Church of the Savior at Torgu is a snow-white church with blue domes decorated with golden stars, standing in Torgovye Ryady. The church, which was built for merchants and visiting buyers, is part of the architectural ensemble of Gostiny Dvor. This church used to have another name - Ruzhnaya, because it had no parish of its own, and the source of its support was merchants' donations and a special levy - "ruga".
The first Church of the Savior at Torgu appeared as early as the beginning of the 13th century; it was wooden, so it burned down several times, was rebuilt, and then perished in fires again. In the middle of the 17th century, Rostov was gripped by a terrible plague epidemic that wiped out entire families. The townspeople, praying to God for deliverance from this calamity, vowed to build a new stone church in honor of the Savior. In 1685, the vowed stone church was founded, with five domes and the traditional shape of doors and windows.
The iconostasis of the Church of the Savior was created directly on the stone wall in the form of frescoes. The holy images were later framed with wood and copper covers, which is why it sometimes seems that these are ordinary icons. The paintings on the other walls of the church were made in 1762-1764, but, unfortunately, they were partially destroyed and painted over during the Soviet era.
In 1928, the church was closed, and the city library was housed in it. After the church building was returned to the diocese, the Sunday children's school of Uspensky Cathedral was opened here.
