List of Russian Orthodox churches explained

This is a list of Russian Orthodox churches that are individually notable. This includes churches of the semi-autonomous Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and churches in Russia and elsewhere not within ROCOR's system.

Argentina

• Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Buenos Aires

Armenia

• Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God, Yerevan

Azerbaijan

• Church of Michael the Archangel, Baku, Baku
• Holy Myrrhbearers Cathedral, Baku

Canada

• List of Russian Orthodox Churches in Toronto Area

Cuba

• Our Lady of Kazan Orthodox Cathedral, Havana

Denmark

• Alexander Nevsky Church, Copenhagen

France

• Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris

Germany

• Russian Orthodox Church, Dresden
• Russian Orthodox Chapel, Weimar
• St Elizabeth's Church, Wiesbaden

Israel

• Church of Mary Magdalene, East Jerusalem

Latvia

• Ss. Boris and Gleb Cathedral, Daugavpils

Lithuania

• Orthodox Church of St. Michael and St. Constantine, Vilnius

Luxembourg

• St. Peter and Paul Church, Luxembourg

Morocco

• Russian Orthodox Church in Rabat, Rabat

Norway

• Bakke Church, Trondheim

Russia

Moscow and region

• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Moscow
• Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, Moscow
• Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world
• Dormition Cathedral, Moscow
• Saint Sophia Church, Moscow, Balchug Island, Moscow
• All-Merciful Savior Church (Gagino), near Moscow
• Holy Field, near Moscow
• Orekhovo-Borisovo Metochion, in Orekhovo-Borisovo, near Moscow
• Church of Righteous John the Russian, in Kuntsevo, Moscow

Saint Petersburg

• Annunciation Church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra
• Dukhovskaya Church
• Feodorovskaya Church
• Gate Church
• Holy Trinity Cathedral of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra
• Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg
• Saint Andrew's Cathedral (Saint Petersburg)
• St. Vladimir's Cathedral (St. Petersburg)
• Transfiguration Cathedral (Saint Petersburg)
• Trinity Cathedral, Saint Petersburg
• Chesme Church, St. Petersburg
• Church of Our Lady the Merciful, St. Petersburg
• Church of the Savior on Blood, St. Petersburg
• Saint Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg
• Peter and Paul Cathedral, St. Petersburg
• Saint Sampson's Cathedral, St. Petersburg
• St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral, St. Petersburg
• Smolny Convent, near St. Petersburg
• Sophia Cathedral, Sophia, near St. Petersburg

Novgorod and area

• Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Novgorod
• Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
• Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Novgorod
• Church of St. Paraskevi, Novgorod
• Saviour Church on Nereditsa

other

• Ascension Cathedral, Almaty
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Izhevsk)
• St. Michael's Cathedral (Izhevsk)
• Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Kaliningrad)
• Dormition Cathedral, Khabarovsk
• Transfiguration Cathedral, Khabarovsk
• Königsberg Cathedral
• Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt
• Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Kronstadt
• Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov, Saransk, Mordovia
• The Cathedral of the Holy and Righteous Warrior Feodor Ushakov, Saransk, Mordovia
• Novocherkassk Cathedral, Novocherkassk
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Novosibirsk
• Assumption Cathedral, Omsk
• St. Nicholas Cossack Cathedral, Omsk
• Ivanovsky Monastery, Pskov
• Assumption Cathedral in Smolensk
• Transfiguration Cathedral (Tolyatti)
• Odigitrievsky Cathedral, Ulan Ude
• Cathedral of Saint Demetrius, Vladimir
• Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir
• Saint Sophia Cathedral, Vologda
• Annunciation Cathedral, Voronezh
• Fyodorovskaya Church, Yaroslavl
• Saint George Cathedral, Yuryev-Polsky

Serbia

• Church of the Holy Trinity, Belgrade

United Arab Emirates

• Russian Orthodox Church, Sharjah

United Kingdom

• Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints, London
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God and the Holy Royal Martyrs, London

United States

In the United States there are numerous notable Russian Orthodox churches, including many that were listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of one study.^[1] In Alaska, the Russian America community includes more than 20,000 members of the Russian Orthodox church. Many of the notable churches are current churches within List of Orthodox parishes in Alaska.

Churches include:

in Alaska

(ordered by city or village)

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Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos		1901-05 built 1980 NRHP-listed	58.0106°N -152.7628°W	Afognak, Alaska	^[2]
Protection of the Theotokos Chapel		built 1980 NRHP-listed	56.9458°N -154.1683°W	Akhiok, Alaska
St. Alexander Nevsky Chapel		1878 founded 1918 built 1980 NRHP-listed	54.1358°N -165.7775°W	Akutan, Alaska
St. John the Baptist Church (Angoon, Alaska)		1929 built 1980 NRHP-listed	57.5039°N -134.5842°W	Angoon, Alaska
Holy Resurrection Church (Belkofski, Alaska)		1980 NRHP-listed	55.0858°N -162.0192°W	Belkofski, Alaska
St. Sergius Chapel		1891 built 1980 NRHP-listed	61.5717°N -159.2406°W	Chuathbaluk, Alaska	On the Kuskokwim River; is also known as the "Little Russian Mission"
St. Michael the Archangel Church (Cordova, Alaska)		1925 built 1980 NRHP-listed	60.5425°N -145.7378°W	Cordova, Alaska
Old St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church		1972 NRHP-listed	Eklutna Village Rd.	Eklutna, Alaska
St. Nicholas Chapel (Ekuk, Alaska)		built 1980 NRHP-listed		Ekuk, Alaska
Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Church		c.1930 built 1980 NRHP-listed		English Bay, Alaska	Nave section once was a dance hall
St. Nicholas Chapel (Igiugig, Alaska)		1930 built 1980 NRHP-listed	59.3347°N -155.5408°W	Igiugig, Alaska
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Juneau, Alaska)		1893 built 1973 NRHP-listed	326 5th St. 58.3032°N -134.409°W	Juneau, Alaska
Ascension of Our Lord Chapel		1888 built 1980 NRHP-listed	57.5689°N -154.4553°W	Karluk, Alaska
Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church		1895 built 1970 NRHP-listed	Mission and Overland Streets 60.553°N -151.2676°W	Kenai, Alaska	^[3]
Holy Resurrection Church (Kodiak, Alaska)		1796 founded 1945 built 1977 NRHP-listed	Mission Road and Kashevaroff Street 57.7884°N -152.4028°W	Kodiak, Alaska
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Kwethluk, Alaska)		built 1991 NRHP-listed	Lower Kuskokim R.	Kwethluk, Alaska
Sts. Constantine and Helen Chapel		built 1980 NRHP-listed		Lime Village, Alaska
St. Seraphim Chapel		1800s built 1980 NRHP-listed	61.5125°N -160.3581°W	Lower Kalskag, Alaska
St. John the Baptist Chapel (Naknek, Alaska)		built 1980 NRHP-listed		Naknek, Alaska
St. Jacob's Church (Napaskiak, Alaska)		1980 NRHP-listed	60.7083°N -161.7631°W	Napaskiak, Alaska
Presentation of Our Lord Chapel		before 1914 founded 1929 built 1980 NRHP-listed	62.9675°N -154.1617°W	Nikolai, Alaska
St. Nicholas Church (Nikolski, Alaska)		1930 built 1980 NRHP-listed	52.9381°N -168.8678°W	Nikolski, Alaska
Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel		1901 built 1978 NRHP-listed	Sterling Highway 60.0503°N -151.6647°W	Ninilchik, Alaska
St. Nicholas Chapel (Nondalton, Alaska)		1920s built 1980 NRHP-listed	2nd Avenue 59.9733°N -154.8486°W	Nondalton, Alaska
Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel		built 1980 NRHP-listed		Nushagak, Alaska
Nativity of Our Lord Chapel		1906 built 1980 NRHP-listed	57.9239°N -152.4983°W	Ouzinkie, Alaska
Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Chapel		1898 built 1980 NRHP-listed	Spruce Island, Mok's Lagoon 59.3561°N -151.9203°W	Ouzinkie, Alaska
St. Nicholas Chapel (Pedro Bay, Alaska)		1890 built 1980 NRHP-listed	59.7853°N -154.1025°W	Pedro Bay, Alaska
St. John the Theologian Church		c.1915 built 1980 NRHP-listed	55.9125°N -159.1431°W	Perryville, Alaska
St. Nicholas Church (Pilot Point, Alaska)		1980 NRHP-listed	56.9144°N -157.6014°W	Pilot Point, Alaska
St. George the Great Martyr Orthodox Church		1935 built 1980 NRHP-listed	St. George Island56.5517°N -169.5514°W	St. George, Alaska
Sts. Peter and Paul Church (St. Paul Island, Alaska)		1907 built 1980 NRHP-listed	57.1242°N -170.2825°W	St. Paul Island, Alaska
St. Nicholas Chapel (Sand Point, Alaska)		1936 built 1980 NRHP-listed	55.2544°N -160.4992°W	Sand Point, Alaska
St. Nicholas Chapel (Seldovia, Alaska)		1980 NRHP-listed	59.4303°N -151.7111°W	Seldovia, Alaska
		1848 built 1966 NRHP-listed	Lincoln and Maksoutoff District 57.0501°N -135.3351°W	Sitka, Alaska	Designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1962
Elevation of Holy Cross Church		1980 NRHP-listed	58.7156°N -157.0025°W	South Naknek, Alaska
Church of the Holy Ascension		1826 built 1970 NRHP-listed	53.8756°N -166.5361°W	Unalaska, Alaska	Designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark

other than in Alaska

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Holy Virgin Cathedral		1961-65 built	6210 Geary Boulevard 37.7804°N -122.4862°W	San Francisco, California
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Rectory		1903 built 1976 NRHP-listed	1121 N. Leavitt Street 41.9019°N -87.6819°W	Chicago, Illinois	Louis Sullivan-designed
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church		1919 founded	1723 East Fairmount Avenue 39.2923°N -76.5925°W	Baltimore, Maryland
Transfiguration of our Lord Russian Orthodox Church		1963 founded	1723 East Fairmount Avenue 39.2923°N -76.5925°W	Baltimore, Maryland
Sts. Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church		1915-18 built 1983 NRHP-listed	47.905°N -93.1647°W	Bramble, Minnesota
St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Howell, New Jersey)				Howell, New Jersey
Church of the Holy Innocents (Albany, New York)		1850 built 1978 NRHP-listed	42.6586°N -73.7483°W	Albany, New York	Onion dome was added by the Russian Orthodox church that used this building for a while
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord		1916-21 built 1980 NRHP-listed	228 N. 12th St. 40.7194°N -73.9536°W	Brooklyn, New York
Holy Trinity Monastery (Jordanville, New York)		1947-51 built 2011 NRHP-listed	1407 Robinson Road 42.9275°N -74.9339°W	Jordanville, New York
St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral		1896 founded 1912 built 1974 NRHP-listed	733 Starkweather Ave. 41.4772°N -81.6817°W	Cleveland, Ohio
St. Andrew's Cathedral, Philadelphia		1897 built		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New Martyrs of Russia Orthodox Church		1982 built		Mulino, Oregon

See also

• Russian Bishop's House, Lincoln and Monastery Sts., Sitka, Alaska

Uruguay

• Russian Orthodox Church of the Resurrection, Montevideo

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000002}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Russian Orthodox Church Buildings and Sites Thematic Resources ]. Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta . June 14, 1979 . National Park Service.
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80004577}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos (AHRS SITE NO. AFG-080) ]. Alfred Mongin and Father Joseph P. Kreta . June 14, 1979 . National Park Service. (continuation sheets from Thematic Resources document) and
3. none. [{{NHLS url|id=70000898}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Holy Assumption Orthodox Church / Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary]. pdf. 1985 . Barbara S. Smith . National Park Service. and