Peryn Chapel
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The Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos on Peryn (Template:Langx), in the environs of Veliky Novgorod is one of the region'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]
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]
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
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Церковь Рождества Богородицы (in Russian). Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Перынский скит. Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы (in Russian). Русская история и культура. Средневековая Русь. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы в Перынском скиту (in Russian). «Храмы России». Retrieved 2 April 2012.
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External links
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