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Uglich. The Church of Dimitri on the Blood
The Church of Dimitri on the Blood is a temple of the Uglich Kremlin erected on the picturesque steep bank of the Volga, which marks the place of the murder of Tsarevich Dmitry of Uglich (The name Dmitry comes from the Church-Slavonic name Dimitri and from the Greek name Demeter.).
Since 2001, the church has been a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In 2017, the British newspaper The Telegraph included the church among the 23 most beautiful churches in the world.
A wooden chapel was cut down at the site of the murder of Tsarevich Dmitry in the first years of the XVII century. In 1630, it was replaced by a wooden church. The construction of the existing church began in 1681-1682. The construction was carried out on royal donations, and since 1690 it has passed under the patronage of Princess Anna Vasilyevna Cherkasskaya, a relative of Tsarina Maria Nagaya. In 1692, the stone church was completed and consecrated. The temple is located on the bank of the Volga River in the north-eastern part of the Kremlin.
Uglich. The Church of Dimitri on the Blood
The Church of Dimitri on the Blood is a temple of the Uglich Kremlin erected on the picturesque steep bank of the Volga, which marks the place of the murder of Tsarevich Dmitry of Uglich (The name Dmitry comes from the Church-Slavonic name Dimitri and from the Greek name Demeter.).
Since 2001, the church has been a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In 2017, the British newspaper The Telegraph included the church among the 23 most beautiful churches in the world.
A wooden chapel was cut down at the site of the murder of Tsarevich Dmitry in the first years of the XVII century. In 1630, it was replaced by a wooden church. The construction of the existing church began in 1681-1682. The construction was carried out on royal donations, and since 1690 it has passed under the patronage of Princess Anna Vasilyevna Cherkasskaya, a relative of Tsarina Maria Nagaya. In 1692, the stone church was completed and consecrated. The temple is located on the bank of the Volga River in the north-eastern part of the Kremlin.