Симеоно-Верхотурский храм, Orthodox church in Northern Settlement, Ufa, Russia.
The Simeon Verkhotursky Church is a wooden Orthodox church on a stone foundation, built in 1991–1994 on the old foundation of the 1903 church. It stands on the highest point of Severnaya Sloboda, aligned with Orenburgskaya and Samarskaya streets. The current building differs in appearance from the original and has two side chapels, dedicated to Alexius the Man of God and Saint Michael of Tver.
The church was founded in 1902 in memory of Saint Simeon of Verkhoturye, the first Ural saint, on the highest point of the new Severnaya Sloboda district, where Orenburgskaya and Samarskaya streets meet. It was consecrated in 1903, closed in 1932 and given to a technical school as workshops; the bell tower was demolished first, then the large drum under the dome, and fires broke out several times. Returned to the Ufa eparchy in 1990, the worn walls were dismantled and a new wooden church was built on the old foundation in 1991–1994 with funds from donors including Alla Pugacheva.
The church draws people seeking spiritual guidance through veneration of Saint Simeon Verkhotursky, whose image is central to worship here. Local believers visit to light candles and pray before the sacred icons displayed throughout the interior.
The church stands on the crest of a hill in Severnaya Sloboda, in line with the axes of Orenburgskaya and Samarskaya streets. The present building is wooden on the old stone foundation, so the ground floor and porch are reached by steps. It is an active parish of the Ufa diocese; services are held inside, and visitors should keep to the rear during prayer.
Shortly before the worn walls were dismantled, a fresco of the Resurrection of Christ appeared on the north wall of the refectory. In May 1991 it was cut out together with that section of wall. The new church, built 1991–1994 on the old foundation, was funded by donors including Alla Pugacheva.
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