The temple was built on a plot acquired with the participation of Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin) in 1868. Even before the construction of the church, a hospice was built on the purchased land for Orthodox pilgrims who arrived in Palestine through the port of Jaffa, a well was dug, fruit trees (oranges, lemons, olives, pomegranates, figs) and ornamental trees (cypresses, eucalyptus, pines) were planted.
As a rule, the route of such pilgrims was to Jerusalem through the villages of Ramle, Lod and Abu Gosh, accompanied by guards and representatives of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, and since 1882 the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society. The significance of the haven for pilgrims increased even more after the opening of the Jaffa-Jerusalem railway.
Italian masters and local residents took part in the construction of the temple, which began on October 6.1888 in the presence of Grand Dukes Sergei and Pavel Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, the icons were painted by the artist and critic A. Z. Ledakov. On January 16 (28), 1894, the church was consecrated by Patriarch Gerasim of Jerusalem, co-served by Metropolitan Peter of Arabia and the Archbishop of Jordan, as well as Archimandrite Antonin.
By the end of the 20th century, the temple, like other buildings of the courtyard, was dilapidated. Active restoration work began in 1995 and was completed by 2000 under Abbot Pimen (Haraim), who was the church attendant until the end of 2010.
In November 2008, it was reported that the Israeli tax authority sued the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission for non-payment of taxes on "unused land"; allegedly under arrest was a plot of a farmstead in Jaffa with an area of .3. 2 hectares.
As a rule, the route of such pilgrims was to Jerusalem through the villages of Ramle, Lod and Abu Gosh, accompanied by guards and representatives of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem, and since 1882 the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society. The significance of the haven for pilgrims increased even more after the opening of the Jaffa-Jerusalem railway.
Italian masters and local residents took part in the construction of the temple, which began on October 6.1888 in the presence of Grand Dukes Sergei and Pavel Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna, the icons were painted by the artist and critic A. Z. Ledakov. On January 16 (28), 1894, the church was consecrated by Patriarch Gerasim of Jerusalem, co-served by Metropolitan Peter of Arabia and the Archbishop of Jordan, as well as Archimandrite Antonin.
By the end of the 20th century, the temple, like other buildings of the courtyard, was dilapidated. Active restoration work began in 1995 and was completed by 2000 under Abbot Pimen (Haraim), who was the church attendant until the end of 2010.
In November 2008, it was reported that the Israeli tax authority sued the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission for non-payment of taxes on "unused land"; allegedly under arrest was a plot of a farmstead in Jaffa with an area of .3. 2 hectares.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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