Church of the Transfiguration - a Catholic church in the city of Tver . Administratively, it belongs to the Central region of the Archdiocese of Mother of God (with a center in Moscow) , headed by Archbishop Metropolitan Paolo Pezzi . Located at: st. Sovetskaya , house 61.
| Catholic temple | |
| Church of the Transfiguration | |
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| Church of the Transfiguration | |
 Church of the Transfiguration | |
| A country |  Russia |
| City | Tver |
| Denomination | Catholicism |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Mother of God |
| Architectural style | elements of modernism and gothic |
| Building | 1994 - 2002 years |
| Status | acting |
| Site | princessofeniya.wix.com/... |
History
The Catholic community in Tver was formed in the 19th century, the Catholic church in the city was built on Millionnaya Street (now Soviet) in 1864 . The church had an organ and a large library of spiritual literature. There was a Sunday school, organists taught music.
In the 20s of the XX century the temple was ruined, the library was looted. Subsequently, the church building was used for various purposes, and in 1974 it was destroyed.
The restoration of the normal activity of the Catholic Church in Russia began in the early 90s of the XX century. After registering the Catholic parish, permission was obtained to build a temple on the very spot where the destroyed historic building stood. The construction went on for 8 years, from 1994 to 2002 . Finally, on February 2, 2003 , Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz consecrated the new temple building.
Architecture and Interior
The temple is a tall brick building, combines elements of modernism and Gothic . The temple is made in the shape of a cross, with a transverse transept . The transept and the altar have trihedral completion. A statue of the Mother of God is installed on the right side of the transverse nave, and the image of the Last Supper is on the left. Stations of worship on the Way of the Cross are made in the form of gilded reliefs. The floor and the throne are made of colored marble.
Above the main facade is a tall rectangular belfry.
A two-story parish building adjoins the church on the left, facing the former parish house built in the 19th century with a facade directly on the street. The parish house, which served as a chapel during the construction of the church, is built of wood, lined with brick, which allows it to seamlessly join the ensemble.