Temple of St. Stanislav (St. Petersburg)

Temple of sv. Stanislav was built on the site of the former home of the first Catholic Metropolitan of the Russian Empire, Stanislav Bogush-Sestrentsevich , who, after moving to another house, donated a plot of land at the corner of Masterskaya and Torgovaya (now the Union of Printers) and money to build the temple.

Construction of the temple went from 1823 to 1825 , the author of the project was the Italian architect David Visconti . Upon completion, the church was consecrated in the name of St. Stanislav 94-year-old Metropolitan Bogush-Sestrentsevich, and a year later, the Metropolitan died and was buried in the temple. Church of sv. Stanislav became the second Catholic church of St. Petersburg after the Cathedral of St.. Catherine . Despite the small size of the temple, the parish grew rapidly, and by 1917 the number of parishioners exceeded 10,000 people.

In 1829, a primary school named after Sestrentsevich was opened at the church. From 1887 to 1921, the famous philanthropist, a prominent figure of the Catholic Church in Russia, Bishop Anthony Maletsky served in the church, which now resembles a memorial plaque inside.

After the October Revolution, repressions broke out on the parish. Most of the property was confiscated, there were repeated attempts to close the temple. Many priests and active parishioners were arrested.

The temple was closed in October 1934 , the building housed a warehouse, a workshop for the production of gas masks, and since 1961 a workshop of the Rot Front factory. Despite the fact that the building of the temple was included in the list of monuments of history and culture, it was treated barbarically, which led to significant damage to the building.

In the 80s of the 20th century, the factory was forced to renovate the building, the original interior was restored, after which the fashion salon and the assembly hall were housed in the temple.

Restoration of the normal activity of the Catholic Church in Russia began in the early 1990s. In 1992, the parish of St. Stanislav. On August 9, 1996, the temple building was returned to the Church. The restoration of the temple took about two years; the tomb of Archbishop Bogush-Sestrentsevich, who was in an unpreserved chapel in the crypt of the temple, was transferred to the center of the western nave during the restoration.

On June 14, 1998, the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Jozef Glemp, consecrated the temple. In early October 1998, the relics of Sts. Were placed in the main altar. Stanislav.

In 2005, a memorial plaque was unveiled in the temple in memory of Pope John Paul II .

On November 7, 2018, a memorial plaque for 425 Catholic priests of various nationalities and ceremonies who died in prisons, camps and exiles in 1918-1958 was opened ^[1] .

The temple was built in the style of classicism , surmounted by a low dome. Two symmetrical facades, each with three small porticos, face the streets. In terms of the temple has the shape of a square, divided into three naves with two rows of columns supporting the architrave and cornice. The dome is decorated with paintings on the inside. The capacity of the temple - up to 700 people.

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1. ↑ [ipn.gov.pl/download/1/216997/BroszuraoMemoriale.pdf Memorial plaque of 425 Catholic priests of various nationalities and rituals who died in prisons, camps and exiled 1918-1958] (unidentified) . ipn.gov.pl (November 7, 2018).

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