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Chapelle orthodoxe russe

Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, Marne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Chapelle russe, y compris l'iconostase (cad. ZC 22) : inscription par arrêté du 21 novembre 1989
Protection dates
1989/11/21 : inscrit MH
Type
chapelle
Main period of construction
2e quart 20e siècle
Dates
1937
Architect or builder
BENOIS Albert-Alexandrovitch (maître de l'oeuvre)
Ownership
propriété d'une association
Address
cimetière
Commune
Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand
Département
Marne
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Coordinates
49.15804, 4.39962
Mérimée reference
PA00078921

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Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1856 map "Dept. De La Marne." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La chapelle orthodoxe est édifiée en 1937 à proximité du cimetière militaire russe dans le style des églises russes du 15e siècle. Albert Alexandrovitch Benois est également l’auteur du décor peint, dont l’iconostase qui sépare la nef de l’abside et qui présente des icônes de l’Annonciation et des quatre évangélistes. L’intérieur de l’église comporte aussi des plaques commémoratives en souvenir des 4000 soldats russes morts au champ d’honneur en France entre 1916 et 1918.

English translation

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The Orthodox chapel was built in 1937 near the Russian military cemetery in the style of 15th-century Russian churches. Albert Alexandrovitch Benois is also the author of the painted decoration, including the iconostasis which separates the nave from the apse and which presents icons of the Annunciation and the four evangelists. The interior of the church also contains commemorative plaques in memory of the 4000 Russian soldiers who died on the field of honour in France between 1916 and 1918.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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