Greek Church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica

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GREEK CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIUS OF THESSALONICA, located at 6 Ligovsky Avenue, commissioned by entrepreneur D. I. Benardaki for the needs of the Greek community of St. Petersburg. It was constructed in 1861-65, in the Byzantine style (architect R. I. Kuzmin). The iconostasis, icons and the church chandelier were done in Greece; paintings were performed by P. M. Shamshin and K. L. Bramson. The church with three side-chapels, a large lantern dome drum and a bell tower could hold 1,000 people. The burial-vault of the Benardaki family was located in the crypt. The church was subordinated to the Greek Embassy, priests from Greece served in the church (services were held in Greek and Slavonic). In the summer of 1938 the Greek Church of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica was closed down and in 1962 destroyed. Oktyabrsky Concert Hall was built in its place.

References: Краткий исторический очерк Греческой посольской церкви в Петрограде. Пг., 1915; Антонов В. В., Кобак А. В. Святыни Санкт-Петербурга: Ист.-церков. энцикл. СПб., 1994. Т. 1. С. 175-177.

V. V. Antonov. Benardaki Dmitry Egorovich
Bramson Konstantin Lyudvigovich
Kuzmin Roman Ivanovich
Shamshin Peter Mikhailovich
Ligovsky Ave/Saint Petersburg, city, house 6
Краткий исторический очерк Греческой посольской церкви в Петрограде. Пг., 1915
Антонов В. В., Кобак А. В. Святыни Санкт-Петербурга: Ист.-церков. энцикл. СПб., 1994 1866