Virgin of the Don
Virgin of the Don is a church in Donskoy District, Southern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Moscow Oblast. Virgin of the Don is situated nearby to Donskoy Monastery, as well as near the church Церковь в честь преподобного Александра Свирского.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Donskoy Monastery and Old Donskoy Cemetery.
Donskoy Monastery
Monastery
Donskoy Monastery is a major monastery in Moscow, founded in 1591 in commemoration of Moscow's deliverance from the threat of an invasion by the Crimean Khan Kazy-Girey.
New Donskoye Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Bogdanov-62, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Donskoy Cemetery is a 20th-century necropolis sprawling to the south from the Donskoy Monastery in the south-west of Central Moscow. It has been closed for new burials since the 1980s. New Donskoye Cemetery is situated 270 metres south of Virgin of the Don.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gagarinsky District and Khamovniki District.
Gagarinsky District
Suburb
Photo: Niklitov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gagarinsky District, Moscow is an administrative district of South-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is 5.50 square kilometers. Population - 72,072. Established in 1995.
Khamovniki District
Suburb
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khamovniki District is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 102,730 ; 97,110 . The district extends from Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge into the Luzhniki bend of Moskva River; northern boundary with Arbat District follows Znamenka Street, Gogolevsky Boulevard, Sivtsev Vrazhek and Borodinsky Bridge.
Danilovsky District
Suburb
Photo: Pegushev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Danilovsky District, Moscow is an administrative district of Southern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. The area of the district is 12.60 square kilometers. Danilovsky District is situated 2½ km east of Virgin of the Don.
Virgin of the Don
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Donskoy District, Southern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
55.71455° or 55° 42′ 52″ northLongitude
37.60205° or 37° 36′ 7″ eastOpen location code
9G7VPJ72+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 127171008OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodox
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Virgin of the Don” goes by many names.
- German: “Große Kathedrale der Gottesmutter-Ikone vom Don”
- Polish: “Wielki Sobór Dońskiej Ikony Matki Bożej”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Церковь в честь преподобного Александра Свирского and церковь в честь преподобного Иоанна Лествичника.
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