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Church of the Intercession description and photos - Russia - Caucasus: Zheleznovodsk. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Church of the Intercession in the resort town of Zheleznovodsk is the parish church of the Mineralovodsky Deanery of the Circassian and Pyatigorsk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The original large stone Church of the Intercession was erected in the city center near Ostrovsky baths in 1917 In the 30s. 20 Art. crosses and bells were removed from the church, and the building itself was used as a cinema. In 1936 the building of the temple was completely destroyed. At the beginning of 21 st. in its place was a public garden with a monument to those who died for the establishment of Soviet power in Zheleznovodsk.

In 1988, when the Zheleznovodsk Olginsky parish began building a new church, a small baptismal Church of the Intercession was built, in which services were held during the construction of the new church. After in 1992 two clergymen from the Olginsky parish withdrew from obedience to the Stavropol ruler, the Orthodox flock of Zheleznovodsk was left without a church. Then, in 1993, the Pokrovsky Orthodox parish was founded. In the spring of 1996, according to the decree of the city administration, the building of the former architectural monument of 1912, erected by the architect A.I.Kuznetsov, was given to the temple. Previously, this place housed a "water society" that came here for treatment, and then - New mineral baths. The transferred building of the Russian Orthodox Church was in complete desolation for more than a decade. The first divine service in the church took place in 1996 on Easter.

Work began on the reconstruction and decoration of the building, but due to a lack of funds, construction work proceeded very slowly. In 2002, a dome was installed on the temple. In October 2006 the consecration of the chapel in the name of the great martyr and healer Panteleimon with the source of the Slavyanovskaya mineral water took place in the building. The main temple is located on the second floor. The structure is crowned with two gilded domes with crosses. Since 2008, two church shops, a library, a carpentry workshop, a dining room, a baptismal church and a prosphora have been operating at the church.

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Topic: Pokrovskaya church description and photo - Russia - Caucasus: Zheleznovodsk.