An Church. John on Patmos - the current Orthodox church, located in a picturesque place - on Katun island of Patmos in the village of Chemal. This copy of the first wooden Orthodox church Chemal, which has a very interesting and long history, however, as the island itself, not by chance called Patmos.

This place is special and holy, it involves a lot of legends and mystical legends. According to one of them, John the Evangelist in the heaven-sent vision saw two hovering over the water temple. One of them - in the Mediterranean, and the second - in the Altai province.

The long-suffering historical path Orthodox church began in 1849 on the site of the modern school built here a small chapel in the name of the Apostle John. The church was consecrated in 1855. The date of the consecration of the bishop of Tomsk Parfeny immortalized on the rock historical inscription. Later recreated the inscription on the iron plate, and set amongst the Katun island began to carry the name of a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, where there is a huge monastery in honor of the Apostle John.

After 20 years, the church building has strongly decayed, leaving the church iconostasis was moved to a new building, consecrated in the name of St. Nicholas. In 1895, the former church of St. John was consecrated to the Orthodox house of worship in the name of the image of Our Lady of All Who Sorrow. In 1911, at the missionary association was established a religious community for women. Temple several times abolished and transferred, and in 1920 it destroyed altogether.

Thanks to the efforts of well-known Moscow photographer Pavlova church was again reconstructed. His consecration took place in 2001

The island of Patmos and the temple are very popular with holidaymakers and tourists. To get to the island is possible by cables suspended on a narrow bridge under which the river Katun. The temple's shop you can buy icons, crosses and Orthodox literature.