St. Mary Assyrian Church, Assyrian church in Dubrova district, Moscow, Russia.
St. Mary Assyrian Church (Mат Марьям) is a church of the Assyrian Church of the East on Sharikopodshipnikovskaya Street in Moscow's Dubrovka area. Designed by architect A. Pavlovsky, the building was consecrated on 27 September 1998 by Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV. It serves as a place of worship and community centre for Moscow's Assyrian parish.
An initiative group arranged the 1992 visit of Assyrian Church of the East bishop Mar Aprem Khamis, and the Moscow community was registered in early 1994 under Mikhail Shmovel, grandson of the city's last Assyrian shamasha. The foundation stone was laid on 13 May 1996 at Sharikopodshipnikovskaya Street 16 by Baghdad Metropolitan Mar Gewargis Sliwa, to a design by architect A. Pavlovsky. Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV consecrated the church on 27 September 1998.
The parish is led by Father Samano, who works to bring young people into the church. A Sunday school teaches the Assyrian language, and the church hosts meetings, lectures and round tables on national topics. The community's first chairman was Mikhail (Mukhatas) Frantsevich Shmovel, grandson of Moscow's last Assyrian shamasha.
The church is located on Sharikopodshipnikovskaya Street and is accessible by public transportation. Visitors should plan their visit around regular service times and may want to check ahead to learn when worship takes place.
The church's first stone was laid on 13 May 1996 by Metropolitan Mar Gewargis Sliwa of Baghdad, and Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV consecrated the building on 27 September 1998. The parish runs a Sunday school teaching the Assyrian language, and its rector, Father Samano, organises lectures and round tables on national themes.
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