Pokrovskaya Church in Rostov-on-don is one of the oldest temples in town. It is located in the heart of the city in Pokrovsky Park, at the intersection of Kirov Prospekt and Bolshaya Sadovaya.

Originally the site of the present Church was a wooden Church. In 1735 the Church was dismantled at the logs, each of which is numbered and transported to the fortress of St. Demetrius of Rostov. The new Church received the status of "serf". All his clergy, and almost all of the members were military personnel.

After a while there is a need for a larger Church. Resulting in the old Church building was dismantled and at the same place was built the new. The consecration of the newly built wooden Church was held in September 1784, In 1796, to the Church of the intercession was built right the southern side chapel dedicated to Saint Demetrius. In 1818, the bell tower had the clock "to fight".

Quite a long time Pokrovsky temple acted for the main Dimitry Rostovsky fortress and for the local settlements. Therefore, since the end of XVIII century the Church of the intercession was called the Cathedral. In 1822 the Church was called the Church of the Nativity of the blessed virgin Mary.

In 1831, the old bell tower was torn down and in its place built a new one. The status of the military, the Church finally lost in 1869, when fully entered the diocesan submission. In November 1895 a fire destroyed the bell tower and damaged the building of the Church itself. In 1897 occurred the laying of a new stone building by the architect N. M. Sokolova. The construction was completed in 1909, the Temple got the name Novo-Pokrovskiy. In 1930 the Church was demolished and in its place first, a fountain was built, and later the square was named after Kirov.

The history of the construction of the modern Church of the intercession began in 2005, It was built with donations collected throughout Russia. The temple is a majestic white building with Golden domes and seven bells. The altitude of 30 m. It combines the features of a classic Orthodox style and modernism. The Central entrance in the Pokrovsk temple is decorated with elaborately tiled mosaic.