Church of Our Lady of Reigning in the village Khuzhir - a small Orthodox church, which is one of the iconic sights of Olkhon.

Lovely Khuzhir - the largest in terms of population settlement on the island. Khuzhir annually visited by many tourists who are just amazing and fascinating unique landscapes of these places.

Construction of the church began in 2000. Its construction lasted for six years. It is today the Olkhon Island is the site of a rapidly developing tourist industry. However, at the time of construction of the temple it was not there not that good roads and electricity and communications, without which it is now simply impossible to live. The first electrical cable to the island was held only in 2005, at the bottom of the Strait Olkhon Gate.

Build a "unprofitable object" in this place seemed a real frenzy. In 2006, the grand opening of the church. The initiator of the construction of the temple made local resident Usov. That she donated most of the money spent on the construction of the church. The rest of the money was donated by local residents and sponsors.

The parish church of a small, mostly, it is the people of Olkhon. Brick building of the temple of Our Lady of the Reigning looks simple enough. The church is crowned with the blue dome. It is very simple and the interior of the temple. Walls inside the monastery painted scenes from the Bible. The temple is always bright and warm. Services are held in the church every day.