Ascension Cathedral

The Ascension Cathedral of Izium was built on the site of an old church in 1826, which was destroyed by the steady erosion of the bank by the Siverskyi Donets River. Thus, the city gained a new single-dome church with a bell tower placed above the western narthex. The landmark is built in the classical architectural style.

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From 1983 to 2008, the church was completely renovated thanks to the efforts of Archpriest Iosif Romanchak. A small hotel for pilgrims has now appeared there, for those who come both to the church and to the healing Kyrychenkove Spring.

Interesting facts:

• The icon of Our Lady of Pishchana for the cathedral was donated in 1754 by Saint Joasaph.
• The cathedral houses the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Pishchana, to which pilgrims now come from all corners of the world. The church also houses an icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and a myrrh-streaming image of Panteleimon the Healer.
• The domes of the cathedral were gilded only in 2005, and in 2006-2007 the church was painted.
• The Holy Ascension Cathedral is one of the few in which services never ceased, even in Soviet times.