Saint Antipas Church in Suzdal, Orthodox church in Suzdal, Russia.
Saint Antipas Church is a single-storey winter church built in 1745, with a small onion dome on a low drum and a bell tower that predates the main building. The tower is an octagon on a square base, its concave brick spire pierced by three rows of round openings and its facade decorated with rustication and recessed panels.
The stone winter church was built in 1745 beside the older Lazarev Church of 1667 and consecrated to Antipas, Bishop of Pergamon. After the revolution both churches were closed and their interiors looted; the Antipas church housed a garage. The ensemble was restored in 1959 under Alexei Varganov, and in 2009 it passed from the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church to the Vladimir diocese. Metropolitan Nikandr consecrated it anew on 31 August 2025.
The church is dedicated to Antipas, Bishop of Pergamon, a martyr venerated in the Orthodox tradition. Its winter church was used as a garage after the Revolution, and from 1994 the complex belonged to the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church until 2009, when it returned to the Vladimir diocese. Since 31 August 2025 it has been consecrated again by Metropolitan Nikandr.
The church is located on Lenin Street at number 73B in the center of Suzdal. Access is straightforward since the site sits within walking distance of other important locations in town.
The bell tower may predate the main church: its exterior colouring follows 17th-century town taste, restored in 1959 under Alexei Varganov. Its concave brick spire carries three rows of round openings, and the tower resembles the bell tower of Saint Nicholas Church in the Suzdal Kremlin.
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