Church of the Holy Trinity in Borisovo, Orthodox church in Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye District, Russia.
The Church of the Holy Trinity in Borisovo is an Orthodox church in Orekhovo-Borisovo Severnoye District, Moscow, built of white stone. It has a single dome and a four-pitched roof raised so high that it earned the name "tent-like". The church has a semicircular altar and sparse facade decoration.
Borisovo was first recorded in 1628 as a village with a church, then dedicated to St Nicholas; the estate belonged to the palace lands of Kolomenskoye. A white-stone Trinity church existed by 1710, and after structural damage it was rebuilt and reconsecrated on 11 May 1829. The priest Nikolai Smirnov had the church rebuilt again at the start of the 20th century; it was closed after 1917 and returned to believers in 1990, reconsecrated on 14 September 1991.
The parish belongs to the Danilov deanery of the Moscow eparchy. The village name comes from Tsar Boris Godunov, who in the late 16th century created a cascade of ponds on the Gorodenka River; the eastern pond kept the name Borisovsky. The church kept its Trinity dedication through rebuildings.
The church is located on Borisovsky Prospekt and is best reached by public transportation that runs frequently in this area. It helps to arrive with time to explore the compound, as you will want to see the separate buildings like the chapel and bell tower.
The main structure rises 70 meters (230 feet) high and is visible from across the surrounding neighborhood. Inside, academic wall paintings created by artist Vasily Nesterenko reflect the Byzantine style throughout the interior.
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