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Antipas Church of Pergamum in Suzdal

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The Church of Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum, also known as the Antipas Church, is a winter temple in the center of Suzdal, located between the Trading Square and the Rizopolozhensky Monastery. It was built in 1745 and has a paired summer Lazarus Church, erected in 1667. The bell tower of the Antipas Church stands out for its decorativeness and prominence in the city.

In 1745, a stone warm church with a bell tower was built next to the Lazarus temple, consecrated in honor of the Holy Martyr Antipas, Bishop of Pergamum. After the revolution, both churches were closed, and their interior decoration was lost. The winter Antipas Church was converted into a garage. In 1959, under the guidance of Alexei Varganov, restoration was carried out, during which the bell tower acquired an exterior coloring in the style of the 17th century. Since the 1960s, when Suzdal became a tourist center, the appearance of the churches has been maintained in good condition.

In 1994, the Antipas Church was transferred to the non-canonical 'Russian Orthodox Free Church,' later renamed the 'Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church.' The consecration took place in the presence of Bishop Gregory. In 2006, a process began in the Arbitration Court of the Vladimir Region, which in February 2009 resulted in the withdrawal from the use of the RPAЦ 13 Suzdal churches, including the Lazarus and Antipas churches. In December of the same year, both churches were transferred to the Vladimir Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church and became affiliated with the Mikhail-Archangel Church. The restoration of the Lazarus and Antipas churches was entrusted to Priest Alexander Lisin.

The main building of the church is a typical one-story winter temple with a small dome on a low drum. The bell tower was likely built earlier than the main building, and its exterior coloring is more in line with the 17th century. It resembles the bell tower of the Nikolskaya Church in the Kremlin and is designed as an octagon on a quadrangular base. Its concave tent is adorned with three rows of round sound holes, and the facade is decorated with rustication and wide strips.

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Церковь Антипия Пергамского в Суздале

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