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The wooden chapel, built on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland in 1940 by Russian emigrants - Prince Nikolai Volkonsky and his wife Natalya Schaeffer, - is restored by lovers of antiquity from the United States and Russian compatriots. It is planned to place icons in the chapel and conduct a service with the participation of Orthodox priests, the Russkaya Amerika newspaper reports.
According to the author of the book American Dream in Russian Vadim Massalsky, in the 1940s, the chapel in Maryland was a famous place among the Russian community of the United States and gathered many emigrants around it. Over time, the chapel lost its parishioners, became desolate, squirrels and other forest dwellers settled in it.
The owner of the local yacht club Stuart Cheney saved the building from destruction. As he was really interested in the history of Maryland, he decided to restore the chapel located at the entrance to his yacht club. Later, representatives of the Russian diaspora joined in the work.
The fine art restorer will work in the chapel, which contains surviving and new frescos, in the near future. It is also planned to install a memorial plaque on the chapel and conduct services. Representatives of the Russian community hope that the chapel will again become a holy place for Russian compatriots in the United States.
Russkiy Mir
