Church of St. Nicholas Pensky
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The Church of St. Nicholas "Pensky" ("Nicholas-on-the-Stumps") is a smaller (winter) church of Fyodorovsky parish
on the right bank of the Kotorosl River in Yaroslavl
, in the district formerly known as Tolchkovo.
The tiny brick church represents a type of design known as the "ship", with an ornate bell tower in the west, connected by a low vestibule to the central cube with a single dome
. It was constructed in 1689-90 in place of an earlier wooden church built in a cut-down grove 20 years earlier (hence the reference to tree stump
s in the name). An ungainly chapel
with a large entrance porch was added to the north wall in 1890. It is notable as the only church in Yaroslavl that remained open for worship throughout the Soviet period. The recent tomb
s of several local archbishop
s are near the south wall of the church.
Fyodorovskaya Church
The Fyodorovskaya Church is a penticupolar parish Russian Orthodox church built by ordinary parishioners on the right bank of the Kotorosl River in Yaroslavl between 1682 and 1687...
on the right bank of the Kotorosl River in Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
, in the district formerly known as Tolchkovo.
The tiny brick church represents a type of design known as the "ship", with an ornate bell tower in the west, connected by a low vestibule to the central cube with a single dome
Dome
A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory....
. It was constructed in 1689-90 in place of an earlier wooden church built in a cut-down grove 20 years earlier (hence the reference to tree stump
Tree stump
After a tree has been cut and felled, the stump or tree stump is usually a small remaining portion of the trunk with the roots still in the ground. Stumps may show the age-defining rings of a tree. The study of these rings is known as dendrochronology....
s in the name). An ungainly chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
with a large entrance porch was added to the north wall in 1890. It is notable as the only church in Yaroslavl that remained open for worship throughout the Soviet period. The recent tomb
Tomb
A tomb is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes...
s of several local archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
s are near the south wall of the church.