Lipno Church
Saint Nicholas Church on Lipno Island (церковь Николы на Липне) is a late 13th-century Russian Orthodox church sitting on a small island in the delta of the
Msta River, 9 km south of Novgorod. Its design harks back to the Nativity Church on Peryn Island
.
The main altar is consecrated in the name of
Novgorod Kremlin
museum.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Lipno church had no parishioners and was almost deserted. After the
Bolshevik revolution its belfry was pulled down. A set of 13th century frescoes was discovered under a layer of plaster in 1930. Despite its remote location, the building sustained heavy damage during the World War II
, so that about 35% of medieval masonry had to be replaced.
On 6 January 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a Christmas Eve service at the church.[1][2] It is part of the Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings, a World Heritage Site inscribed in 1992.[3]
References
- ^ "Putin observes Christmas at 13th century island church". Associated Press. 5 May 2021.
- OCLC 1330888409. Archived from the originalon 2021-01-07.
- ^ "Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings". UNESCO. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
External links
Media related to St Nicholas Church (Lipno Island) at Wikimedia Commons- The Mesolithic Settlement of Lipno
