In 1907, the Holy Prince Vladimir Brotherhood in Germany acquired a baroque Lutheran church, designed by architect Christian Hermann and built in 1732-1733. In 1908, under the guidance of Archpriest Alexei Maltsev, the building was reconstructed and consecrated in honor of Saint Innocent of Irkutsk and the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov.
The church of Saint Innocent and the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov in Bad Nauheim houses a unique Orthodox relic, the famous iconostasis from the Zosimo-Savvatievsky Church of the Sarov Desert, before which the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov prayed. On the western wall of the church is a commemorative plaque marking the visit of Emperor Nicholas II in 1910.
The iconostasis of the church in Bad Nauheim is also notable for its rare images on the side deacon doors. Here, one can see Aaron, the elder brother of Moses and the first Jewish high priest, as well as King of Salem and 'priest of the Most High God' Melchizedek. Four large icons of the Holy Trinity, the Savior, the Mother of God, and the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov were painted in the early 20th century after the canonization of Saint Seraphim of Sarov.
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