Église russe de Menton, Eastern Orthodox church in Menton, France

The Église russe de Menton is a small Orthodox church attached to the former Maison russe, 12 m long, 7.5 m wide and 9 m high inside, rising 22 m outside. Its tiled gable roof carries a dome above the southeast-facing altar, decorated with small columns and coloured tiles and crowned by a cupola with a cross. A white facade with a tall central tower, blue onion domes and gold crosses fronts the street.

The Russian Benevolent Society of Menton, founded in 1880 under Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna, built the church beside its Maison Russe. The first stone was laid on 5 (17) June 1892 to plans by Danish architect Hans-Georg Tersling, and it was consecrated on 24 November (6 December) 1892. The facade and dome were badly damaged in World War II; restoration was completed in 1958 under priest Nikolai Tsvetkov.

The single-tier iconostasis is carved from Carrara marble in a 9th-century Byzantine style. Prince Grigory Gagarin painted the local icons, working on the iconostasis in the last months of his life; the altarpiece of the Resurrection is by vice-consul N. I. Yurasov. The sacristy holds vestments and vessels from the travelling church of Queen Olga Nikolaevna and the Baden church.

This place sits in a quiet residential neighborhood near Rue Paul Morillot and is easy to reach on foot. Since it remains an active place of worship, visitors should check service times before planning a visit.

The church's one-tier iconostasis is carved from Carrara marble in a 9th-century Byzantine style. Prince Grigory Gagarin painted the local icons, reportedly working on them in the last months of his life; the altarpiece of the Resurrection is by vice-consul N. I. Yurasov. The sacristy holds vestments from the travelling church of Queen Olga Nikolaevna.