In the small village of Zavidovo for a long time preserved worship crosses made of stone. In the past, wood or stone crosses can be seen quite often, because they served as chapels. Some of the crosses have special niches where you can put a lamp, an icon, or the capacity to collect donations. Each time he passed such a cross, the travelers stopped and prayed. Even today you can see the famous Zavidovsky cross from the nearby villages.

The most famous cross was in 1899 - at this time, a young man decided to abuse them, what then is very much regretted, paid with their lives .  This story was described in the newspaper "Moscow sheet" that could not touch all readers .  We know that this man was going with friends in the village of Zavidovo, on the way in which they have noticed a large wooden cross .  All but Lebedev, took off their hats and began to pray to God at the cross, but he alone of all cursed and uttered blasphemous words .  At this point, the young man felt a strong pain spreads to the legs .  After coming to the village, he began to complain of severe debilitating pain that every day more and more intensified .  The time has come when he simply could not get to his feet .  Pray poor patient did not succeed, because as soon as he was brought in Zavidovo, he passed away, without waiting for the priest .  The reliability of records is fully confirmed by the witness statements that were recorded in the minutes of the death of Ilya Lebedev .

Once there was such a mysterious case to go to worship cross was a lot of people, in this case it was not only the residents of Zavidovo but also pilgrims from other cities, including Moscow. Many of them noted that after prayer felt an unprecedented surge of strength and true grace. Good people have decided to build directly over the sacred cross of a small chapel, which was called the Cross.

To date, no information about why the installation Zavidovsky cross. According to the local legend, the formation of the cross were in the period from 1610 to 1615 years in the same place where a large number of residents were killed during the attack of Polish invaders. There is another version, tells the story of the miraculous healing of a young man who spent Sergius of Radonezh with the Metropolitan Kipriyanov in 1382 on the road in the city of Tver.

Initially worship cross stood in the middle of the field, but over time more and more houses were upset, stretching to the west side of the highway Moscow - so a small chapel was on the edge of the narrow streets under the name New.

Entrance to the Chapel of the Cross is carried out by the West. In the inner part is a high-rise octagonal and made of oak cross, which rests on a stone foundation. The front side of the cross is covered by using the lining made of wood with exquisite relief pictures of the Moon, the Crucifixion, the sun. At the top of the cross is the image of Christ the Savior, made an incredibly beautiful and unusual.

The doors of the Cross chapel is always open, so it can enter anyone to pray. For the worship of the Holy Cross, pilgrims come here at any time of day or night. The most overwhelming amount of people flock here for the third week of Lent, or the Cross week.

If we follow the traditions, the September 27, marking the feast of the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord is even in the Church of the Assumption of the Lord held the Divine Liturgy, His Eminence Archbishop pursued Tver and Kashin Victor. After completion of the liturgy is usually done the procession that takes place in a festive atmosphere with a cross, holy icons and banners and accompanied by a choir. Completion ceremony held near the Chapel of the Cross - this is where the lord makes a prayer, after which the ceremony is considered ended.