Church Of St. Nicholas (Elanskaya)
The Church of Saint Nicholas () is a Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox church in Elanskaya village, Sholokhovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It belongs to the Diocese of Shakhty of Russian Orthodox Church. History A wooden chapel was built here before 1730, when the Elanskaya village was moved to a new place (part of the Veshenians moved from an overpopulated Veshensky khutor to another place of residence, having founded a new settlement). So the chapel was also transferred here and later was rebuilt as the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. By 1757, the dilapidated church was replaced with a new, also wooden one. Over time, number grew on and the small wooden church could no longer accommodate all the parishioners. Therefore, it was decided to build a new stone church. Construction of the building was started in 1823 in honor of Patriotic War of 1812, victory over Napoleon in 1812, and was finished in 1826. It was built on the project of architect Ivan Starov ...
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