Church of Julian of Tarsus in Pushkin
Pushkin, Kadetsky boulevard, 7
The only Orthodox church in the world dedicated to Iualian of Tarsus
The Church of Julian of Tarsus in Pushkin is located in the historical district Sofia. Since 1987, it has been under state protection as an architectural monument.
Today's church is a former building of the camp church of the Cuirassier Regiment of the Russian Imperial Guard. The church of the Cuirassier Regiment was established even before the Patriotic War of 1812. However, the building itself was rebuilt only at the end of the 19th century, in memory of the wedding of the imperial couple Nicholas II and Alexandra Fedorovna in 1894.
The church was built with funds donated by Ilya Kirillovich Savinkov, a merchant. Two architects took part in creation of the historical building. The first, Vladimir Nikolaevich Kuritsyn, was the author of the project and supervised the start of activities. The construction was completed by the court architect Silvio Danini, who also supervised the stage of interior decoration. The building is made of red brick, and its style recreates examples of Moscow and Yaroslavl churches of the 16th-17th centuries.
In 1924, the church was closed by order of the Soviet government. Restoration activities began in 2012. Since 2020 the Church of Julian of Tarsus has been open for regular services on weekends.