The Church of the Introduction to the Church of the Most Holy Mother of God at Saltykov Bridge

The Church of the Introduction to the Church of the Most Holy Theotokos at Saltykov Bridge was built at the beginning of the XIX century according to the project of A.F. Elkinsky. In 1933, at the height of the anti-religious activities of the Soviet government, the church was closed and transferred to the OGPU. It was returned to the church only in 1992.

Currently, only the four-cornered main building with a four-column portico and a fence, common with the temple of the Life-giving Trinity, have survived from the Empire-style temple. The church is now being restored.

One of the icons of the temple “John the Theologian on the island of Patmos” is exhibited in the State Tretyakov Gallery.

The temple is dedicated to the great Christian holiday of bringing the Most Holy Mother of God by Her parents to the Jerusalem temple for consecration to God. The Feast of the Introduction is now among the Twelve (twelve most important holidays after Easter).

The church is included in the Register of architectural monuments and urban art of federal significance.