Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery)
Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery) is a church in Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia which is located on Камская улица. Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery) is situated nearby to Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery), as well as near the church Holy Trinity chapel (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery).Photo: Vicpeters, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: church in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Also known as: “Church of the Icon of the Smolensk Mother of God” and “Церковь Смоленской иконы Божией Матери”
- Address: Камская улица 24
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vasilievsky Island and Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery).
Vasilievsky Island
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vasilievsky Island is an island in Saint Petersburg situated between the Bolshaya Neva and the Malaya Neva, two main distributaries of the river. The population of the district, including the adjacent to Dekabristov Island, separated by the Smolenka river, and smaller islets, is approximately 215,000 people.
Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery)
Church
Photo: Vitold Muratov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery) is situated 130 metres east of Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery).
Holy Trinity chapel (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery)
Church
Photo: Medved‘, Public domain.
Holy Trinity chapel (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery) is a church, which is situated 140 metres south of Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petrograd Side and Peter and Paul Fortress.
Petrograd Side
Photo: Мария.Б., CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Petrograd Side is a borough in Saint Petersburg consisting of the islands of the northern part of the Neva delta. Mostly residential, it is also home to several smaller universities, stadiums of FC Zenit and the tallest structure of the city, a 326-m-high TV tower.
Peter and Paul Fortress
Neighborhood
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. Peter and Paul Fortress is situated 3½ km east of Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery).
Saint Petersburg
Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery)
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, architectural landmark, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
59.9461° or 59° 56′ 46″ northLongitude
30.25082° or 30° 15′ 3″ eastInception
1790Levels
3Open location code
9GFGW7W2+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 30351796OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q2406511
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Church of the Theotokos of Smolensk (Saint Petersburg, Smolensk cemetery)” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Smolenskaja tserkov”
- French: “église Notre-Dame de Smolensk de Saint-Pétersbourg”
- French: “Église Notre-Dame de Smolensk de Saint-Pétersbourg”
- Georgian: “სანქტ-პეტერბურგის სმოლენსკის ღვთისმშობლის ხატის ეკლესია”
- Polish: “Cerkiew Smoleńskiej Ikony Matki Bożej w Petersburgu”
- Russian: “Смоленская церковь на Васильевском острове”
- Russian: “Смоленская церковь”
- Russian: “Церковь Смоленской иконы Божией Матери на Васильевском острове”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Музей св. Ксении Петербургской and Saint Xenia Chapel in Saint Petersburg.
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