Peryn Chapel
| Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos on Peryn | |
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| Церковь Рождества Богородицы на Перыни | |
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| 58°28′23″N 31°16′29″E / 58.47306°N 31.27472°E | |
| Location | Veliky Novgorod |
| Country | Russia |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Dedication | The Nativity of the Theotokos |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Russian |
| Completed | 1220s |
Peryn Chapel or the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos on Peryn (Template:Lang-ru, Tserkov Rozhdestva Bogoroditsy na Peryni) in the environs of Veliky Novgorod is one of the city's oldest churches, dating from the 1220s. The church is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Veliky Novgorod, by the source of the Volkhov River where it flows out of Lake Ilmen. The church is a part of the Peryn Skete, a former monastery abolished in the 18th century, and is the only functioning church in the complex.
The Peryn Chapel is on the World Heritage list as a part of object 604 Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings. The building has been designated an architectural monument of federal significance (#5310037007).[1]
History
Presumably the church was built on a site previously consecrated to the pagan god Perun, hence the name. The first church on the site was built in 991. Later, it became a part of a monastery. The current church was built in the 1220s. It was fully restored after World War II and returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1990s.[2]
Architecture
The church is built of flat bricks and stone. It has a foundation in the shape of a square. The church has four internal pillars and one dome.[3] It is notable in particular for its small size, measuring only 8 metres (26 ft) in both length and width.[2]
References
- ^ Церковь Рождества Богородицы (in Russian). Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ a b Перынский скит. Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы (in Russian). Русская история и культура. Средневековая Русь. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы в Перынском скиту (in Russian). «Храмы России». Retrieved 2 April 2012.