page_title: Church of the Intercession, Yasenevo
section_title: Today
hierarchical_section_title: Church of the Intercession, Yasenevo / Today
caption_attribution_description: Moscow Churches, photographed September 2015 Church of the Protection of the Mother of God, Yasenevo (photographed while still under construction)
context_page_description: Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin is located in the Moscow district of Yasenevo District in the South-Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow Oblast and is part of the Russian Orthodox eparchy of Moscow. Designed by V.I. Kozlov and L.A. Petrova, the church was established in 2008 when construction began and was completed in 2015.
context_section_description: The rector of the church is Archimandrite Melchizedek (Artyukhin).
  On 27 December 2015 Theodore (Kazanov) was consecrated bishop of Pereslavl and Uglich by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow at the Church of the Intercession.
  The church is a popular destination for both tourist and Orthodox worshipers, the Christmas celebration in 2019 brought a wide array of Orthodox Christians from Moscow and beyond.
caption: Interior facing the entrance
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