The Church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Mother of God in Alexandrovo-Shchapovo

The predecessor of the stone church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was a wooden church founded in 1612 by boyar Vasily Morozov on the bank of the Lubenka River. The original temple was small with a single head covered with a four-sided dome. In 1779, the wooden church was replaced by a stone church built by the new owner of the estate, General V.V. Grushetsky.

In the decree of the Synod on the construction of a new stone church, a mandatory condition was fixed - it had to be located next to the old church, and in addition, all icons and other church utensils had to move to the new church. Stylistically, the church is made in the style of classicism, but some of the elements were borrowed from the former temple - for example, the shape of a four-sided helmet-shaped dome. The Church of the Assumption is a one-apse temple with adjoining refectory and two-tier bell towers. The exterior decoration of the church is practically absent, and the only decorative elements are inexpressive cornices and vertical niches that decorate the windows.

In 1889, the estate was bought by the Moscow manufacturer I.V. Shchapov, who immediately took care of the restoration of the church. Chimes specially ordered from England were installed on the bell tower, and a wooden wing was added. With the new owner of the estate, an almshouse is opened at the church, as well as a parish school. In 1929, the church was closed, and all interior decoration was destroyed. Only in the 1980s began the restoration of the building, which was planned to equip the organ hall, and in 1990 the church was returned to the faithful.