Assumption Church, Orthodox church in Serpukhov, Russia
The Assumption Church is a single-domed quadrangle with a two-side-chapel refectory and a bell tower, built in the Russian style. It forms an ensemble of posad churches with the Church of Elijah the Prophet (1748) and the Trinity Church (17th–18th centuries). The stone church was completed in 1744, rebuilt in 1846–1854 by merchant Nikolai Konshin, and has chapels dedicated to St. John the Theologian, the icon of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow', and St. Nicholas Svyatosha in the bell tower.
A wooden church already stood on this site in 1620. The stone church was completed in 1744, though some accounts date its construction to 1737–1741. A fire damaged the building in 1817, and it was rebuilt between 1846 and 1854 with funds from the Serpukhov entrepreneur Nikolai Maksimovich Konshin. Closed by the 1930s, it was returned to the church in the 1990s.
The church has three side chapels: one dedicated to Saint John the Theologian, one to the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow", and one inside the bell tower honouring Saint Nicholas Svyatosha. Services are held irregularly, and the rector is Father Alexander Volkov.
The building is easily accessible on foot from the city center of Serpukhov. Visitors should check in advance whether the church is open to visitors since regular services take priority, and daytime visits allow better viewing of the exterior architectural features.
The church has three side chapels: one dedicated to Saint John the Apostle, one to the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow", and one in the bell tower dedicated to Saint Nicholas Svyatosha. The main altar is dedicated to the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos.
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