Church of Our Lady the Merciful

Church of Our Lady the Merciful
Church of the icon of Our Lady the Merciful
Церковь иконы Божией Матери Милующей (Russian)
Church of Our Lady the Merciful Location in Saint Petersburg
59°55′39″N 30°14′42″E / 59.92750°N 30.24500°E / 59.92750; 30.24500
Location	St. Petersburg
Country	Russia
Denomination	Russian Orthodox
Membership	100 (creating new in 2008)
Website	sobory.ru
History
Former name(s)	1822
Authorising papal bull	1886
Status	Church
Founded	1887 (1887)
Founder(s)	Russian Naval Establishment
Dedicated	October 25, 1898
Architecture
Functional status	former navy swimming pool
Architect(s)	Vasily Kosyakov (lead architect) Dmitry Prussak
Style	Late Neo-Byzantine
Closed	June 2, 1932 (1932-06-02)
Specifications
Height	42 metres (138 ft) top of dome
Materials	Stone and brick
Administration
Deanery	St. Petersburg and Ladoga Deanery
Parish	Vasileostrovsky District of St. Petersburg

The Church of Our Lady the Merciful (Russian: Церковь иконы Божией Матери «Милующая»), is a Russian Orthodox Church in St Petersburg, Russia currently under restoration. It is located in the Vasileostrovsky District, on Vasilievsky Island, at the address 100, Bolshoi Prospekt. During Soviet times the building was used as a training center for naval rescue divers. The church was the prototype for the Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt. The government began the process of return to the Diocese of St. Petersburg of the Russian Orthodox Church in 2006 and the official process was concluded in 2012. It is under restoration to its original use.