St Clement's Church, Moscow

Name: St Clement's Church
Address: Ulitsa Pyatnitskaya, 26, стр.1, Moscow, 115035, Russia
Telephone: +7 495 953-02-36

#145 among attractions in Moscow

Church, Baroque architecture

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St. Clement's Church is one of the two Orthodox churches in Moscow dedicated to a Roman Pope, St. Clement I. The massive five-domed two-storey church used to dominate the skyline of Zamoskvorechye. It was built between 1762 and 1769 on the site of a church erected in 1720. ()

Local name: Церковь Климента Папы Римского Architectural style: Elizabethan baroqueCoordinates: 55°44'27"N, 37°37'38"E

Address

Ulitsa Pyatnitskaya, 26, стр.1Центральный административный ок (Замоскворечье)Moscow 115035 Russia

Contact

+7 495 953-02-36

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is St Clement's Church open?

St Clement's Church is open:

Monday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
Thursday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
Saturday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm
Sunday 8:30 am - 7:30 pm

Which popular attractions are close to St Clement's Church?

Nearby attractions include Church of the Consolation of All Sorrows, Moscow (4 min walk), Filial Gosudarstvennogo muzea L.N. Tolstogo, Moscow (5 min walk), Bolshaya Ordynka Street, Moscow (6 min walk), Old Mosque, Moscow (7 min walk).

How to get to St Clement's Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St Clement's Church:

Metro

Tretyakovskaya • Lines: 8 (1 min walk)
Novokuznetskaya (3 min walk)

Tram

Метро Третьяковская • Lines: 3, 39, А (3 min walk)
Вишняковский переулок • Lines: 3, 39, А (9 min walk)

Bus

улица Балчуг • Lines: с920 (11 min walk)
Большая Якиманка • Lines: 144, 297, м1, М16, Н11, с920 (11 min walk)

Train

Moscow Paveletsky railway station (25 min walk)