Glesia Ortodoxa Rusa de la Virgen del Amparo, Russian Orthodox temple in Asunción, Paraguay

The Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa de la Virgen del Amparo is a small Russian Orthodox church in Asunción, built to drawings by military engineer Captain Georgy Shmagailov and erected under engineer N. A. Snarsky. It stands beneath a large spreading tree where wild parrots call. Inside, icons hang along the walls framed by towels with Russian embroidery and flowers, and marble plaques on the left wall bear the names of Russian officers killed in the Chaco War.

On 1 August 1926, 31 Russian Orthodox residents met at Prince Yazon Tumanov's apartment on Nikolai Ern's initiative and voted to form a parish. The church, built to drawings by engineer Georgy Shmagailov and supervised without pay by N. A. Snarsky, was consecrated on 26 October 1928 by Protopresbyter Konstantin Izraztsov. Archimandrite Pakhomy, the first rector, had arrived in September 1927.

Icons along the walls are framed by towels with Russian embroidery and flowers, as described in 1935. Marble plaques on the left wall carry the names of Russian officers killed in the Chaco War (1932–1935); six small plaques were added after the war. A choir, once directed by Dr. Gaidukov, sang at services.

The church stands in Asunción, at the coordinates -25.28972, -57.63972, and is reached on foot from the city centre. Services follow the Orthodox calendar, so timing shifts with the liturgical year; check locally before setting out. Modest dress is expected, and the interior is small, so visits fit best around, not during, a service.

Six small marble plaques inside the church bear the names of Russian officers killed in the Chaco War of 1932–1935; they were placed there after the war ended. A visitor who reads the left wall will find this memorial to men who died fighting for Paraguay.