Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord - an Orthodox church in the microdistrict of Khosta, Khostinsky district, Sochi , Krasnodar Territory , Russia . The parish belongs to the Sochi Deanery of the Yekaterinodar Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church .
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| A country |  Russia |
| City | Sochi |
| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
| Diocese | Ekaterinodar and Kuban |
| Reverence | Adler |
| Type of building | Church |
| Architectural style | Russian - Byzantine |
| Project Author | A. Ion |
| Established | 1914. |
| Construction | 1914 |
| Status |  An object of cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation of regional significance. Reg. No. 231710842120005 ( EGROKN ). (Wikigid database) |
| condition | Good |
| Website | hramvhoste.ru |
History
The temple was built in 1914 on the initiative of the wife of a prominent dignitary, the Minister of Justice of Tsarist Russia I.G. Shcheglovitov Maria Fedorovna - in those years their cottage was located in Khosta not far from the place where the temple is now located. She took upon herself all the chores - organized a board of trustees, actively raised funds. Emperor Nicholas II specially allocated 4 thousand gold rubles for its construction. The temple was designed to imitate the Jerusalem Temple of the Holy Sepulcher .
After 1917, the church was closed.
In 1981, the building was transferred to a telephone exchange.
In 1989, a community of believers was created, services were held in the annex to the building.
In 2000-2001 [ specify ] the temple was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church .
In 2004, the rector Archpriest Alexander Yablokov was awarded the Patriarch Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, III degree , for the reconstruction of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. [one]
In 2009, the famous pop artist Yuri Shatunov presented the temple with 3 ancient (about 200 years old) icons from his collection. Prior to this, the revived temple did not have a single pre-revolutionary icon.
- 354000 Russia, Sochi, ul. Highway 9-a
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Links
- Church of the Transfiguration , Official Resort Site of the Administration of Sochi
- Church of the Holy Transfiguration of the Lord in Khost , Sochi Architecture online magazine