Saint Elizabeth Church, an Orthodox temple in Wiesbaden, is located on Mount Neroberg. Next to the church are the priest's house and a cemetery, which is the largest Orthodox cemetery in Europe. The history of the church's creation is linked to Grand Duchess Elizabeth of the Romanov family, niece of Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I.

In 1844, Elizabeth Mikhailovna, daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich, married Duke Adolf of Nassau, who later became the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The wedding took place on January 31 in St. Petersburg, after which the newlyweds moved to Wiesbaden. The Germans immediately adored the young duchess for her kindness, cheerful disposition, beauty, and intelligence. However, less than a year later, on January 28, 1845, Elizabeth died during a difficult childbirth along with her newborn daughter.

The remains of the princess could only rest in land consecrated by Orthodox rites, and the grieving Duke Adolf decided to build an Orthodox church for the repose of his wife and child. He received permission from Emperor Nicholas I to use the dowry of the deceased, amounting to about one million rubles, for the construction of the burial church.

On October 18, 1896, during a visit to Wiesbaden, Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna visited the Church of Saint Elizabeth the Righteous. A commemorative gold plaque on the church wall recalls this event.

In an effort to preserve the church, Nicholas II purchased it and the surrounding forest, including the Russian Orthodox cemetery, at his own expense. This property now belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad.

After several unsuccessful projects by various architects, the construction of the church was entrusted to Nassau architect Philipp Hofmann, who visited Russia in 1846 and 1847 to study Orthodox architecture.

On May 25, 1855, the church was consecrated in the name of Saint Elizabeth the Righteous, mother of John the Baptist, the heavenly patroness of the deceased princess. That same night, the bodies of Elizabeth and her daughter, accompanied by a mourning procession, were transferred from the Catholic church, where they had been for 10 years, to the Russian church and laid in the crypt, where they rest today.

The church is built of light beige sandstone to stand out against the dark forest, and for contrast, fir trees were planted behind the church. The white Russian church, based on the Greek cross, seems to shine from an emerald pedestal.