Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul at the Yauz Gate

The Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul is located in the Tagansky district of Moscow. The temple belongs to the Moscow city diocese, and is consecrated in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”.

The creation of the temple stands at the origins of 1631. Then the stone church of Peter and Paul was built here. The current church was built in 1702 with the blessing of Patriarch Hadrian.

In 1748, the temple was severely burned in a fire, but soon it was restored at the expense of parishioners. In 1771, a three-tiered bell tower was built near the temple. In 1812, the temple managed to survive difficult times of fires and looting, as well as under Soviet rule, the temple was not closed or destroyed.

In 1948, the church was revived the compound of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and since then the church has been a symbol of the brotherhood and clergy of the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches.

The temple is built in the style of Russian church architecture, inside it there are many paintings, icons and divine faces.