Church of Saint Maximus the Confessor in Varvarka, Orthodox temple in Tverskoy District, Russia.
The Church of Saint Maximus the Confessor on Varvarka Street is a rectangular stone structure with a single dome rising from a tall basement level. The interior contains a high altar and a side chapel, both spaces dedicated to the saint.
Built in 1698 by merchants Maxim Sharovnikov and Maxim Verkhovitinov, it replaced an earlier wooden church from 1434. The building was repurposed during Soviet times but returned to religious use in 1994.
The main altar is consecrated to Saint Maximus the Blessed, a Moscow holy fool buried in 1434 by the earlier Boris and Gleb church, while the south chapel honours Saint Maximus the Confessor. The name reflects both saints, and the church forms part of the Patriarchal Metochion of Zaryadye.
The church sits in a densely built historic area, and its southern facade is adapted to sloped ground. Visitors should watch for uneven terrain and look for the entrance on the eastern side.
The lower three-apse floor served in the 17th and 18th centuries as a storage place for townspeople's property during fires and disasters. The window reveals inside have corners cut at an angle at the top, a detail rare in Russian architecture of that period.
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