The Temple of the Signs of the Mother of God and the Holy Peace-bearing Women
Description:
The Church of the Sign of the Mother of God and the Holy Myrronbearing Women is one of the most ancient churches of Nizhny Novgorod and dates back to the XIII century. According to historical documents, until 1649 it was a wooden, then stone two-storey church. The existing Church of the Signs and Saints of the Myrronbearing Women was erected in the middle of the XVII century.
The Church of the Sign of the Mother of God and the Holy Myrronbearing Women is one of the most ancient churches of Nizhny Novgorod and dates back to the XIII century. According to historical documents, until 1649 it was a wooden, then stone two-storey church. The existing Church of the Signs and Saints of the Myrronbearing Women was erected in the middle of the XVII century. In 1649, a two-tiered stone church was consecrated: the first floor in honor of the Sign, at the top - Myronbearing Women. Warm and cold churches – a common ensemble – are united in one building. It was the first in the history of ancient Russian architecture temple type "ship": with a strict axial location of the altar, prayer hall, refectory and bell tower above the western entrance. After the fire of 1848, the fresco painting of the interiors was updated.
