Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God (Pushkin)

The Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos in Pushkin was consecrated on October 29, 1872, by Metropolitan Isidor, co-served by Bishop Palladius. The iconostasis, 4 meters high, was made according to the design of I. A. Monighetti, who copied it from one of the ancient churches on the southern coast of Crimea. The throne, 75 centimeters high, stood on four gilded linden symbols of the evangelists, and at the top of the iconostasis were icons of the Last Supper and the martyrs Sophia, Faith, Hope, and Love, crowned with a wooden carved cross. On the eastern wall of the altar, on the outside, there was a marble plaque with an inscription stating that the house was dedicated by the citizens of Tsarskoye Selo to the education of youth.