Under his leadership, for example, in 1902, the magnificent church-monument “Nativity of Christ” was built in Shipchen Pass he also supervised the construction of the temple-monument “St. The construction was supervised by another Rusyn – the architect Alexander Smirnov, who also showed the best qualities in the field of church construction. It was decided that the ambassador’s church would be built in the style of the Moscow church architecture of the 17th century according to the project of the recognized artist academician Mikhail Timofeevich Preobrazhensky (author of the Orthodox cathedrals in Nice, Florence and many others). Nicholas the Wonderworker was performed by Metropolitan Parthenius of Sofia. The ceremony of consecration of the future temple in honor of St. The ceremony was attended by Bulgarian officials – members of the Bulgarian Synod, Crown Prince Boris, and also representatives of the Russian legation, headed by Ambassador Sementovski-Kurilo and a large deputation of the Russian regiments that fought for the liberation of Bulgaria. On August 30, 1907, they took part in the solemn consecration of the monument to the Tsar Liberator, a creation of the Italian sculptor Arnoldo Zocchi, and on September 2, 1907, the solemn laying of the foundations of the ambassador’s temple took place. Nicholas the Wonderworker” was laid by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (son of Emperor Alexander II), who arrived in Sofia especially for this purpose together with his wife and son. The foundation stone of the future church “St.
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