St. George’s Church
St. George's Church in the selo of Staraya Ladoga, Volkhovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia is one of the oldest churches of Russia, dating from the second half of the 12th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Smirnov.pavel., CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: St. George’s Church, Staraya Ladoga
- Also known as: “St. George’s Church, Staraya Ladoga”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki and Staraya Ladoga Holy Dormition Convent.
Staraya Ladoga Holy Dormition Convent
Monastery
Photo: Δημήτριος, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Staraya Ladoga Holy Dormition Convent is a monastery, which is situated 570 metres northwest of St. George’s Church.
Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist
Church
Photo: Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Public domain.
Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist is situated 1 km north of St. George’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staraya Ladoga and Chernavino.
Staraya Ladoga
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Staraya Ladoga, or the Aldeigjuborg of Norse sagas, is a village in Leningrad Oblast, on the mighty Volkhov River 8 km north of the town of Volkhov. It was annexed by the Viking Rurik, from whom the Tsars traced their bloodline.
St. George’s Church
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, architectural landmark, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Leningrad Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
59.99742° or 59° 59′ 51″ northLongitude
32.2985° or 32° 17′ 55″ eastLevels
2Open location code
9GFJX7WX+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 89835050OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q7588116
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Uzbek—“St. George’s Church” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جورج”
- French: “Église Saint-Georges (Staraïa-Ladoga)”
- French: “église Saint-Georges”
- French: “Église Saint-Georges”
- Greek: “Εκκλησία Αγίου Γεωργίου”
- Japanese: “聖ゲオルギイ教会”
- Japanese: “聖ゲオルギウス教会”
- Russian: “Георгиевская церковь”
- Russian: “Церковь Святого Георгия”
- Ukrainian: “Георгіївська церква (Стара Ладога)”
- Ukrainian: “Георгіївська церква”
- Uzbek: “Avliyo Georg cherkovi”
- Uzbek: “Aziz Jorj cherkovi”
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