There are many churches in Harbin, but compared with other churches, the evil church is unique. There are only 1 dome "onion heads" on the top of the ordinary church, but there are 7 dome "onion heads" in the church of Aville.
As the "sister church" of Sophia, the red brick of St. Hivert's church is bigger than that of Sophia's church, and it is also the only religious building with annex buildings in Harbin.
It is worth mentioning that the mosaic mosaic on the outer wall of the church is still clearly visible after a hundred years of wind and rain. This mosaic can be said to be one of the oldest decorative works of art.
St. Ivell Church was founded in 1907 and completed in 1908 in the last century. It has a history of 100 years, covering an area of 555.8 square meters, 22 meters wide from north to south, 26 meters long from east to west and 27 meters high. The plane is a Greek cross, and the bell tower is above the main entrance. Originally, it was a military Orthodox church with brick and wood structure and eclectic style, and its designer was Denisoff.
In the relevant records about Harbin history, from 65438 to 0898, with the introduction of Orthodox Church, it was the one that Putin believed in. Orthodox Church, Catholicism and Protestantism are called the three major schools of Christianity. Russia has built dozens of churches in Harbin, including the first orthodox church in Harbin, Nikolai Cathedral, the Church of Our Lady Ascension, the Church of Our Lady by the River, the Church of Yves, the Church of Sophia and so on.
Among them, the Evil Church built in Ji Hong Street 1907 and the Sophia Church built in the same year belong to the military churches. Therefore, Ivell Church and Sophia Church are called "sister" churches.
According to records, the Evil Church was originally the military Orthodox Church in the Amur Military Region outside Russia. It was built with donations from Lieutenant General Chechakov, commander of the Amur Military Region outside Russia in Harbin, and soldiers who died in the Boxer Rebellion and Russian soldiers who died in the Russo-Japanese War 1904. After the church was completed, the ashes of the dead soldiers were moved to the church for burial, and the names of the dead were engraved on the church wall.
Basically every Saturday and Sunday, the bell of the bell tower will ring. At that time, Russians walking in the street would stop, cross their chests in the direction of the church and pray. After the bell rings, they will continue to walk.
Now, when you leave the North Square of Harbin Station, you can see the St. Ivell Church, which has been repaired and restored according to the original style of the church.
During the Cultural Revolution, the onion dome of the church was pulled out, and the clock disappeared, but the building itself remained. There are three altars in the church, as well as icons and murals, and lights of various colors and shapes. Later, the interior of the church was changed into the production workshop of the third clothing factory.
Before the restoration, the whole church was dilapidated, and there were many cracks on the outer wall of the church. At that time, someone recorded the broken scene of St. Ivell's church.
Twenty meters northwest of Eville Church, there is a bungalow with Russian architectural style, which is an orphanage attached to the church built in 1924, which makes Eville Church the only historical and religious building with attached buildings in Harbin.
The most striking thing is the colorful mosaic on the wall, which is made up of about 17000 pieces 1.5 cm square mosaic. It is said that this mosaic adopts ancient Persian craftsmanship, and it is still dazzling after 100 years.
Today's evil church is no longer worn out, but rejuvenated. This century-old building not only recorded the Russo-Japanese War, but also witnessed the historical development of Harbin.