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Cimetière et église orthodoxe russe de Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

Rue Léo Lagrange - 91700 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

91 - Essonne

Description

A corner of Russia in Ile-de-France. Some services are held inside a small church with blue bulbs. On some days, hundreds of lamps are lit and candles twinkle in the night. Created in 1926 by the Russian diaspora, the cemetery has some of the most famous writers in the world such as Makowsky, painters such as Poliakoff, Princes Romanov and Yussupof, ballet stars like Serge Lifar, Generals, soldiers and cadets.

Entrance fees and modalities

Independent tour

Gratuit pour tous.

Free

Gratuit pour tous.

Free for young people and children

Gratuit pour tous.

Closing times

Saturday, Sunday

Opening times

Octobre à février : lundi-vendredi, 8h-17h. Mars à septembre : lundi-vendredi, 8h-19h.

Exceptional opening

  • 1 January
  • Easter
  • Easter Monday
  • Ascension Day
  • 1 May
  • 8 May
  • Whitsuntide
  • Whit Monday
  • 14 July
  • 15 August
  • 1 November
  • 11 November
  • 25 December

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Cimetière et église orthodoxe russe de Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption

Rue Léo Lagrange
91700 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
Tel.. +33 (0) 1 60 15 11 40
http://www.tourisme-essonne.com

  • RER - Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois

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