Saint Anastasia church, Pskov, Orthodox church in Pskov, Russia.
Saint Anastasia Church is a stone Orthodox church on Kuznetskaya Street in Pskov's Sredny Gorod. The main volume is a chetverik crowned by a single dome, with a refectory and the 1639 side chapel of Saint Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. A bell tower with a stone porch, added in 1819, stands at the entrance.
Pskov chronicles record that the church was built in 1487, during a plague, when residents vowed to raise two churches in a single day; it was wooden and consecrated the same day. By 1538 a stone church stood here, its upper part collapsing in the October 5 fire that burned twelve churches. In 1639 a side chapel to Saint Paraskeva Pyatnitsa was added, and the church was restored in 1844 with funds from Natalya Postnikova.
The church is named for Saint Anastasia the Deliverer from Bonds, and its dedication reflects the 1487 vow made during a plague. The side chapel added in 1639 honours Saint Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. The main altar was re-consecrated in 1844 after merchant Ladygin and donor Natalya Postnikova funded the renovation.
The church stands in the Sredny Gorod, on the site of the old Kuznetskaya street, south of the 1374/75 city wall. It is an active parish of the Pskov eparchy, so visits fit around services; the first liturgy after 75 years was held on 4 January 2007. Look for the icons painted by monk Pavel (Beschasny).
The church kept its doors open until 1932, then for decades housed the book depository of the Pskov Regional Scientific Library. It was returned to the Pskov eparchy in 2005, and on 4 January 2007, the feast of Saint Anastasia, the first Divine Liturgy in seventy-five years was served. Icons by the monk Pavel (Beschasny) are kept in the church.
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