page_title: Church of Our Lady the Merciful
hierarchical_section_title: Church of Our Lady the Merciful
caption_attribution_description: Church of Our Lady the Merciful before 1917
context_page_description: The Church of Our Lady the Merciful, is a former Russian Orthodox Church in St Petersburg, Russia. 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 church began the process of return to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2006 and the official process was concluded in 2012. It is under restoration to its original use.
context_section_description: The Church of Our Lady the Merciful (Russian: Церковь иконы Божией Матери Милующей), is a former Russian Orthodox Church in St Petersburg, Russia. 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 church began the process of return to the Russian Orthodox Church in 2006 and the official process was concluded in 2012.  It is under restoration to its original use.
caption: Church building before 1917
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