Church of St. Nicholas in the Chieftain
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Church of St. Nicholas in the village Chieftain - is one of the existing churches and religious sites of the city of Omsk.

The history of the temple began in October 1907 was then the Cossacks raised the issue of the construction of the new church. The need for construction of the church was evident, since the station located at the Trinity Church could accommodate only 1,000 people.

Stone three-altar temple not far from the station of Omsk was founded in May 1911 with the blessing of the Right Reverend Vladimir. The consecration of the church made a bishop of Omsk and Pavlodar Andronicus in August 1913

Temple originally had three altars. The main altar was consecrated in honor of Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra, a side chapel - in honor of St. Alexandra, and the second - in the name of St. Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow. The temple was built with funds donated by the Cossacks of the village and the locals. In 1913, the parish had more than 5,600 Orthodox population.

In 1940 the church was closed. After that, the local authorities decided to transfer the church building on the refurbishment as a cultural and educational institution. In 1944, the church still returned to believers, and it is no longer closed, becoming one of the two operating temples in Omsk during the Soviet years. In 1970-ies. the Church of St. Nicholas in the Chieftain made a few additions, changed the appearance of the domes.

In May 1989, by the decision of the Omsk regional executive committee of the church was given the status of an architectural monument of local importance and taken under state protection.

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