Chiesa Russo-ortodossa di Cristo Salvatore
Chiesa Russo-ortodossa di Cristo Salvatore stands as Sanremo’s Russian Revival landmark, built for a growing early-20th-century community that mixed holiday elegance with spiritual life. Believed to date its cornerstone to 1912, the church was conceived to serve a thousand-strong Russian presence in the town, and its project ultimately became the work of local engineer Pietro Agosti after the original architect, Aleksej Shchusev, did not travel to Sanremo. The church is dedicated to Christ the Saviour, with additional commemorations for Saint Catherine and Seraphim of Sarov, reflecting the Russian Orthodox tradition that took root along the Ligurian promenade. …
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