Church of Righteous John the Russian
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| Church of Righteous John the Russian in Kuntsevo | |
|---|---|
| Храм святого праведного Иоанна Русского в Кунцеве, Москва | |
 The church complex of Righteous John the Russian as viewed from the Yartsevskaya str. | |
 Church of Righteous John the Russian in Kuntsevo | |
| 55°44′3.95″N 37°24′19.32″E / 55.7344306°N 37.4053667°E | |
| Location | Moscow |
| Country | Russia |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox |
| Website | http://ioannrus.ru |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Dedication | Saint John the Russian |
| Consecrated | 7 July 2016 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Russian traditional |
Church of Righteous John the Russian in Kuntsevo is an orthodox church in Moscow, Russia, in Kuntsevo district of Western Administrative Okrug.
The church belongs to the Deanery (Blagochiniye) of St. George, Western Vicariate, Urban Diocese of Moscow of Russian Orthodox Church.
7 July 2016 the head of the Western Vicariate of Moscow Bishop Tikhon of Yegoryevsk consecrated the erected church by the brief rite.[1]
2 April 2017 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus' consecrated the church by the great rite.[2]
Monument
On 8 May 2015, the day before 60th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, upon an initiative of parishioners a monument of The Defender of Motherland was erected beside the church.[3] The monument depicts a tired soldier in Second World War Soviet army uniform, holding a PPSh-41 with its barrel pointing downwards, seemingly returning home after the victory in World War II.
