The Holy Virgin church, Rubanovskii
On the picturesque banks of the river in the village Solomchina Rubanovskii built Holy Protection Church. Previously, it was called the Red Church, as the walls are built of red brick. Temple towers over the village in the Dnipropetrovsk region Vasilkovskaja area. He surprises the peace and majesty pleases the ringing of bells and nourishes the spiritual energy of the congregation and tourists.
The history of the building of the Holy Virgin Protection Church
Build a temple in the middle of the 19th century, the court counselor`s widow Catherine I. Vasilenko, who is the founder of the Monastery of the Sign. After returning from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the woman decided to leave the worldly life, and on the means to create the convent of the Icon of the Mother of God. It was established in 1906, after a year of its creator was proclaimed to the rank of abbess named Elizabeth. Holy Protection Church in Soviet times, survived the devastation and rebuilding, and in 1991 after restoration at the request of the villagers with the blessing of the bishop of the temple again became active.
Historical values of the church
The Holy Protection Church in our days the relics of the Holy Martyr Abbess Elizabeth and Priest Alexander, tortured by the Bolsheviks in 1918. Near the buildings were burial of priests and founder of the Cossack village of Ruban. At the temple is a historical and cultural reserve, being improved orchard, kitchen garden and flower beds in the courtyard there is a well. Also, since the construction of the bell tower is restored. To date, construction of the chapel, drafted hotel and renovation of a house for Sunday school started painting the church.
