Church of the Great Ascension (Tserkov' Bolshogo Vosneseniia)

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• At the time of Catherine the Great, Prince Potemkin decided to construct a majestic and spacious cathedral in place of the old church. However, the process of construction dragged on for nearly 50 years and was finished only in 1840. The church has played a role in the lives of many famous Russians. On the 18th of February 1831, in the unfinished church, the great Russian poet Pushkin got married. The temple was closed in 1931 and severely damaged during the Soviet period. Daily worships were resumed in 1990. Also, here is the sacred icon of the Iverskaia God's Mother.
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