The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, also known as the Rizopolozhenskaya Church, is an Orthodox temple in Suzdal. It is located at the entrance to the city, near the former Vladimir Gate, at 22 Lenin Street. This winter church was built in 1777 and, along with the summer Znamenskaya Church, erected in 1749, and a separate bell tower, forms a unified architectural ensemble.
The church is situated on a steep bank of the Mzhara River, not far from its confluence with the Kamenka. In the early 13th century, there was the Vvedensky Women's Monastery here, destroyed during the Mongol invasion. Until 1685, there was the village of Pinaevo at this site, which later became part of Suzdal, known as Pinaikhi or the Pinaeva side. Under Metropolitan Illarion, a wooden Znamenskaya Church was moved here from the Trading Square, which was replaced by a stone one in 1749. Later, a separate three-tiered bell tower was built, and in 1777, a winter church was erected to the north of the summer Znamenskaya Church, consecrated in honor of the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin. The funds for its construction were provided by local merchants Zubkov.
The church is low, consisting of two simple volumes and a small apse attached to the east. The central volume has an eight-pitched roof with four pediments, which distinguishes it from other winter churches in Suzdal. A decorative dome is located on the low drum.
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