Church of St. Nicholas in Tolmachi
Reopening
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It was not until 1993 that the temple was reopened for worship after an arrangement was made between the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] and the state gallery.{{cite web |title=Архиерейское богослужение в храме свт. Николая в Толмачах |url=http://donskoi.org/2017/07/7395 |website=donskoi.org |access-date=12 August 2019 |language=ru-RU |date=6 July 2017}} |
It was not until 1993 that the temple was reopened for worship after an arrangement was made between the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] and the state gallery.{{cite web |title=Архиерейское богослужение в храме свт. Николая в Толмачах |url=http://donskoi.org/2017/07/7395 |website=donskoi.org |access-date=12 August 2019 |language=ru-RU |date=6 July 2017}} |
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In September 1996, the church's restored main [[altar]] was [[Sanctification#Eastern Orthodoxy|sanctified]] by |
In September 1996, the church's restored main [[altar]] was [[Sanctification#Eastern Orthodoxy|sanctified]] by [[Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow|Alexy II]]. A year later, restorations for the building were completed, and it became an active house church almost exactly 300 years after it was first constituted in stone. Security improvements to store and display art were added during this process, and an underground passageway was additionally made to connect it to the State Tretyakov Gallery.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRZ3DQAAQBAJ&dq=Church+of+St.+Nicholas+in+Tolmachi&pg=PT99 |title=Insight Guides Pocket Moscow (Travel Guide eBook) |date=2016 |publisher=Apa Publications (UK) Limited |isbn=978-1-78671-677-4 |pages=99–100 |language=en |access-date=9 August 2019}} |
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== Recent usage == |
== Recent usage == |
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