Church of the Dormition, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
Успенская церковь на кладбище Сент-Женевьев-де-Буа
After the Château de la Cossonnerie was bought in 1927 as a home for elderly Russian émigrés, a Russian Orthodox section was opened in the municipal cemetery. The church was designed by Albert Benois: the foundation stone was laid on 9 April 1938 and it was consecrated on 14 October 1939 by Metropolitan Evlogy; the Mérimée database also names the painter Marguerite Benois among its authors. A French historic monument since 1974.
После покупки в 1927 году усадьбы Коссонри под Русский дом для престарелых эмигрантов на городском кладбище появился русский православный участок. Церковь построена по проекту Альберта Бенуа: заложена 9 апреля 1938 года, освящена 14 октября 1939 года митрополитом Евлогием; в базе Мериме среди авторов названа также художница Маргарита Бенуа. С 1974 года — памятник истории Франции.
Property abroad
EraChurch
FunctionChurch
Present ownerParish association (owned by an association according to the Mérimée database)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1939
StatusIn use
As of2026-09
According to the Mérimée database the building is owned by an association and has been protected as a historic monument since 1974.
Map
Sources
- Église orthodoxe Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption — base Mérimée PA00088003
- Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Dormition de Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois — Wikipedia (фр.)
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