The Temple of the Ascension of the Lord beyond the Serpukhov Gate

The Church of the Ascension of the Lord beyond the Serpukhov Gate is an Orthodox church belonging to the Moskvoretsky decency of the Moscow City Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Located at the address Big Serpukhovskaya street, house 24.

History

In 1696, the Danilov Monastery donated a piece of land behind the Serpukhov Gate of the Earth City to build a church. The wooden temple in the name of the Ascension of the Lord with the chapel of the 9 martyrs of Cyzics was soon built, the chapel was consecrated, and the main temple was consecrated only in 1700.

The stone church was built at the expense of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich. On October 9, 1714, the lower temple was consecrated in the name of the icon of the Jerusalem Mother of God with the chapels of the 9 Martyrs of Cyzics and Alexis of the Man of God. After the execution of Tsarevich Alexy and the termination of the receipt of funds, construction was suspended. In July 1762 the church was completed and consecrated.

In the 1830s - 1840s the temple underwent significant restructuring.

In 1929, the temple was closed, in 1930 the fence and bell tower were destroyed, the almshouse and fence were destroyed, state institutions were placed inside.

By the decree of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia of October 16, 1990, the rector of the newly opened Ascension Church appointed the inhabitant of St. Danilov Monastery Archimandrite Savva (Volkov).

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