Church of the Intercession on the Nerl

The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl is a Russian Orthodox church and a symbol of medieval Russia. Dedicated to the Intercession of the Theotokos, the church is situated at the confluence of the Nerl and the Klyazma in , 13 km north-east of the medieval princely seat of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: church in Russia
  • Also known as: “Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы на Нерли”
  • Address: Вокзальная улица 10, Боголюбово
Photo: Александра Михалева, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bogolyubsky Monastery.

Monastery
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is situated 1½ km west of Church of the Intercession on the Nerl.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lemeshki and Bogolyubovo.

Hamlet
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is a rural locality in Bogolyubovskoye Rural Settlement, , , Russia. The population was 441 as of 2010. There are 7 streets.

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , 3 km east from . is a generally recognized part of the Golden Ring and preserves finest white-stone monuments from 12th century.

Village
Novoye is a rural locality in Bogolyubovskoye Rural Settlement, , , Russia. The population was 1,783 as of 2010. There are 32 streets. is situated 3 km northwest of Church of the Intercession on the Nerl.

Church of the Intercession on the Nerl

Latitude
56.19627° or 56° 11′ 47″ north
Longitude
40.56144° or 40° 33′ 41″ east
Inception
1165
Open location code
9H825HW6+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 930827471
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denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1051458
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Church of the Intercession on the Nerl” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة الشفاعة على نهر النيل”
  • Catalan: “església de la Intercessió del riu Nerl”
  • Catalan: “Església de la Intercessió del riu Nerl”
  • Chechen: “Нерль хинан йистехь Марьяман ШапаIатан килс”
  • Chechen: “Нерль хинан йистехь Марьяман ШапаӀатан килс”
  • Chinese: “尼爾利河帡幪教堂”
  • Chinese: “涅尔利代祷教堂”
  • Chinese: “涅爾利代禱教堂”
  • Chinese: “涅爾利河畔代禱教堂”
  • Czech: “Chrám Pokrovu na Něrli”
  • Dutch: “kerk van de Bescherming van de Moeder Gods aan de Nerl”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van de Bescherming van de Moeder Gods aan de Nerl”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الشفاعه على نهر النيل”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الشفاعه على نهر نيرل”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de la Kovrofesto ĉe la rivero Nerl”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de la Perado ĉe la rivero Nerl”
  • French: “église de l’Intercession de la Nerl”
  • French: “Eglise de l’Intercession sur la Nerl”
  • French: “église de l’Intercession-de-la-Vierge sur la Nerl”
  • French: “Église de l’Intercession-de-la-Vierge sur la Nerl”
  • German: “Mariä-Schutz-Kirche am Fluss Nerl”
  • German: “Mariä-Schutz-und-Fürbitte-Kirche an der Nerl”
  • Greek: “Ναός της Αγίας Σκέπης επί του Νερλ”
  • Hungarian: “Mária oltalma templom”
  • Italian: “chiesa dell’Intercessione sul Nerl‘”
  • Italian: “Chiesa dell’Intercessione sul Nerl’”
  • Japanese: “ネルリ川のほとりにある生神女庇護聖堂”
  • Japanese: “生神女庇護聖堂”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Dei Genetricis Velamenti ad Nerl flumen”
  • Latin: “ecclesia Omophorii ad Nerl”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Omophorii ad Nerl”
  • Macedonian: “Покров на Нерљ”
  • Persian: “کلیسای شفاعت تئوتوکوس بر رود نرل”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Opieki Matki Bożej na Nerli”
  • Portuguese: “Igreja da Intercessão da Virgem no Nerl”
  • Russian: “Покров на Нерли”
  • Russian: “Покрова на Нерли церковь”
  • Russian: “храм Покрова на Нерли”
  • Russian: “Церковь Покрова на Нерли”
  • Serbian: “Црква Покрова Пресвете Богородице на Нерљу”
  • Serbian: “Црква Покрова Пресвете Богородице на реци Нерл”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نئرل شیفاعت کیلیساسی”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نرل شیفاعت کیلیساسی”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Intercesion del rio Nerl”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Intercesion del río Nerl”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Intercesión del rio Nerl”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de la Intercesión del río Nerl”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la Intercesión del río Nerl”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de la intercesión en el Nerl”
  • Swedish: “Pokrovkyrkan vid Nerl”
  • Turkish: “Nerl’deki Meryem’in Şefaati Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Церква Покрова на Нерлі”
  • Western Frisian: “Foarbeatsjerke oan de Nerl”

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