Saint Onuphrius church in Anapa, Russian Orthodox parish church on Sobornaya Street, Anapa, Russia
Saint Onuphrius Church is an Orthodox house of prayer with white walls, multiple domes, and traditional religious architectural features located in central Anapa. The structure blends Russian Orthodox design with local building methods adapted to the Black Sea coastal environment.
Nicholas I ordered a church built in Anapa in 1830, after the fortress fell to Russian troops on 12 June 1828; it was consecrated by 1837 to Onuphrius the Great and Peter of Athos, whose feast day matched the capture. The emperor attended a prayer service there on 23 September 1837. Turkish troops destroyed it in 1855 during the Crimean War; the present stone church, funded by subscription, was consecrated on 12 June 1874.
The church is named for Onuphrius the Great and Peter of Athos, whose feast day, 12 June, marks the date Russian troops took Anapa in 1828. A house on Grebenskaya Street served as the parish church from 1964 until 1991, when it was reconsecrated to Seraphim of Sarov.
The church stands at Sobornaya Street 7 in central Anapa, a short walk from the seafront. It is an active parish of the Novorossiysk diocese, so visitors should dress modestly and avoid entering during services. The building was returned to the Orthodox community in 1991 and reconsecrated on 1 December that year.
The church was consecrated in 1837 in honour of Onuphrius the Great and Peter of Athos, the saints whose feast day, 12 June, fell on the date Russian troops took Anapa in 1828. Nicholas I attended a prayer service here on 23 September 1837.
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