The Church in the name of the holy prince Oleksandr Nevsky in Kharkiv was built in 1830 at the Kharkiv Psychiatric Hospital, better known as Saburova dacha.

The small church could not accommodate all the parishioners, and in 1904, 20 thousand rubles were allocated from the state treasury for the construction of a new church. The project was executed by the architect Mykhaylo Lovtsov, who himself supervised the construction. In 1907. construction, decoration and painting of the temple were completed. The icons of the one-tier carved iconostasis were painted on zinc. The Oleksandr Nevsky Church was richly decorated with stucco, which is why it was considered one of the most elegant in the city.

In 1920, the church was closed and used for various services (club, hospital archiv ...

The Church in the name of the holy prince Oleksandr Nevsky in Kharkiv was built in 1830 at the Kharkiv Psychiatric Hospital, better known as Saburova dacha.

The small church could not accommodate all the parishioners, and in 1904, 20 thousand rubles were allocated from the state treasury for the construction of a new church. The project was executed by the architect Mykhaylo Lovtsov, who himself supervised the construction. In 1907. construction, decoration and painting of the temple were completed. The icons of the one-tier carved iconostasis were painted on zinc. The Oleksandr Nevsky Church was richly decorated with stucco, which is why it was considered one of the most elegant in the city.

In 1920, the church was closed and used for various services (club, hospital archive, agitation point, etc.). Reopened in 1990, now completely restored.