Famous Prominska the Church of the assumption was built in 1444 and was located at the ferry crossing, passing through the Great river of the city, on savelife; in 1521 the Church was rebuilt in stone. Assumption Church has preserved the wonderful five-span the bell tower, which has become a phenomenon of the Pskov traditional architecture, located near the temple. Once in the Church visited Ivan the terrible himself, making her a gift in the form of icons depicting St. George. It is known that in the sacristy of the temple was kept for a long time and the silver bucket, owned by Peter I. Today at the assumption Church restored iconostasis and the icons are created by the wizard on the funds that were collected by the police; instead, each police Department has appeared the icon of the patron.
Near the place where the Church is, in the old days was the crossing. In the warmer months the ferry was a ferry, after a while, there appeared floating bridge. In 1521 was built a stone Church in place of the former wooden. The aisles of the Church were built in the 17th century. During 1885 on cash parishioners of Church chapels have been re-trimmed. Thanks to the help of the Church warden of the Monastery carried out the decoration of the main Church, narthex and chapel. From the 18th century to the Church of the assumption were attributed to two churches: St. Nicholas former Valkovsky monastery of St. Nicholas from the Stone fence. The first Church because of the strong decay was abolished in 1799. Before the emergence of States in 1876 at the temple service was performed: deacon, priest, Cantor, and after that, the parish clerk and deacon.
In the Church of the assumption there were four of the throne, the chief of which was the throne of the assumption of the virgin; on the left was placed the throne in honor of the Cathedral of the virgin, to the right of the Nativity of the virgin and of St. Nilus Stolobensky. The head of the Church is crowned by a cross with a dove, the symbol of the Holy spirit.
Five-span belfry was added to the Church much later and was separate from the temple building. After a while, it was adapted into the housing, although the apartments were very uncomfortable and did not bring enough income. Bell had nine bells. In the 16th century spans the belfry were covered with separate gable roof. The bell tower of the assumption Church is considered the largest extant.
At the time, to the assumption Church were assigned two chapels: the Venerable Martyr Anastasia and Saint Blessed the Russian Princess Olga. According to legend, St. Olga chapel was built in the place where Saint Olga saw on the other side of the great river a few bright rays, that came down from heaven, after which she predicted that this place will be the Church of the Holy Trinity, and the city will be nice and big for good works. On the eve of the momentous day of memory of St. Olga, namely July 10, in the chapel was the all-night vigil, and the next day in the morning, during the cross crusade home of Olga in the Vybuty, was the blessing of water. Next to the chapel was the source, which was named in honor of St. Olga – Holguin key.
Schools, parochial custody and hospitals in the parish Church was not. Starting in 1888, began to operate the almshouse contained on financial aid peasants from Loganovsky parish in which there were approximately twenty people of both sexes. Among those who donated to the Church's needs were Prestolov, Chernyavsky, Kudryavtseva, Evstafiev, residents of Penza and the Psalmist Sokolowski.
At the moment the Church of the assumption is valid. In 1995 he was the consecration of the North aisle, named in honor of the Holy equal to the Apostles Princess Olga. In 2006, he dedicated the new Church iconostasis, which was erected on the initiative of volunteer Management on internal Affairs of the region. In the iconostasis icons were inserted from the 17th century, written Velikie Luki iconographer deacon Leccinum Dmitry.
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