Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is a Russian Orthodox church in , located on via Leone X, near the . Its style is a late 19th and early 20th century imitation of the earlier Naryshkin Baroque.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church building in Florence, Italy
  • Also known as: “Russian Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Villino Galeotti-Flori and Galleria dell’Accademia.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 150 metres northeast of Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas.

Museum
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The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze is an art museum in , Italy. It is best known as the home of Michelangelo's sculpture David. It also has other sculptures by Michelangelo and a large collection of paintings by Florentine artists, mostly from the period 1300–1600. is situated 1 km south of Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas.

Church
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Florence Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence in . Commenced in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed by 1436 with a dome… is situated 1¼ km south of Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Novoli.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a city quarter in the northwestern part of , Italy. It was part of the former comune of Pellegrino until 1865, when it became a part of the comune of . is situated 3 km west of Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas.

Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas

Latitude
43.78383° or 43° 47′ 2″ north
Longitude
11.25485° or 11° 15′ 18″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ7M3+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111183867
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1072826
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “église russe de Florence”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكنيسه الروسيه”
  • French: “église russe de Florence”
  • French: “Église russe de Florence”
  • Greek: “Ναός της Γεννήσεως του Χριστού και του Αγίου Νικολάου”
  • Italian: “Chiesa russa della Natività”
  • Italian: “chiesa russa ortodossa della Natività”
  • Italian: “Chiesa russa ortodossa della Natività”
  • Italian: “Chiesa Russo Ortodossa”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Narodzenia Pańskiego i św. Mikołaja we Florencji”
  • Russian: “Православная русская церковь во Флоренции”
  • Russian: “Церковь Рождества Христова и Николая Чудотворца”
  • Turkish: “chiesa russa ortodossa della Natività”
  • Turkish: “Natività Rus Ortodoks Kilisesi”

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