St. yville Church

St. yville church, also referred to as "yville church", was built in 1908. It was originally a military Orthodox Church in Amur military region in Harbin. It was designed and built by Denisov. It is an eclectic building of brick and wood structure. It is not only an important historical witness of the suppression of Harbin Boxer Movement by the Tsarist Russian aggressors, but also an important historical witness of the Russo Japanese war.

Compared with other churches, St. yville has many unique features. There is only one onion top at the top of a general church, but there are five at yville church. Plus one above the clock tower and one behind it, there are a total of seven onions. The volume of building red brick is larger than that of St. Sophia Church, which shows its unique firing method. The mosaics on the exterior wall of the church are still intact after decades. St. yville church is also the only religious building in Harbin with its affiliated buildings. The appearance of its affiliated orphanage is well preserved, with exquisite shape and rich details. The mosaic paintings at the entrance of the building are even more beautiful and bright as before, which is also a treasure in China.

During the cultural revolution, the five "onion" domes of the church were pulled out. Although the building itself was preserved, it was dilapidated. Even so, you can also feel the heavy historical details from its dilapidated details.

St. yville Church

Holy iveron icon Orthodox Church (English: Holy iveron icon Orthodox Church for short) is located in the factory alley of Jihong street, Daoli District, Harbin City (the factory alley was removed after the completion of the north square of Harbin railway station and is located in the geotechnics Street). It was built in 1908 with a total area of 555.8 square meters. The church was originally a military Orthodox Church in Amur military region of Russia in Harbin. It is a eclectic building with brick and wood structure and designed by Denisov. The orphanage affiliated to the church, which was built in 1924, is 20 meters northwest of the church. The church is also the only historical and religious building in Harbin with affiliated buildings. During the "Cultural Revolution", the five "onion" domes on the top of yville church were removed, but the building itself was preserved and used as a warehouse for a long time. Later, it became a class II protected building in Harbin. In 2017, the north square of Harbin railway station was planned and reconstructed to build a comprehensive square with ivel church as the main body, integrating tourism, leisure and landscape functions. St. ivel church was renovated and became another landmark building in Harbin, showing the historical features and architectural culture of Harbin.

Church History

Orthodox Church

In the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), St. yville church was built in Daoli military Street (No. 5 factory alley) with donations from commander of Amur military region, lieutenant general ceceyakov, and his subordinate officers and soldiers. It is a Yaroslav (Bo) type spherical steeple church. There are three altars and five domes. The church covers an area of 555.80 square meters. According to the design of Denisov technicians, the sanctuary in the hall was constructed by the sculptors in the garrison. The sacred images were made in Chernigov City, Russia. Other sacred images were painted by 40 soldiers under the guidance of captain Mikhailov, deputy captain of the garrison, and painter Jimin. The Virgin Mary of vielskaya was dedicated by Bishop uladeyimir. The great sacred image of the central altar was the Christ restoration painted by painter niciriev Living picture; the second altar wall is hung with the picture of St. seraphi and the portrait of St. Nicholas. After the completion of the church, he prayed for the dead Russian officers and soldiers who suppressed the Chinese boxers and the Russian soldiers who died in the Russo Japanese war in 1904. The ashes of these soldiers were moved to the church for burial, and their names were engraved on the church walls.

From 1908 to 1923, Sergei produccang was the first minister in charge of the court.

From 1923 to 1944, Nicholas vosklessaiski, the second Chief Minister of the court, was appointed.

From 1944 to 1946, he was the third friar in charge of the court. In 1960, he went to the United States as bishop of the Orthodox Church,

He died in North America on November 21, 1986.

In October 1946, Alexander kacherkin, the fourth golden crown high priest in charge of the court.

The fifth golden crown high priest in charge of the court, a. bonomaliov.

Ivan zark, the sixth president.

Walenkin bareshnikov, the seventh high priest in charge of the court.

Zhu Shipu, the eighth head of the Chinese Orthodox Church.

A brief history of the church

In 1908, the church was built by the donation of the commander of Amur military region, lieutenant general chechakov, and the officers and soldiers in Harbin to commemorate the Russian officers and soldiers who died in the Boxer Movement and the Russo Japanese war. The bodies of some of the officers killed in the battle were buried outside the church, and the names of the dead were engraved on the walls of the church.

In 1927, bishop Dimitri and free artist baranova popova of Kiev Conservatory of music founded Harbin music training class in the church, offering piano, Violin and sound courses.

During the "Cultural Revolution", the "onion" of the church was removed, but the building itself was preserved. Today, it is a class II protected building in Harbin, but it is dilapidated, and there are no clergy in the church.

In 2017, the north square of Harbin railway station was planned and reconstructed to build a comprehensive square with ivel church as the main body, integrating tourism, leisure and landscape functions. St. ivel church was renovated and became another landmark building in Harbin, showing the historical features and architectural culture of Harbin.

Architecture Overview

St. yville church is located in the factory Hutong of Jihong street, Daoli District, Harbin City, with an area of 555.8 square meters. It is eclectic style, Russian style building and towering appearance. The plane of the church is a Greek cross pattern, 22 meters wide from north to south, 26 meters long from east to west and 27 meters high. The west side is the main entrance, and the north and south directions have one entrance respectively. There is a large drum seat on the top of the front, with a big four small five onion top on the drum seat, and the top of the four onion heads is centered on the big one, which is distributed at the end of the cross. Opposite to the main entrance is the altar. Above the main entrance is the bell tower. Stretching out of the roof, there is a square platform. There is still a drum seat on the square platform. There are two layers of petals decorated, and there is a onion on the drum seat. The onion shaped domes on the church are of clear primary and secondary, well arranged, beautiful and harmonious. The building was seriously damaged during the "Cultural Revolution", and five "onion" domes on the main building were demolished. The interior of the church is spacious and bright, with three altars.

The design in the church was designed by technician Denisov and constructed by sculptors in the garrison. The statue was made in Chernigov, Russia (today's Ukraine). In addition to the statues, there are also works of art in the church, such as the statue of the virgin, the resurrection of Christ, the dress of St. seraph and the portrait of St. Nicholas.

With an area of 555.8 square meters, the church is in the Greek cross pattern and Russian architectural style,

In the church 20 meters northwest, there is a Russian style bungalow, it is St. yville church affiliated orphanage. The most eye-catching is the color mosaic mosaic on the wall, about 3 meters wide and 3 meters high, with an inverted heart shape. It is made of about 17000 mosaics of 1.5cm square. On the left side of the picture is a Russian woman standing on her side with a basket. She is wearing a knee length skirt with brown upper and blue lower and white stockings on her legs. On the right is a dog with a long tail drooping. Behind the woman, surrounded by trees, a path extends deep into the woods. Not far away, there is a wooden house. Behind it is the rippling lake and the light blue sky. Although it has experienced a hundred years of wind, frost, snow and rain, the picture is still well preserved.

Uniqueness

Compared with other churches, St. yville has many unique features. First of all, there is only one onion top at the top of the general church, while there are five at the yville church. Plus the one above the clock tower and the one behind the clock tower, there are a total of seven onions. From its architectural details, only the volume of red brick is larger than that used in St. Sophia's church, so we can see its unique firing method. Moreover, the mosaic mosaic painting on the external wall of the church is still intact after decades, which shows the exquisite workmanship and materials. In addition, the historical value of ivel church is extraordinary. It is not only an important historical witness of the suppression of Harbin Boxer Movement by the Russian invaders, but also an important historical witness of the Russo Japanese war.

St. yville church is the only one of the religious buildings in Harbin that has its own subsidiary buildings. present

The orphanage, which is attached to the orphanage, is well preserved in appearance, exquisite in shape and rich in details. The mosaics at the entrance of the building are as fresh as ever, and the colors are as bright as ever. According to architectural experts, mosaics originated in the third century AD and were mainly used in religious buildings. One of the most important features of medieval art is its tranquility and uprightness. This perfect mosaic is also rare in China.

The past

St. yville church is located in the factory Hutong of Jihong street, Daoli District, Harbin City (former military officer Street). It was built in 1908. It was originally a military Orthodox Church in Amur military region of Russia and foreign countries in Harbin. It is an eclectic building with brick and wood structure. The designer is Denisov. During the cultural revolution, the five "onion" domes of the church were removed, but the building itself was preserved. Now it is class II protection building in Harbin, but it is dilapidated.

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