St. Clement's Church (Храм Священномученика Климента, Папы Римского) is one of the two

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churches in

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dedicated to a

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, St. Clement I. The massive five-domed two-storey church used to dominate the skyline of

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. It was built between 1762 and 1769 on the site of a church erected in 1720.St Clement's Church in the Moscow Encyclopaedia
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, but the architect is unknown. It has been often attributed to

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, the architect of

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. The belfry and refectory were designed by Dmitry Ukhtomsky and built in 1756—1758. The church is renowned for its glittering Baroque interior and iconostasis, as well as a set of gilded 18th-century railings. The parish was disbanded in 1934 and the original free-standing gate was demolished. The Lenin State Library stored its books in the building throughout the Soviet period. It was not until 2008 that the building reverted to the

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Official website

Church of St. Clement the Hieromartyr in Zamoskvorechye (Moscow)
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