Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka. Schedule of services, address, how to get there, photos, history

Ancient and forever young Moscow is famous for its sights. Millions of tourists from all over the world come to our capital to see with their own eyes its ancient cathedrals and temples, museums that house priceless treasures, and to look at modern, flourishing Moscow. Not all foreigners, as well as many of our compatriots, know that new buildings are appearing in the city, which are destined to tell future generations about the history of our great country.

One of many such buildings is the Temple of St. Sergius on Ryazanka. It attracts tourists with its architecture created by the hands of modern architects. This complex, amazing in its beauty, consists of two temples - St. Sergius of Radonezh and Vvedensky. In addition, this is the Parish House, which now operates a School of Bell Ringers and a Sunday School.

How to get there by car

By car you can approach the church by moving along Ryazansky Prospekt in the direction from the city center. Before reaching the Ryazansky Prospect metro station 700 m, you need to turn right onto Okskaya Street. After 350 m there will be a temple on the right side.

While moving along Ryazanka, you can pass the metro station and turn right at the roundabout: onto Academician Scriabin Street. At the next intersection also turn right onto 1st Novokuznetskaya Street and follow it to the Gennady Chekhachev Theater. After 200 m, turn right onto Okskaya Street. The intersection is located next to the church, it will be on the right side.

When driving from the center of Moscow along Volgogradsky Prospect, after the Kuzminki metro station, turn left onto Zelenodolskaya Street, move along it until it intersects with Fedora Poletaev Street, turn left at the intersection and go straight to Okskaya Street. It is located after 1 intersection, you should turn right at it, the temple is located on the left side at a distance of 250 m from the intersection.

How to get there by public transport

On the radial Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line (purple line No. 7) between the Kuzminki and Vykhino stations there is the Ryazansky Prospekt station. If you are moving from the center of the capital, you should take the last car and exit the metro at the exit, which is located next to the avenue.

The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh is located next to Ryazansky Avenue. From the metro station you should walk along the avenue towards the center until the intersection with Okskaya Street. This distance is about 700 m. Then move along it for about 350 m. It will take about 15-20 minutes of leisurely walking.

When traveling by metro to the city center, the church can be reached along 1st Novokuznetskaya Street. Buses No. 159, 143, 169 run along the avenue, which can take you to the temple. You need to connect to a shuttle bus on an island near the Ryazansky Prospekt metro station, go to the stop “Temple of St. Sergius of Radonezh”.

History of the temple

In mid-spring 2000, believers in this area of Moscow organized a meeting, and at it it was decided to create a parish named after the holy elder Sergius of Radonezh. Also, members of the parish decided to ask local authorities for permission to build a cathedral near the intersection of Ryazansky Prospekt and Okskaya Street.

In mid-May 2002, Archbishop Arseny Istrinsky performed a ritual to consecrate a plot of land near the intersection of Ryazanka and Okskaya Street. A large construction company acted as sponsors and developers of the ritual structure.

At the end of October 2003, a capsule containing a list of all the people who donated funds for the construction of the church was placed into the monolithic foundation slab of the small church and architectural ensemble.

The construction project was developed by architect N.Yu. Khrustaleva. She based the architectural style of the cathedral on images and architectural solutions created during the construction of Orthodox churches in the 16th century. The small temple of the complex has a cross vault and one apse.

In mid-January 2005, a Cross was erected on the dome of the single-domed church building and already at the end of winter they held an event to consecrate the cathedral in honor of St. Sergius of Radonezh. Almost at the same time, an auxiliary building was laid nearby - the clergy house.

At the end of April 2006, Patriarch Alexy II came to St. Sergius Church, after blessing the parishioners, he gave the 2nd antimension in the name of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos.

In the last days of November of the same year, the foundation of the new future large temple was consecrated. At the same time, the clergy house was consecrated, where the Sunday school opened its doors in December. Under her, various clubs, a puppet theater and a choral singing school were opened for adults and children.

Together with specialists who cast the bells for the St. Sergius Church, the mentors organized the School of Church Bell Ringers. Anyone can come to it, sign up and undergo training.

Story

At the end of April 2000, the founding meeting of the initiative group of believers made a decision to create a parish in honor of Sergius of Radonezh and ask the city authorities to allow the construction of a new church on Ryazanka. A huge amount of work was done, and as a result, at the intersection of Okskaya Street and Ryazansky Prospekt, the Moscow authorities allocated the necessary plot of land, and Archbishop Arseny consecrated it. Fortunately, the project quickly acquired sponsors, who also became builders - the group.

Architectural ensemble

The complex of ritual Christian buildings on Ryazanka consists of a small Sergius Cathedral, a large Church of the Entry of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which includes the baptismal temple of John the Baptist and the clergy house.

The architectural ensemble project was developed and implemented by architects I. I. Tazhiev and N. Yu. Khrustaleva. Modern architects, without neglecting details, have created ritual buildings reminiscent of the Novgorod and Pskov ancient Russian churches of the 16th century.

The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka is a domed building with a cruciform vault, to which one apse is adjacent. The large temple of the architectural ensemble has a cubic base and is crowned with 5 domes. One side of the church is decorated with 3 apses, a single-domed belfry-gallery adjoins the northern side of the building, and there is a vestibule at the entrance.

The large Cathedral of the Entry of the Blessed Virgin Mary inside is painted with picturesque scenes from Holy Scripture, it is decorated with a carved, very beautiful iconostasis, covered with gilding. The artist-monumentalist, awarded with awards from the Russian Orthodox Church, N.V. Nuzhny, was responsible for the interior decoration of the church.

Sergievskaya Church

The temple complex of the same name is an amazing miracle of modern Moscow. Built quite recently, it amazes the imagination with its grace, elegance of architecture and Russian scale.

Sergius Church miraculously takes us back to the 16th century. It was at that time that similar small temples were erected in the Byzantine style.

In 2008, the Church of Sergius on Ryazanka was decorated with a majestic statue of Sergius of Radonezh. Its interior decoration amazes with its splendor and quiet splendor. The magnificent, huge, bright iconostasis is decorated with a scattering of images dedicated to the life of the saint. Here you can also see fragments telling about the miraculous deeds of the great Sergius. The clergy are happy to talk about his prophecies, peacemaking activities, and his participation in the construction of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

Interior decoration

In the Vvedensky Church, painting of the interior began in May 2012; it decorated the interior of the cathedral and helps parishioners find a deep state of prayer.

The artistic compositions with which the temple is painted create:

Harmony between external architecture and interior design style.
The atmosphere of the holiday dedicated to the Entry of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Continuity of stylistic decisions with the paintings of the Old Russian Orthodox Cathedrals of the Virgin Mary.

The basis of the composition is taken from the painting of the Assumption Cathedral, located in the Moscow Kremlin, and at the same time built the Archangel Church, also located in the Kremlin, the Nativity Church from the architectural complex of the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery and the main temple of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery - the Assumption Cathedral.

The storyline of the mural painting of the interior of the church continues the traditions that were formed during the painting of ancient Russian churches with pillars.

The altar of the cathedral is painted in the traditional manner for the cathedrals of the Mother of God of the 17th century:

The painting of the dome of the central apse is dedicated to honoring the Mother of God.
The semi-dome of the side apse depicts the theme of John binding the forerunners of the Old and New Testaments.
On the other side conch the Heavenly Host is depicted in the person of Archangel Michael.
The central place in the altar painting is given to the image of the “Passion of the Lord,” which visually reveals the meaning of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross for the salvation of people, and the essence of the actions taking place in the altar during the liturgy.
The altar artistic composition is completed by images of saints, holy archdeacons and saints.

Painting in the Church of Sergius of Radonezh

The vaults of the temple domes are painted with Images of the Lord. On the walls at the entrance, angels are traditionally depicted holding swords and scrolls in their hands; they remind those entering that all their sins are visible in the future, everyone will be rewarded according to their deeds.

The theme of the Last Judgment is dedicated to the paintings on the walls of the western vestibule; on the ceiling there is a climactic composition with Christ, the Mother of God, John the Baptist and the Apostles, a dream of the Heavenly powers.

Temple complex of St. Sergius of Radonezh (Moscow)

Moscow, st. Okskaya, 17 (tel., 919-59-13), metro: “Ryazansky Prospekt”.

https://www.hram-ryazanka.ru

On April 22, 2000, in the presence of the dean of the churches of the Preobrazhensky district of Moscow, Archpriest Leonid Roldugin, the Founding meeting of the initiative group for the construction of an Orthodox church took place. The proposal to give the Parish the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh was approved. On May 19, 2002, with the blessing of His Holiness, Bishop Arseny consecrated the site for the construction of a temple complex on Ryazanka. The complex was built according to a project developed by Architectural Bureau 2002, chief architect I. I. Tazhiev, project architect N. Yu. Khrustaleva. The temple complex includes: – Small Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh; – Great Church of the Entry into the Temple of the Blessed Virgin Mary; – Parish House (houses and fully operates the School of Ringers and the Sunday School). The construction of the complex was initiated by the parish of Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka, registered on June 20, 2000 by the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation for Moscow. On October 23, 2003, construction of the Small Temple began. The construction was carried out by TEN Corporation. On November 15, 2003, at the construction site, Archbishop Arseny of Istra served a prayer service to lay the foundation stone for the altar of the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh. On January 16, 2005, the ceremony of illumination and installation of the Cross on the dome of the Small Church took place with the participation of Archbishop Arseny of Istra, vicar of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II. September 7, 2005 - construction of the clergy house begins. On December 3, 2005, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus', a small church of a new temple complex was consecrated in honor of one of the most revered saints of the Russian Land - St. Sergius of Radonezh. Since September 2006, daily services have been held in the temple. On November 26, 2006, with a large crowd of people, guests and clergy, the laying of the Great Church of the Entry of the Blessed Virgin Mary into the Temple and the illumination of the House of Clergy were performed, which were performed by Archbishop Arseny of Istra. December 10, 2006 - Sunday School for children and adults began. On April 7, 2008, on the holidays of the Annunciation and Palm Sunday, the dean of the Peter and Paul District, Archpriest Anatoly Rodionov, in the co-service of the church clergy, in front of a large crowd of people, consecrated the bells for the belfry. During Holy Week, the bells were installed on the belfry and on the Holy Resurrection of Christ, bells sounded for the first time in the Ryazan region. On Sunday, May 3, 2009, the illumination and installation of the cross on the Church of the Entry of the Blessed Virgin Mary into the Temple, which was under construction, took place. The early morning of December 4, 2009 in the Ryazan district of Moscow began with the ringing of bells. Already at 6 o'clock in the morning people began to gather in the square in front of the temple. The rite of the Great Consecration of the Vvedensky Church was performed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'. Concelebrating with His Holiness were: Archbishop Arseny of Istra; Bishops Seraphim of the Baltic, Alexander of Dmitrov, Kirill of Pavlovo-Posad; Dean of the Central District, Archpriest Vladimir Divakov; Dean of the Petropavlovsk District, Archpriest Anatoly Rodionov; the rector of the temple complex of St. Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka, priest Viktor Sandar, as well as clergy of the churches of the Peter and Paul Deanery. Upon completion of the rite of the Great Consecration, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in the newly consecrated church. At the small entrance, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill elevated the rector of the temple complex, Priest Victor Sandar, to the rank of archpriest. At the end of the liturgy, the rector greeted His Holiness, congratulated him on the great feast of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos and noted that this church was the first in the capital city, which was consecrated by His Holiness the Patriarch after his accession to the primate see. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill awarded the Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh to the leaders of the TEN group R.R. Gutnov, D.N. Sudin, A.V. Gavrilov, D.L. Altshul, with whose funds and thanks to whose labors the entire temple complex was built and equipped. In 2010, work continued on decorating the temple, the left and right doors of the temple were embossed, and the production of the iconostasis continues. A security room and a future bakery were built, and external video surveillance was installed along the perimeter of the fence.

Shrines and relics of the temple

The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka is the first cathedral built in an architectural ensemble located next to Ryazansky Prospekt.

The large Church of the Intercession contains the main shrines of the Christian complex:

A crucifix that contains a stone from Mount Golgotha.
A copy of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God donated by Patriarch Kirill.
Icon of Luke of Crimea with a particle of his relics.
The image of Seraphim of Sarov, depicted on the icon in which a piece of his coffin is kept.
Icon of the holy healer Panteleimon with part of his relics.
Icon of the holy elder Sergius of Radonezh with a piece of his relics.

And other icons with images of great saints, also in the temple there is a common reliquary - a small reliquary with special cells in which pieces of the relics of saints canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church are stored.

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Working with youth

A youth association has been created at the complex. Its goal is to help young people who are just discovering Orthodoxy, looking for the necessary guidelines and true life values. The Church of Sergei of Radonezh on Ryazanka invites all interested young people to unite. To do this, they should leave their phone number in the church shop of the complex, and movement activists will contact them.

You can find out more detailed information about the activities of the Youth Association, inquire about upcoming meetings and trips from the curators of the association.

Mentors

A youth group has been organized at the temple, which helps peers in finding important guidelines and true life values. Its participants help teenagers discover Orthodox teaching.

Young people who want to convert to Orthodoxy can contact the Christian complex and support this movement; for this they can leave their mobile phone number in the shop at the temple. The activists of the youth group will definitely call them and invite them to a meeting.

Catechist A.D. Dmitrievich conducts conciliatory conversations in the church, which help people undergo the baptismal ceremony. Patriarch Kirill gave his blessing to organize a social group at the church that helps people in difficult life situations and orphans. Social service employees will provide answers to many pressing questions.

A Sunday school has been organized at the Christian complex, with groups for children of different ages. Classes are held every Sunday after the service.

The school's mentors strive to create a friendly, family atmosphere by organizing educational pilgrimage excursions to monasteries and churches in the Moscow region, museums, holding joint celebrations of significant dates, and organizing theatrical Christmas performances.

On Saturday, the school holds classes in various clubs, children can learn something they like:

Learn to draw.
Practice singing.
Learn handicrafts.
Try yourself in theatrical productions.

Older children can learn photography and the art of bell ringing. Church ministers are actively engaged in missionary activities, trying to explain the values of Orthodoxy and attract citizens to the path of salvation of their souls. The rector of the Christian complex is Archpriest V.B Sandar.

Service schedule, operating hours

Every month, a detailed schedule of services is published on the official portal of the Sergius Church.

Opening hours of the temple complex:

Day of the week	Working hours	Break
Daily	8.00 – 19.00	absent

Rules for visiting the temple

The Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka is a space of peace that promotes and helps visitors communicate with God. Here people pray, worship the Lord, confess and receive communion. In this place they become familiar with the Word of God, with his thoughts.

Generally accepted rules of behavior in the church:

A person in a temple strives to pray in a calm atmosphere, so here you need to behave calmly, you should not disturb anyone.
You should arrive to the service early.
If there is a need to leave the cathedral before the end of the service, you must stand aside in order to leave without disturbing anyone.
When entering the temple you should cross yourself and bow.
You cannot stand at the passage to the Royal Doors.
You are not allowed to walk around the church during the service.

Construction of the second temple

On April 22, 2006, an important event took place for thousands of parishioners - the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka (you see the photo in our article) was visited by Patriarch Alexy II, who blessed the construction of the second temple - Vvedensky. At the end of November, the consecrated stone was laid at the foundation of the Vvedensky Cathedral, which was to become much larger than the first.

At the same time, the consecration of the Clergy House took place. On December 10, the Sunday School received its first students. Not only adults, but also their children became them. People came with their families, and then brought their friends to classes. Over time, clubs were organized for children to learn handicrafts, play musical instruments, and dance. There was even a puppet theater of its own.

Interesting facts about the temple

Decoration of the interior of the Church of the Introduction Vela, specializing in the creation of Orthodox icons, murals and other parts of the temple interior. The organization's employees, using a serious technical base, carry out large-scale, unique work of any complexity.

N.Yu. Khrustaleva, who created the project according to which the architectural ensemble was erected, was awarded the Orthodox medal of St. Sergius of Radonezh, 1st degree. Employees who donated funds for the construction of churches were awarded awards from the Russian Orthodox Church.

Consecration

On December 4, 2009, the Vvedensky Church was consecrated by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill.

N. Yu. Khrustaleva, the chief architect of both churches, a member of the Moscow Union of Architects, was awarded a high award from the Moscow Patriarchate - the medal of Sergius of Radonezh, 1st degree.

For several years, finishing work was carried out inside and outside the Church of the Entry. In 2010, the entrance doors were decorated with chasing, and in May 2012, large-scale painting of the church walls began. This work was carried out by artists from, which specializes in creating church interiors.

The model for the masters was the painting of the walls of the famous Assumption Cathedral, which is located in the Moscow Kremlin (XVIII century). The plots and their location were preserved, but the features of the iconography of the 16th century were taken into account. The best examples of mural painting from other temples were used in the work.

In 2012, the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka, with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill, became part of the new stauropegic parish.

Information for visitors

The Temple of St. Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka is a modern architectural temple ensemble built in the traditional Christian style established in ancient Russian architecture of the 16th century.

The church has recommendations for visitors that regulate behavior during worship:

To greet a priest, you must bow; you should not try to shake his hand.
Conversations are not allowed during the service.
You shouldn’t look around at the people who come to the services. Attentive, concentrated prayer should occupy a person in church.
During the service you must stand; only a very illustrious person can sit on a bench.
When the priest walks around the cathedral during the service, you should step aside without interfering with him.
When opening and closing the Royal Doors, you should bow your head.
Candles should be lit using one hand, from burning candles, and should be placed level.
Approaching the icon, you must bow, then step back and bow again.
One should be baptized slowly and reverently.

A visit to the temple ensemble in honor of the Venerable Elder Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka will bring peace to the souls of those who suffer, will help to see real life values and determine the necessary guidelines in a person’s life.

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Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh on Ryazanka: visitor reviews

According to those who have already visited the new temple complex, it seems that you are entering a cathedral with a centuries-old history. I absolutely cannot believe that such magnificence was created by the hands of modern masters. Many kind words were said to the clergy and workers of the complex for their reverent attitude towards church traditions and sensitive attitude towards each visitor.

The parishioners are especially grateful for the Sunday School, where not only adults, but also children are passionately engaged in interesting activities.

In the modern temple complex of St. Sergius of Radonezh, all parishioners and numerous guests feel warm and cozy.