The Church of the Resurrection (russian: Церковь Святого Воскресения, hy, Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի) is an

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in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Description

According to 2010 census data, Rostov-on-Don has a population of 41 550

Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, '' hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diasp ...

, which is 3.4% of total city's population. The construction of the Church of the Resurrection began in October 2005. In 2011 it was finished and the church was consecrated on May 29, 2011. The church was built in the traditions of Armenian religious architecture. Its total height with the dome is about 40 meters. The building can accommodate about 300 parishioners. Walls inside and outside were stuffed with pink

tuff Tuff is a type of rock made of volcanic ash ejected from a vent during a volcanic eruption. Following ejection and deposition, the ash is lithified into a solid rock. Rock that contains greater than 75% ash is considered tuff, while rock ...

which was specially brought from

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. In front of the church there are two khachkar stones on both sides of the front door. Khachkars were made of pink tuff and were installed in honor of friendship between

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and Armenian peoples.

References

{{coord missing, Rostov Oblast 2011 establishments in Russia Churches in Rostov-on-Don