Until 1917, more than 1,600 churches existed in Moscow; however, this changed after the 1917 Revolution in Russia, when the Bolsheviks came to power. One of their ideologies was state atheism, and subsequently many churches were destroyed or reconstructed for other purposes.[3] By the time the Soviet Union's last president, Mikhail Gorbachev, introduced his glasnost (openness) policy to eliminate persecution against religious groups and instead adopt freedom of religion.[4] there were only about 150 open churches left in Moscow. Since then, religion in Russia and Moscow has experienced a revival, and many churches have or are being reconstructed or restored and then reconsecrated. Today, there are more than 900 religious organizations and more than 40 denominations in Moscow. The dominant denomination in both believers and churches is the Russian Orthodox Church, with 320 parishes.[2][3]
On 29 July 2011, the Moscow Patriarchate and the acting mayor of Moscow, Vladimir Resin, agreed upon the project "Program 200".[5] Their aim is to reconstruct 200 churches that were destroyed during the Soviet Era. The first church from that project, the Church-Chapel of the Blessed Saint Dmitry Donskoy, was consecrated on 13 June 2012 in the Northwestern Okrug.[6] By December 21, 2017 statistics, Russian Orthodox Church had 1154 churches and chapels[1] in Moscow, including: 6 Kremlin cathedrals, 2 cathedral churches, 295 parish churches, 31 baptismal churches, 114 temporary churches, 54 monastery churches. By 2018, there were 507 Russian Orthodox churches with no less than once a week sacred worship.[1]
The list below is geographically subdivided into ten administrative okrugs: Centre, North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest and Zelenograd. Within each of these ten tables, the boldfaced entries are alphabetically sorted by the patron saint or the church's consecrated feast day. The column "Year of completion" lists date of the church's completion or the consecration of the respective active building, without consideration of any subsequent renovations, expansions or additional construction (e.g., former wooden churches on the same location). If the build year is unknown, an approximate date is listed. The column "District" indicates the Moscow district where the church is located. The precise geographic coordinate is included under the district; these coordinates link to a map of the city and the location of the selected church.
Church of the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit at the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception of the Theotokos Храм Сошествия Святого Духа в Зачатьевском монастыре
Cathedral of the Feast Day of the Decapitation of John the Baptist at the John the Baptist Monastery Собор Усекновения главы Иоанна Предтечи в Иоанно-Предтеченском монастыре
Church of the Merciful Saviour at the former Monastery of the Theotokos icon "Joy of all who Sorrow" Храм Спаса Всемилостивого в бывшем Скорбященском монастыре
Church of the Holy Image of the Saviour Not Made by Hands at the former Andronikov Monastery Храм Спаса Нерукотворного Образа в бывшем Спасо-Андрониковом монастыре
Church of the Holy Image of the Saviour Not Made by Hands at the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception Храм Спаса Нерукотворного Образа в Зачатьевском монастыре
Cathedral of the Metropolitan Peter of Moscow at the former High Monastery of Saint Peter Собор святителя Петра, митрополита Московского, в бывшем Высоко-Петровском монастыре
Church of the Renewal of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem at the Protection of the Theotokos Monastery Храм Воскресения Словущего в Покровском монастыре
Church of the Renewal of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem at the Vagankovo Cemetery Храм Воскресения Словущего на Ваганьковском кладбище
Church of the Venerable Sergius of Radonezh at the former High Monastery of Saint Peter Храм преподобного Сергия Радонежского в бывшем Высоко-Петровском монастыре
Church of the Venerable Sergius of Radonezh at the Bell Tower of the Novospassky Monastery Храм преподобного Сергия Радонежского в колокольне Новоспасского монастыря
Church of the Theotokos icon of Bogolyubovo at the former High Monastery of Saint Peter Храм Боголюбской иконы Божией Матери в бывшем Высоко-Петровском монастыре
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the Refectory of the New Maidens' Monastery Храм Успения Пресвятой Богородицы в трапезной Новодевичьего монастыря
Church of the Theotokos icon of Iviron in the former Iviron Parish of the Gracious Sister of Mercy Храм Иверской иконы Божией Матери при бывшей Иверской общины сестёр милосердия
Church of the Theotokos icon "Joy of all who Sorrow" at the MONIKI-Research Institute Hospital Храм иконы Божией Матери «Всех скорбящих Радость» при больнице МОНИКИ
Church of the Theotokos icon of Kazan at the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery Храм Казанской иконы Божией Матери в Богородице-Рождественском монастыре
Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos at the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery Храм Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы в Богородице-Рождественском монастыре
Cathedral of the Protection of the Theotokos at the former High Monastery of Saint Peter Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в бывшем Высоко-Петровском монастыре
Church of the Protection of the Theotokos in the Mary and the Theokos Parish of the Sister of Mercy Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы в Марфо-Марьинской обители сестёр милосердия
Church of the Theotokos icon of the Sign at the former Monastery of the Theotokos of the Sign Храм иконы Божией Матери «Знамение» в бывшем Знаменском монастыре
Church of the Theotokos icon of Tolga at the former High Monastery of Saint Peter Храм Толгской иконы Божией Матери в бывшем Высоко-Петровском монастыре
Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus over the North gate of the New Maidens' Monastery Храм Спаса Преображения над северными вратами Новодевичьего монастыря
Church of the Czar and Martyr Nicholas and all Russian New Martyrs and Confessors Храм святого царя-мученика Николая и Всех Новомучеников и Исповедников российских
Church of the Martyrs Fides, Spes, Caritas and their Mother Sophia at the Miusskoye Cemetery Храм мучениц Веры, Надежды, Любови и матери их Софии на Миусском кладбище
Church of Saint Nicholas at the Medical Surgical Centre "Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov" Храм Николая Чудотворца при Медико-хирургическом центре имени Н.И.Пирогова
Church of the Renewal of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem at the Community Hospital Nr. 29 Храм Воскресения Словущего при Городской больнице № 29
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the bell tower of the Monastery of Saint Nicholas in Pererva Храм Успения Пресвятой Богородицы в колокольне Николо-Перервинского монастыря
Cathedral of the Theotokos Iverskaya ofIviron at the Monastery of Saint Nicholas in Pererva Собор Иверской иконы Божией Матери в Николо-Перервинском монастыре
Church of the Theotokos icon "Joy of all who Sorrow" on the Kalitniki Cemetery Храм иконы Божией Матери «Joy of all who Sorrow» на Калитниковском кладбище
Church of the Metropolitan Alexius of Moscow at the Central Hospital of the Moscow Patriarchy Храм святителя Алексия, митрополита Московского, при Центральной клинической больнице Московской патриархии
Church of the Renewal of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem in Danilovskaya Sloboda Храм Воскресения Словущего в Даниловской слободе
Church of the Venerable Seraphim of Sarov and the Orthodox Ruler Anna of Kashin at the Donskoy Cemetery Храм преподобного Серафима Саровского и благоверной княгини Анны Кашинской на Донском кладбище
Church of the Theotokos icon of Tikhvin at the Central Hospital of the Moscow Patriarchy Храм Тихвинской иконы Божией Матери при Центральной клинической больнице Московской Патриархии
Church of the Blessed Zechariah and Elizabeth at the Bell Tower of the Donskoy Monastery Храм праведных Захария и Елисаветы в колокольне Донского монастыря
Church of the Theotokos icon "Our Lady of the Sign" at the Institute of Theoratical and Practical Physics Храм иконы Божией Матери «Знамение» при Институте Теоретической и Экспериментальной Физики
Church of the Martyr George at the Moscow regional centre of the Ministry of Emergencies Храм великомученика Георгия Победоносца при Московском региональном центре МЧС РФ
^ abSimone Hillmann. "Religionen in Moskau" [Religion in Russia] (PDF) (in German). Moskultinfo. Archived from the original(PDF) on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
^ abAljona Legostajewa. "Das multikonfessionelle Moskau" [The Multi-Confessional Moscow] (in German). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2012.