Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Great Martyr Catherine and the Monk Seraphim of Sarov ( Italian: Chiesa del Cristo Salvatore, San Serafino di Sarov e Santa Caterina , also just the Russian Church , Italian: Chiesa Russa ) - a parish church of the Western European Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia , located in the city of San Remo ( Italy ). Until January 2019, the parish was under the jurisdiction of the West European exarchate of Russian parishes ( Patriarchate of Constantinople ).
| Orthodox Cathedral | |
| Church of Christ the Savior Catherine and Seraphim of Sarov | |
|---|---|
| Chiesa Russa, o del Cristo Salvatore | |
 Cathedral of Christ the Savior in San Remo | |
| A country | |
| Location | San remo |
| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
| Diocese | Western European Diocese |
| Type of building | Cathedral (temple) | Cathedral |
| Architectural style | pseudo-Russian |
| Project Author | A.V. Schusev and Pietro Agosti |
| Architect | |
| Founder | City dwellers |
| Established | |
| Construction | November 26, 1912 - 1913 |
| Website | chiesarussasanremo.it |
Built according to the drawings of the architect Alexei Shchusev and under the guidance of the architect in 1913 in the style of Moscow churches of the 17th century ; decorated with stone carvings and tiles , next to it is a bell tower with a tent roof.
Content
- 1 Building History
- 2 History of the Parish
- 3 notes
- 4 Literature
- 5 Links
Building History
The first stone was laid on November 26, 1912, and in December 1913 the church was consecrated in the name of Christ the Savior .
The temple was erected at the initiative of the Orthodox residents (holidaymakers from Russia) of the city of San Remo and its environs, the trustee and construction committee led by the following persons: Vladimir Sabler , V. S. Sheremetev, V. I. Galevich, T. Debero, A M. Sukhanina, G. E. Tillo, engineer Tornatore. The church owes the post-war restoration and ongoing certificate of Orthodoxy to the city government of the city of San Remo, lawyer Fusaro, A.N. Vlasov, elders M.A. Stansfield, Efremova and N. Sperarali-Burmazovich and rector Archpriest John Yankin.
In the courtyard of the church are two monuments: sculptural images of the King of Italy Victor-Emmanuel III and his wife Elena of Montenegro . This couple ruled in Italy during the construction of the temple. In addition, Elena Chernogorskaya was an Orthodox princess before her marriage. According to the will, the parents of Elena of Montenegrin were buried in the crypt of the church (father of the king of Montenegro, Nikola I Petrovich - in 1921, mother of Milena Vukotich - in 1923), but in 1989, at the request of Montenegrin relatives, the remains of the royal family were transferred to Elena’s homeland .
During the Second World War , a bomb fell into the church, which, having pierced the roof, got stuck in the floor and did not burst.
Parish History
The consecration of the still unfinished construction of the temple was made on December 23, 1913 (1914), sent from Rome by Bishop Vladimir of Kronstadt (Putyata) , vicar of the St. Petersburg diocese , which, like all Russian churches in Western Europe, belonged to the new parish .
After 1917 the temple was left without a constant clergy ; in 1922 a parish committee was formed, but there was never a permanent priest, except for very short periods: the church was served by priests from either Florence or the neighboring French Riviera , usually from Nice and Menton ; according to the jurisdictional affiliation of priests, the parish was in a particular jurisdiction [1] .
The parish of the church since 1931 belonged to the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Russian churches in Western Europe ( Patriarchate of Constantinople ), which was abolished by the decision of the Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople on November 27, 2018 with a requirement that its parishes join the local dioceses of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in Western Europe, which was not executed by the Archdiocese. On January 21, 2019, Italian Metropolitan Gennady (Zervos) banned the priest Dionisy Baykov from the parish, and the archbishopric “did not give any official reaction to this ban,” according to a statement by Dionisy Baykov [2] .
On January 23, 2019, the parish decided to move to the Western European Diocese of the Russian Church Abroad, and on January 24 the request was granted [3] , and therefore a message was published on the official website:
In connection with the aggressive actions of the Italian Metropolitanate of the Patriarchate of Constantinople against our parish and its abbot, we are forced to admit that it is impossible to be in eucharistic communion with this patriarchate. Since the Archdiocese of Orthodox Russian churches in Western Europe is in full canonical and Eucharistic communion with Constantinople, we deeply grieve make a decision to leave its jurisdiction and hope that the parishes of the Archdiocese at the Assembly on February 23 will return to the Mother of the Russian Church.
The parish council unanimously decided to ask the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia to accept our parish under its omophorion. The vast majority of ward members support this decision. The Extraordinary Parish Assembly, scheduled for February 3, will legally formalize and consolidate our intentions.
The Russian Church Abroad is the best choice for us, since being an integral self-governing part of the Local Russian Orthodox Church, it is independent in the affairs of pastoral, educational, administrative, economic, property and civil. In addition, its historical roots are closely connected with the Russian foreign countries, to which we ourselves have the honor to belong [4] .
On February 3 of the same year, the leadership of the archbishopric accused Dionisy Baykov of an “illegal and non-canonical” transition. He, in turn, called on the communities of the Russian tradition to vote for the dissolution of the Archdiocese and, without obeying anyone, to determine their future independently [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Niviere A. Russian Orthodox clergy in Italy: 1920-1990.
- ↑ The parish of the “Russian exarchate” in San Remo passed to the ROCA . RIA Novosti, 5.2.2019.
- ↑ The parish of the Orthodox Church in San Remo passes from the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople to the ROCA . TASS (01.28.2019). Date of treatment January 28, 2019.
- ↑ Appeal of the parish council of the Russian Orthodox Church in Sanremo . Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Sanremo), 25.1.2019.
- ↑ Faustova M. Russians in Europe are torn into three parts. The “White Emigrant” Archbishopric is deprived of the future confrontation between Moscow and Constantinople // NG Religions. - 5.2.2019.
Literature
- Zabelin S. N. How precious caskets. Russian Churches in Europe. - Faces, 2002.
- Talalay M.G. Russian Church Life and Temple Creation in Italy. - St. Petersburg: Kolo, 2011 .-- S. 125-130.