Style Russian Dedication Saints Cosmas and Damian | Functional status Active Phone +7 495 624-42-82 | |
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Founded 1462 (wooden), 1564 in stone Address Staropanskiy per., 4с2, Moskva, Russia, 109012 Similar Church of the Assumpti, St Vladimir's Church, Saint Sophia Church, Nativity Church at Putinki, Temple of St George the Victori |
The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Old Panei (Russian: Церковь Космы и Дамиана в Старых Панех), is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the twin Saints Cosmas and Damian, Christian martyrs of the 4th century.
History
It is located in the Kitai-gorod, in Moscow, Russia. In the 16th-17th century. Since 1508 it was a location of the Polish diplomatic mission in Russia, since that time this place called Pany or Stary Pany. The wedding of Ivan the Terrible and his sixth wife Vasilisa Melentyeva in 1575 was held in this church.
References
Church of Cosmas and Damian, Moscow Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA