Church of the Intercession (Novocherkassk)

The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin (Russian: Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы) was an Old Believers church in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It was built in 1908 in Eclecticist style.

Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin
Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы
The church pictured at a postcard, the beginning of the 20th century
47.4079°N 40.0975°E / 47.4079; 40.0975
LocationNovocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russia
CountryRussia
DenominationOld Believers
History
StatusParish church
DedicationIntercession of the Holy Virgin
Architecture
Functional statusDestroyed
Completed1908

History

At the beginning of the 20th century, after the promulgation of October Manifesto in 1905, which granted citizens of the Russian Empire freedom of conscience, the Old Believers of Novocherkassk decided to build their own church in the city. The law of 1906 on freedom of religion also eased their position.[1]

Dmitry Fedorovich Baidalakov donated his farmstead with two stone houses on Pochtovaya Street for the construction of the new church, which was completed in 1907. The interior painting was carried out by artist Ivan Fyodorovich Popov,[2] who also took part in the painting of Novocherkassk Cathedral.[3]

After October Revolution the church was destroyed. On the very same Pochtovaya Street, at 300 meters from each other there were two St. Nicholas churches: an Orthodox one on Nikolskaya Square (now Levski Square), and an Old Believer one in the Alexander Garden. Both of them were also destroyed.[1]

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  • Exterior
  • Interior

References
  1. "Храмы Новочеркасска". vsobor.narod.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  2. "Реестр профессиональных художников Российской империи, СССР, «русского зарубежья», Российской Федерации и республик бывшего Советского Союза (XVIII–XXI вв.) | живописцы, графики, плакатисты, театральные художники, батичисты, иллюстраторы, мультипликаторы, скульпторы, ювелиры, керамисты, фарфористы, авторы инсталляций и др. | Профессиональный союз художников России. Председатель - академик С.В. Заграевский / По". painters.artunion.ru. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  3. "АртРу.инфо - Художники - Попов Иван Федорович". artru.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
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