Russian Orthodox Church in Mariánské Lázně, Eastern Orthodox church in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic
The Church of Saint Vladimir is a small Orthodox church on a wooded slope of the Suší vrch hill, between the Casino hotel and the Anglican church. It has a Greek-cross plan with rounded ends, three semicircular apsides, a high basement, and a single turban-shaped dome topped by a golden six-armed cross. The entrance is decorated with mosaics of Saints Vladimir and Olga in the Nesterov style.
Russian spa guests first collected money for an Orthodox church in 1825, but the funds went to the Catholic Church of the Assumption. In 1898 the Weimar priest Nikolai Pisarevsky chose a plot on the wooded slope of Suchý Vršek, and the foundation stone was laid on 24 July 1900. The church, designed by Nikolai Sultanov and built by Gustav Wiedermann, was consecrated on 8 July 1902.
The church's name honours Saint Vladimir, whose feast is celebrated here on 19 July. Services are held on Sundays and holidays at 10 a.m., and spiritual music concerts take place several times a month. The interior preserves a majolica iconostasis made by the Kuznetsov company, and the entrance is decorated with mosaics of Saints Vladimir and Olga.
The church is open to visitors every day, including holidays, and is visited mainly by foreign tourists. Services are held on Sundays and holidays at 10 a.m.; weddings, baptisms, funerals and confessions require prior arrangement. Spiritual music concerts take place several times a month.
The iconostasis was originally displayed at the 1900 Paris World Exhibition, coming from a renowned workshop near Tver. This artwork unexpectedly connects the spa town's international culture with Russian craftsmanship heritage.
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