Ascension Church, Orthodox church in Kursk, Russia

The Ascension Church is a large painted brick Orthodox church on Verkhnyaya Kazatskaya Street in the Kazatskaya Sloboda district of Kursk. Built in the late Classicism style with eclectic elements, it has a three-nave volume with three faceted apses, five octagonal drums with octagonal cupolas, and a four-tier bell tower. Four-column Tuscan porticoes decorate the side facades, and the church has two side chapels: the Intercession of the Mother of God on the right and the Apostles Peter and Paul on the left.

The brick church was built with parishioner and donor funds in 1887–1888, replacing the former parish church of the Kazatskaya Sloboda, the Ascension-Michael Church on Arkhangelskaya Street, from which the altar was transferred. In 1888 icons of the Mother of God "Quick to Hear" and the Great Martyr Panteleimon were brought from Mount Athos. Closed by local authorities in 1940, it was saved from looting by parishioners, and services resumed in late 1941 and have not stopped since.

The church holds two side chapels: the right dedicated to the Protection of the Mother of God, the left to the Apostles Peter and Paul. Icons of the Mother of God "Skoroposlushnitsa" and of the Great Martyr Panteleimon were brought from Mount Athos in 1888. Services resumed in late 1941 and have not stopped since.

The church stands on Verkhnyaya Kazatskaya Street in the Kazatskaya Sloboda district, on elevated ground above the lower part of Kursk. Services have been held without interruption since late 1941, so check the parish's current schedule before visiting. The grounds also hold the 1893 brick parish school building.

The church was closed by local authorities in 1940, but parishioners prevented its looting; services resumed in late 1941 and have not stopped since. The icons of the Mother of God "Skoroposlushnitsa" and the Great Martyr Panteleimon were brought from Mount Athos in 1888.