House church (Russia)

The Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi is a historic example of a house church that is affiliated with the Tretyakov Gallery[1][2][3]

In the Russian Orthodox Church, a house church (Russian: домовая церковь) is a church parish that is intended for performing religious services for members of a particular institution. These particular churches are sometimes outside the jurisdiction of the corresponding territorial administrative unit.[4][5]

  1. ^ Lebedeva, Elena (18 December 2006). "Храм Святого Николая Чудотворца В Толмачах" [Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Tolmachi]. pravoslavie.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ Strelchik, Evgeny (12 December 2012). "Третьяковка приглашает... в храм/Интервью/ЖМПиЦВ" (Interview). Tserkovny Vestnik (in Russian). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ "The reconstruction of the Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi 1997". tretyakovgallery.ru. Третьяковская галерея. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Домовые храмы". vidania.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Православная энциклопедия" [House Church]. Orthodox Encyclopedia (in Russian). Vol. 15. M.: Church Research Center. 2007. pp. 640–641. ISBN 978-5-89572-026-4.