Very few pre-revolutionary wooden churches have survived to this day, as the fragility of the material and the anti-religious propaganda of the Soviet period played their role. Therefore, each such church now holds immense religious, cultural, and historical significance. Today, I would like to tell you about a rare example of a preserved wooden church dedicated to Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir, built in the last years of the Russian Empire. It is located in the Lisiy Nos area of St. Petersburg.

The design of this magnificent wooden church was created by the renowned architect of that time, Pyotr Alexandrovich Mulchanov, who ended his life in exile. He responded to the request of the society for improvement and practically completed his work on a voluntary basis. Construction began in 1913, but due to World War I, it was only completed by the time of the February Revolution, and the consecration took place after the fall of the Russian Empire. For the consecration, the Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdov, Benjamin, came to the church, who was brutally killed five years later while defending Orthodox churches from desecration. In 1930, the Church of St. Vladimir was closed and looted, and the 30-pud bell, cast with the funds of parishioners, was confiscated and melted down. Later, the church temporarily fell into the hands of the Renovationists, but it still survived and has endured to this day. Icons from other destroyed churches were brought to it, and now the church is filled with the most important Orthodox relics. A few years ago, it was restored, and in addition to worship services, a Sunday school for children operates at the church.