In the 1990s, in Rostov-on-Don, despite the difficult times, they began to actively restore and build churches. And over the past 20-25 years, many churches have been opened. In the city, churches have been restored and continue to be restored, which were completely destroyed or were in a deplorable state during the Soviet era. Some of them have been renovated. But there are some that have been rebuilt. Unfortunately, not all churches can be restored, as some of them are already replaced by other buildings.
But now there are many churches in Rostov-on-Don, which are projects of modern architects and were built quite recently. I am very glad that churches are being built at educational institutions and hospitals. Now in the city you can see both large cathedrals and very small churches, which are located in small one-story houses. This shows the spiritual revival of the nation.
Operating churches and cathedrals of Rostov-on-Don
List of the most famous and popular temples in the city.
Cathedral of the Nativity
The first version of this church was built in 1766 and it was wooden. Only in the 19th century was the version erected, which we can see today. During the time of the persecution of the church, a zoo, a warehouse, a granary were located here. The reconstruction of the temple began in the 1980s. In 1992, the cathedral was consecrated, and a couple of years later a Sunday school was built.
Address: Rostov-on-Don, st. Stanislavsky, 58
Website: http://rostoveparhia.ru
Old Intercession Church
The original wooden version was built at the end of the 18th century. But the stone temple was built at the end of the 19th century. Its author was the architect Nikolai Sokolov. In Soviet times, the church was demolished. But in 2007, on the site of the destroyed one, a new temple was built at the expense of donations and consecrated. Now in the Staro-Pokrovsky Church, divine services and various cultural events are held.
Address: Bolshaya Sadovaya, 113 B
Website: https://vk.com/staropokrovskiy
Temple of the Preparatory Pentecost
It was built at the beginning of the 19th century with donations from the Cossacks of the village of Nizhne-Gnilovskaya. After that, it was completed several times. And during the revolution, it was the center of the white movement. During the Soviet era, the building was used as a parachute tower, and later a cinema was opened in it. But at the beginning of the 1990s, the restoration of the temple began, and he had an abbot. Since 1999, divine services have been held there.
Address: All-Union, 165
Website: http://prepolovenie.cerkov.ru
Church of John of Kronstadt
It was built in 2005. Now it is the only student church of the Rostov diocese. It belongs to the Rostov State University of Ways of Communication. Its history began in 1992. At this time, a small house church was opened. But a little later, it was decided to build a real temple. Now he also has a Sunday school.
Address: Rostov-on-Don, square of the Rostov Rifle Regiment of the People's Militia, 1
Website: http://hramioanna.cerkov.ru
Kazan temple
The construction of this temple was completed in 2008. It is located in one of the sleeping areas of the city on Komarov Boulevard. And this place was not chosen by chance. Back in the middle of the 18th century, a wooden church of the Kazan Face of the Virgin was built here. Later, a stone church was built, but it was demolished during the Soviet era. Now services are held in the church, holidays are held, there is a Sunday school for children and adults.
Address: Rostov-on-Don, prosp. Cosmonauts, 16 A
Website: http://kazanskoi.ru
Temple of Seraphim of Sarov
The temple was erected in 1911 with the money collected by the board of trustees. The author is the architect B. Raichenkov. At that time it was one of the first churches in Russia dedicated to Seraphim of Sarov. In Soviet times, gold and silver objects were taken out of the church, and then it was closed. After the war, a music school was opened here. Glinka. But in the 1990s, the reconstruction of the temple began. In 2004, it was consecrated and opened to parishioners.
Address: Portovaya, 72
Website: http://serafim-rostov.cerkov.ru
Church of Demetrius of Rostov
The construction and improvement works of this church were completed in 2008. And in 2004, a parish school was opened at the church. There is also a charity canteen here. The church was built in honor of St. Demetrius of Rostov, who ruled the Rostov diocese at the beginning of the 17th century.
Address: Muravyova, 28 B
Website: http://svtdimitriy.ru
Holy Trinity Cathedral
This five-altar cathedral was built in 2012 and services are held here. This is almost a hundred years after the construction of the Iversky Women's Monastery, on the territory of which it is located. The cathedral was planned to be built a hundred years ago, but at that time the revolution began. This idea was implemented quite recently.
Address: Mezhdunarodnaya, 7 A
Temple of the Lord's Ascension
The temple was completed and consecrated in 1913. It was erected at the Bratsk cemetery, where people who died from the cholera epidemic were buried. The author of the project was the architect G. Vasiliev. In 1929 the temple was closed. For several years there was a warehouse of the Dynamo stadium. During the German occupation, services were held here. But it was officially opened and consecrated in 1946. Since then, services have been held continuously. And already in our time, a complete reconstruction of the temple has been carried out.
Address: Rostov-on-Don, per. Akhtarsky lane, 3
Website: https://www.hramvoznesenie.com
Church of St. George the Victorious
Located at the intersection of Kommunisticheskiy Avenue and Le Mans Street. The church was built and consecrated in 1994. But in subsequent years, extensions were made, finishing was carried out, and a metal fence was installed. And if at first it was a one-story building, now the second floor has already been built on. A library and a Sunday school are located here.
Address: Kommunistichesky, 38 B
Website: http://www.sgprihod.ru
Temple of the Healer Icon
The date of the opening of the temple is 1997. But at this time he was located in a small railway carriage. And the construction of the building for the temple was completed in 2010. The icon to which the church is dedicated was not chosen by chance. During the years of its formation, a Chechen company was conducted, and there were many wounded and killed soldiers in the district hospital. The temple was originally built for them.
Address: Taganrogskaya, 108 A
Website: http://voenved-hram.info
Temple of the Icon "Tenderness"
Even during the Great Patriotic War, a prayer house was opened in honor of the icon of the Mother of God. And already in our time, a decision has been made to build a temple. All works and consecration of the temple were completed in 2005. During construction, services were held in a nearby production workshop. The temple is located in the park to them. Sergo Ordzhonikidze.
Address: Grekova, 24A / 43
Website: http://hram-umilenie.ru
Temple of Saint Panteleimon
The temple is located in the Ostrovsky Park in the building of the former Kolos cinema. The building was in disrepair. The reconstruction was carried out by the efforts of the parishioners and with donations. The first service in the temple was performed in 1996. But even after that, construction and finishing work was still carried out. Now the temple has been completely renovated, and services are constantly held in it.
Address: Sholokhov, 29 A
Website: http://blagovest.donpac.ru
Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos
The temple is located in front of the central entrance to the North Cemetery. At the beginning it was a temporary metal box. But in 2000, a large temple was built. Its authors are architects Boris Vinnikov and Boris Raichenkov. During the construction, many unusual architectural solutions were applied. For example, the asymmetrical arrangement of the belfry, not in the center, but in the southwest corner.
Address: Orbitalnaya, 1 B
Website: http://pokrov-na-donu.ru
Old Believers' Intercession Cathedral
It was built in 1913. The architect is V. Pokrovsky. The temple is located on Ulyanovskaya street. Belongs to the Old Believer diocese. But it is also a cultural heritage site. It was closed after the revolution. But during the Great Patriotic War, services were held in this temple. Jews and Soviet soldiers were also hidden here. In our time, restoration work has been carried out in the cathedral.It is open to all parishioners.
Address: Ulyanovskaya, 37
Website: https://izdrevle.ru
Temple of the Great Martyr Catherine
The temple was built and consecrated in 2010. There are two limits here: the upper one is dedicated to the Great Martyr Catherine, and the lower one is dedicated to Nicholas the Wonderworker. The project was developed taking into account the traditions of the Old Church Slavonic canons. The temple is located on Izvilistaya street. Finishing work is still in progress. But at the same time, services are held here constantly.
Address: Izvilistaya, 7/1
Website: https://www.instagram.com/ekaterininskiyhram/
Holy Trinity Church
Located on Mezhdunarodnaya street. There was a church on this site back in the 18th century. It was built of wood. But the stone temple was erected in 1855. Unfortunately, it was demolished in the 1930s. But in 1995 a small chapel was built here. The temple was rebuilt in 2003. From that moment on, services are regularly held here.
Address: Mezhdunarodnaya, 7 A
Temple of the great martyr Irina
It is a small chapel located on Lenin Street not far from the RAU. This is the territory of a military unit. It was built with the money of the parishioners. This building was made in the Russian Art Nouveau style. Dedicated to the daughter of the king of Macedonia, who after baptism became Irina. She became famous for her good deeds.
Address: Mikhail Nagibin, 24/50
Church of St. Alexandra
A small temple was erected in the cemetery of Nakhichevan-on-Don in 1904 instead of a wooden chapel. After that, it was completed several times. This is a project of the architect V. Popov. During the Great Patriotic War, Romanian Orthodox soldiers were buried near the temple. Now the church has been restored. Services are constantly held here. It is a cultural heritage site.
Address: Chentsova, 3
Website: https://vk.com/club111829671
All Saints Temple
The temple was built at the Rostov cemetery in 1785. It was made of wood. And it was built of stone in 1865. The construction was carried out at the expense of the head of the city A. Baikov. Before the revolution, the temple was completed several times. After its closure in the 1930s, it housed a ball bearing factory. During and after the war, services were held here. It was demolished in 1966. Now the temple has been restored, but the work on the arrangement is still ongoing.
Address: Khalturinskiy 101 A
Website: http://hramvsrostov.cerkov.ru
Church Icon "Joy or Consolation"
Located next to the Botkin hospital on the Khodynskoye field. Built in 1909 by the architect V. Adamovich, donated by the actual state councilor I. Kolesnikov. But after the revolution, the temple was closed. In the 1980s, it was miraculously saved from demolition. And already in the 1990s, it was restored and consecrated. In 2017, the temple was given the status of "Cossack".
Address: Petrenko, 2
Website: https://uteshenie.info
Temple of Alexander Nevsky
The temple was built in memory of the deliverance from the danger of Alexander II during the attempts on his life. It was erected in 1908. Its author is the architect Alexander Yashchenko. At the time, it was the tallest building in the city. After the start of the anti-religious campaign in 1929, the temple was closed. In 1930-1931 it was demolished, and the House of Soviets was built in its place. Now a decision has been made to restore the temple and construction work has begun. However, now it will be located in the Northern residential area.
Address: Kosmonavtov, 1/1
Website: http://www.a-nevskogo.ru
Temple of John the Warrior
John the Warrior is considered the intercessor of all innocent convicts. It is to this saint that the temple is dedicated. It is located on the street of the 339th Rifle Division. The temple was built of wood, in the best traditions of Russian architecture. The project developer is the OKIMO company. And the artist Vladimir Makarov became the author of the iconostasis. Divine services are held here, there is a lecture hall.
Address: 339th Rifle Division, 33
Temple of the Presentation of the Lord
Located on Children's Street. It was built in 1911. The architecture of the temple is traditional for the Cossack region. Until the mid-1930s, services were constantly held here, but then the church was closed. During the Great Patriotic War, divine services were held for a couple of years. However, the temple has been restored and is open to parishioners in our time.
Address: Detskaya, 254
Website: http://sretenye-rostov.cerkov.ru
St. George Church
This temple was erected and consecrated in 2011. It is located in Khalturinsky Lane. It belongs to the spiritual gymnasium and is one of the cultural sites of the city. This is a gift to high school students from Honored Doctor of Russia Gogoryan Ferdinand. The temple is included with an excursion program when visiting the city.
Address: Khalturinsky, 202/69
Website: http://georgiya.cerkov.ru
Temple of Dmitry Donskoy
Located on Lenin Avenue next to the rehabilitation center. It was opened to parishioners and all visitors in 2009. Made of bricks in the early Moscow style. A sculpture of St. Sergius of Radonezh is installed in the courtyard of the temple. There is also a parish school on site. The temple is surrounded by greenery. Services are constantly held here.
Address: Lenin, 210 A
Website: https://vk.com/public96072462
Church of Tatiana at DSTU
The church is located on the territory of the Don State Technical University. It was built in 2012. But after that, finishing work was still carried out. Saint Tatiana was not chosen by chance. After all, she is the patroness of all students. Now in this temple, not only services are held, it has become the center of student life, the spiritual development of youth.
Address: Rostov-on-Don, Gagarin Square, 1 A
Website: https://vk.com/st_tatiana
Church of St. Andrew the First-Called
The temple is located in the Proletarsky district on Petrazhitsky street. It is consecrated in honor of the Apostle Andrew the Primordial. It is here that one of the most beloved icons of Rostovites is located - the Mother of God. Every week a prayer service is held in the church in honor of this icon. Also, holidays dedicated to the spiritual and patriotic education of young people are constantly held here.
Address: Petrozhitsky, 14/13
Website: http://hram-andrey.cerkov.ru
Church of Panteleimon the Healer
The church is located on 14th Line Street at the Oncological Institute. It was built and consecrated in 1997. The director of the Oncological Institute became her trustee. It combines modern architecture and traditional architecture. Panteleimon the healer as a patron was not chosen by chance. After all, it is he who helps and relieves the suffering of the sick and suffering.
Address: 14th Line, 63, bldg. 10
Website: https://vk.com/pantelhram
Sorrowful Church
Dedicated to the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow". It is located on the site of Zmeevskaya Balka. Here, during the Great Patriotic War, the German invaders shot 27 thousand people. There is also a memorial next to the church. The temple was built and consecrated in 2007. During the services, prayers are constantly raised for the salvation of the souls of compatriots who died during the war.
Address: Aleinikova, 10
Website: http://hramvsr.ru
Temple of Sergius of Radonezh
Located in the Liventsovsky microdistrict at the intersection of 339th Division Street and Solzhenitsyn Avenue. This is a temple complex, which includes: auditoriums for lectures, meetings with interesting people, a center for the education of children and youth. In the future, it is planned to open workshops here for the revival of forgotten crafts. A scientific and educational center will also open soon.
Address: Eremenko, 117
Temple of the Inexhaustible Chalice Icon
The temple was built in the Soviet district on Eremenko street. Divine services and various events for parishioners are held here. But also this temple is included in the excursion program for the guests of the city. After all, he is part of the monastery. This is a real monument of architectural art. There is a library on site with a large selection of books on spiritual topics.
Address: Eremenko, 91
Website: http://hram-prihod161.cerkov.ru
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
The temple was built in the 19th century at the expense of the merchant Ivan Nefedov. Before the revolution, it was reconstructed and modified several times. In the 1930s, the temple was closed, like most of the others. Later it was demolished, and a school was built in its place. Reopened in 1994. In an ordinary one-story house, which was bequeathed to the church by its owner. Located on Chapaevskaya Street in Lengorodok.
Address: Chapaevskaya, 18
Website: http://nikolsky-rostov.ru
Surb Harutyun Church
This is the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is located on Lev Tolstoy Square. Before the revolution, this place was the location of the Armenian Cathedral. After the revolution, it was destroyed. And in 2011, the Surb Harutyun church was erected with donations from philanthropists. Translated from Armenian, this means the Temple of the Holy Ascension. The building was erected in the tradition of Armenian culture.
Address: Rostov-on-Don, pl. Tolstoy, 2 V
Website: https://armenianchurch.ru
Annunciation Greek temple
The temple was built in 2015. This is a project of the architect G. Shevchenko. The building was erected in a neo-design style. Its peculiarity is wooden crosses made by monks from Mount Athos. Nowadays, divine services, missionary and charitable events are held here. But the finishing works are not completely finished yet. The temple is located on Kirovsky prospect.
Address: University, 58
Website: http://blagorostov.ru
