The Church of Zosima and Savvatiy is located on the grounds of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Women's Monastery in the village of Kyl'tovo, which is in the Knyazhpogostsky District of the Republic of Komi, Russia. This structure is also known as the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
Originally, a wooden church was built in the monastery, which was later dismantled. In 1905, the construction of a stone church building began, completed and consecrated in 1911 in honor of Saints Zosima and Savvatiy of Solovki. In the 1920s, after the monastery was closed by the Soviet authorities, the church building housed a correctional institution, and later a warehouse and club. In the 1990s, the building was returned to the Orthodox community.
Today, the church is a brick structure with rich decor and two levels of windows. A large dome rises on a high blind drum atop the domed roof. The altar area is adorned with tall arched windows. Above the narthex, there is a small bell tower on a gabled roof. The building is impressive in size and serves as the main church of the monastery.
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