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St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Moscow

St. Andrew’s Church is the only Anglican church in Moscow located on Voznesenskiy Pereulok (Lane), house #8/5, building #2. Divine services are held only in English.

The parish of the church is international – people of different nationalities and branches of Christianity from more than 40 countries. Church of St. Andrew on Google Maps. Photos by: Vladimir d’Ar.

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The church was built in the Victorian style stylized as English Gothic in 1882-1884.

A lot of English travelers who visited Moscow wrote about the strange impression made on them by this church – it seemed to them that they were not in Moscow, but in an ordinary provincial English town, so typical for them was the Church of St. Andrew.

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In the premises of the church there are the Anglican-Orthodox educational center, library, Sunday school, and the English-speaking Society of Anonymous Alcoholics.

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In 1894, near the entrance to the church site, a small two-story building was constructed for the church superintendent with funds from Jane McGill to commemorate her husband, the owner of the iron mills, Robert McGill.

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The house is part of the ensemble of the Church of St. Andrew and a monument of architecture of regional importance.

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The interiors of the church.

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2 comments

  • Denise Rudge · April 22, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    I just love the photos – my grandparents Harry Yates and Olga Bray were married there Jan 1909. I would love to know more about them.

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    • Nicholas Orr · January 9, 2023 at 1:20 am

      Hi Denise,

      I have (belatedly) seen your post while researching my family history.

      Like you, I have ancestors who attended St Andrew’s church in pre-revolutionary Moscow.

      The historian of the church is Helen Watson, who has the Birth, Marriage & Death registers from that period and a lot of knowledge relating to the people and families who lived there.

      I am sure Helen would be pleased to hear from you – her email address is:
      watson_moscow@yahoo.com

      Helen was able to give me lots of information regarding my ancestors. I hope this helps.

      Regards

      Reply

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