The Alushta church of Theodore Stratilates, founded and consecrated in 1842, was built with state funds with the active support of the Governor-General of the Novorossiysk and Taurida regions, Count Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov. For the design of the church, Vorontsov invited the renowned architect G. I. Torricelli, who created many beautiful buildings in Crimea and Odessa. In his new project, the architect used elements characteristic of Gothic churches: the bell tower was topped with a pyramidal spire, window and door openings were given pointed shapes, open wooden structures were used in the interior, a wooden coffered ceiling was arranged, and colored stained glass was utilized. In 1902, near the church, at the site where, according to legend, the relics of the holy martyrs Inna, Pinna, and Rimma were buried, a stone chapel was built.
During the Soviet era, the church was converted into a Builders' Club. The bell tower was demolished, and a glass pavilion for dancing was built in its place, the church fence and chapel were destroyed, the shapes of doors and windows were altered, frescoes were painted over, and church utensils were destroyed. In the late 1980s, thanks to the persistent demands of the faithful, the building was returned to the Orthodox community. On November 4, 1989, it was consecrated in honor of all Crimean saints and St. Theodore Stratilates. The term 'all Crimean saints' refers to Apostle Andrew the First-Called, who came to Crimea in the 1st century, St. Luke, miracle workers Cosmas and Damian, Theodosius of Surazh, and many other known and unknown saints who pray for us.
In the Alushta church dedicated to all Crimean saints and St. Theodore Stratilates, on the southern wall, to the right of the altar, there is a rare icon. This image was created for the holiday established by the Holy Synod in 1988, when the millennium of the Baptism of Rus was celebrated. The icon 'Assembly of Saints and Righteous Ascetics Shining in the Land of Taurida' was created by the Lipetsk master of lacquer miniatures Viktor Fyodorovich Blinov, who combined the best traditions of ancient Russian art in his work.
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