Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Novgorod

Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Sinichya Gora
Церковь Петра и Павла на Синичьей горе
Map
58°30′34″N 31°15′32″E / 58.50933°N 31.25886°E / 58.50933; 31.25886
LocationVeliky Novgorod
CountryRussia
DenominationRussian Orthodox
History
DedicationSaint Peter and Saint Paul
Architecture
StyleRussian
Completed1192

The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Sinichya Gora (‹See Tfd›Russian: Церковь Петра и Павла на Синичьей горе, romanizedTserkov Petra i Pavla na Sinichyey Gore) in Veliky Novgorod is one of Russia's oldest churches, dating from 1192. The church is located at Saint Peter Cemetery, on the left (Sofiysky) bank of the Volkhov River, outside of the limits of the old city.

The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Sinichya Gora is on the World Heritage list as a part of object 604 Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings. The building was designated an architectural monument of federal significance (#5310038000).[1]

  1. ^ Церковь Петра и Павла на Синичьей горе (на Сильнище) (in Russian). Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2011.