- Address: Avenue du Manoir 8, 1180 Uccle, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
- Website: www.egliserussememorial.be
- Architect: Nikolai Ivanovich Istselennov
The Church of St. Righteous Job The long-suffering in Brussels is a Russian Orthodox temple-monument, created in 1950 by Nikolai Iscelennov, a Soviet and French architect, painter and restorer.
What to see?
The icon of John the Baptist, donated by Princess Xenia Alexandrovna, is kept in the church. In addition, she also brought the Empress's Bible, a chair on which in 1916 Tsar Nicholas II was sitting, as well as his epaulettes and greatcoat. And on the shelves along the walls you can see the icons displayed in a row, which were once donated to the church by Russian parishioners.
The altar is decorated with images of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which incidentally was written by Istselennov himself, and above the entrance to the main hall is the mosaic of the Theodore Icon of the Mother of God, created in 1969 by Baron Nikolai Meyendorff. In the bell tower seven bells were hung - according to the number of killed members of the royal family. It is worth noting that the largest bell weighs one ton and is called "The Prince".
The side facades of the building are decorated with semicircular windows, and the main facade is a rosette window. The temple is surrounded by a fence, and on the territory of the sights grow birches.
How to get there?
From the center of Brussels , you can get here by tram-metro number 4, coming out at the Helden / Héros stop.
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