"Храмы города Ржева" - 'Churches of the town of Rzhev"

Before the WW II there were nearly 22 cathedrals and churches in Rzhev. Unfortunately, very few of them survived till our days. Ascension Church is the Orthodox Church, which is located in the town of Rzhev, Tver region. It was built in 1856, on the Volga river and in the period from 1939 to 1985 the church was closed. In 1985 the restoration of the building began and lasted for two years. The temple was consecrated on December 18, 1987. It is adjacent to the Kazan chapel and Kazan Cathedral. On its territory the Kazan Orthodox cemetery is located. Every year the pilgrimage to Jerusalem is organised. The Church of Okovetskaya icon of the Mother of God was built in the period of 1821 to 1831. During the Soviet times it was closed and resumed its work in the 1990s. And it was returned to the faithful in 1993. Church of New Martyrs and Russian Confessors • The monument to Obruchev was supposed to stand here but the authorities together with the local priesthood decided to build a church here. Laying of the foundation stone and consecration of the church was made in 1995. The first service began in 2004. • • This wooden church of St. Barbara was built on the initiative and at the expense of factory "Electromechanics" in honour of the church of St.Barbara which was destroyed. The first service was held in December in 2004. • • Pokrovsky church is the church of Old Believers. The first stone was laid in 1908. The bell tower had 8 bells, the iconstasis was delivered from Moscow. Durin the WWII celebrated the divine services. Before retreating the fascists put nearly 250 citizens in this mined church but the Soviet soldiers managed to liberate the citizens on March,3 1943 that's why this day is considered to be the day of liberation of the town. • • Chapel of Nicholas the Wonderworker was a monument to the Yakut soldiers died for the battle of the town of Rzhev during the World War II. The soil taken in Krasnoyarsk was used to lay the foundation stone of this chapel.