Church of the Transfiguration (Olkhovchik)

The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior (Russian: Церковь Спаса Преображения) is a Russian Orthodox church in the village of Olkhovchik, Chertkovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia that was built in 1873.[1] It belongs to Chertkovo-Kalitva Deanery of the Diocese of Shakhty.[2]

Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior
Sd.Kfz. 250 in front of the church, May 1942
Religion
AffiliationRussian Orthodox
Location
LocationOlkhovchik, Chertkovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia
Geographic coordinates49.1624°N 40.4706°E / 49.1624; 40.4706
Architecture
Completed1873

History

The сhurch in the village of Olkhovchik, dedicated to the transfiguration of Jesus, was built and consecrated in 1873 with the active participation of local residents. In 1888, on the funds collected by parishioners, a parochial school was built, in which, according to 1912 data, more than 100 children were studying. The walls of the church were made brick, and the roof was covered with iron, though the bell tower was not. Prior to the Russian Revolution, the church had a choir.

In 1926, during the anti-religious campaign launched by the Soviet authorities, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior was closed. In 1942, former parishioners appealed to the authorities for the church to be reopened, but were refused on the grounds that the church building had been used as a granary by that time. However, it also saved the building from destruction.[1]

Today the church is open again. As of 2015, works on restoration of the building were being carried out.[3]

References
  1. "Благочинный приходов Чертково-Калитвенского округа иерей Сергий Сошкин посетил с рабочим визитом храм Преображения Господня в с. Ольховчик". shahteparh.ru (in Russian). Diocese of Shakhty. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. "Ольховчик. Церковь Спаса Преображения". sobory.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  3. Ankol1 (19 March 2015). "Пески, горы и воды Ольховчика" (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via LiveJournal.


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