Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
Starosadsky Per., 7/10c10, Moscow
Description:
The Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is a Lutheran Cathedral in Moscow, which is the main cathedral of the regional Evangelical Lutheran Church of the European part of Russia (ELCER) with the Cathedral of Bishop Dietrich Borisovich Brauer, as part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia (ELCRAS).
The Cathedral is one of two active official Lutheran churches in Moscow along with the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (Yeltsi) in the Vvedensky Cemetery. The parish of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Moscow is one of the oldest Lutheran parishes in Russia.
Located in Starosadsky lane, 7/10, building 10. The nearest metro station is China City. Divine services in the cathedral are held every Sunday at 11:30 in Russian and German.
History
The community of St. Peter and Paul was formed in 1626, when a new community under the leadership of pastor Jacob Neuenburg separated from the old Moscow Lutheran community. In 1632, the first church of the community near the Pure Ponds was demolished. The second church lasted just over 10 years. On the initiative of General Nicholas Bauman in 1647 near the bridge on the river Yauza was built "Officer's Church", but this place was taken from the community. In 1649, the Council of Europeans were forbidden to buy property in the capital.
General Bauman bought together with the artist Peter Inglis a new construction site in the German settlement. There was a second Lutheran prayer house, where a small wooden church appeared in 1664. In 1667, this church was demolished and a large wooden church was built on the same site, as well as a pastor’s house and a school building. The consecration of the church took place in 1669. In 1670, the land on which these three buildings were located, passed into the official possession of the community by donation of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.
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