Church of the Ascension ("Little Ascension"), Moscow The congregation of the Church of the Ascension on Bolshaya Nikitskaya has been known since 1548. The modern stone building of the church with the three altars was built in 1634. The main altar is dedicated to the ascension of the Lord, the chapel on the right side to Prakopius and John of Ostiug the righteous, on the left side to the beheading of the prophet and the baptizer of the Lord John. In 1937 the temple was closed, the congregation was abolished and the building was transferred to economic use. During the Soviet period, the temple was severely damaged. In 1991, the community was revived and received legal registration, after which the church building was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. On June 3, 1992, on the feast of the Ascension of the Lord, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II consecrated the main chapel.
Today the temple is an active parish of the Moscow Diocese. Temples: - Icon of the blessed princes Peter and Fabronia of Morum.
- Icon of Saint Theophan the Recluse.
- Icon of the blessed prince Roman of Uglich with a relic particle.
- Ark of the Covenant with relics of Kyiv-Pechersk saints.
- Ark of the Covenant with the remains of the elders of Optina.