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Church of the Nativity in Cherkizovo
- an Orthodox church, built in 1779-1789 in the village of Cherkizovo in an architectural style characteristic of the transition period from late Baroque to Classicism. The church has the status of an architectural monument of regional significance.
Who is it named after, the significance of the temple today
The Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo is considered one of the oldest churches in Moscow, which managed to avoid destruction and closure, and during all the wars it was the first to be restored at the expense of parishioners and benefactors.
Today the temple is an active architectural monument and belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church: services are regularly held here. In addition, the parish of the temple conducts active social work, takes part in various city and regional events, organizes Sunday school and clubs for Orthodox youth.
The temple is also included in the list of most Moscow excursions as one of the most important architectural exhibits and the brightest representatives of its style.
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The Church of the Nativity of Christ in Mytishchi (8 km from the Moscow Ring Road) requires workers. Salary, accommodation, food, social services. Information by phone: 8(926)163-1767 8(495)583-7552 Nikolai Nikolaevich.
Address of Metropolitan Yuvenaly “Let us restore the destroyed shrines”
ADDRESS BY METROPOLITAN OF KRUTITSKY AND KOLOMENSKY JUVENALIY TO THE CLERGY, LAYERS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, CHARITIES AND RESIDENTS OF THE MOSCOW REGION
Let's restore the destroyed Shrines! Beloved servants of the Altar of the Lord, all-honorable monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters! Dear residents of the Moscow region! The mental pain about the destroyed shrines of the Moscow region, despite the fact that a lot has been done, does not leave me. The current state of many temples, destroyed and desecrated during godless hard times, cannot but evoke sorrowful feelings. I am sure that the duty of restoring them lies with all of us. Read more…
The small settlement of Mytishchi became a city already in the 20s of the twentieth century, when it was not possible to build a temple. A large residential area found itself without spiritual nourishment. After the transformations in our country, the need to build a temple was obvious. This good deed was entrusted to the cleric of the Church of the Vladimir Mother of God, priest Oleg Shlenov. Joint work with the city administration began. It took a long time to choose the site for the temple. On April 27, 2002, by decree of the head of the Mytishchi administration A.E. Murashov, a site was allocated in the very center of the city, perhaps the best possible
On the anniversary of the 2000th anniversary of the Nativity of Christ, the plan of ceremonial events in the Mytishchi deanery dedicated to this event included the laying of the foundation of the future church, which was performed on July 6, 2000 by Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsky and Kolomna in front of a large crowd of people. In his speech, the Metropolitan then called on everyone to take part in this saving and important work, expressing confidence that the erected temple would become the face and worthy adornment of the city.
Already now we can say with confidence that the words of Vladyka Juvenaly have been fulfilled literally and the Church of the Nativity of Christ in the city of Mytishchi is one of the most majestic and beautiful among other churches in the region.
After this event, work immediately began on the construction of a wooden temple for worship and the development of a project for a large stone temple. On December 4, 2000, the first Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the church in honor of the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos.
In the fall of 2001, after the creation of the project and receipt of all approvals, construction work began, and in 2003, an action was held at the construction site in which city residents took part. For a voluntary donation, people had the opportunity to lay bricks into the walls of the temple with their own hands. One of the first to take part in this action was the governor of the Moscow region B.V. Gromov, the head of the Mytishchi district A.E. Murashov, the district administration, city organizations and everyone interested.
The Church of the Nativity of Christ, which united in the work of its creation not only all Mytishchi enterprises and organizations, but also ordinary residents of our city, under the leadership and personal control of the head of the Mytishchi district A.E. Murashov, was declared a “People's Construction Site”. Over the course of just over three years of construction, one could often see at the same time the head of a large city enterprise, a representative of the district administration, students of higher and secondary educational institutions, pensioners, and newlyweds starting their family life by participating in the creation of the majestic temple walls. house of God. All these people of completely different social status, completely unfamiliar with each other, were united by love and reverence for the Holy Church of Christ, and the beauty and splendor of their hometown are currently crowned with a beautiful temple building, from which the central streets of Mytishchi originate.
The governor of the Moscow region, B.V. Gromov, showed great interest in the construction progress. He repeatedly visited the church under construction. The last time before the consecration the governor was on Holy Saturday 2005. Boris Vsevolodovich was pleased with the landscaping work that was carried out on the eve of Holy Easter. Seeing many people who came to bless Easter cakes, he noted the demand for the temple by residents of the city of Mytishchi. At the same time, Boris Vsevolodovich confirmed his intention to attend the consecration of the temple.
And now the long-awaited day has come. On a sunny early morning, a joyful peal of bells announced to numerous parishioners the arrival of His Eminence the Archpastor. Vladyka Yuvenaly was met by the dean of the Mytishchi church district, priest Dimitry Olovyannikov, the rector of the Nativity Church, Archpriest Oleg Shlenov, and the head of the Mytishchi district, A.E. Murashov.
After the meeting and vestments, the great consecration of the temple began, which, in addition to the central altar, has two more chapels - in honor of the blessed Matrona of Moscow and the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. Concelebrating with His Eminence were Archbishop Gregory of Mozhaisk, Bishop Tikhon of Vidnovsky, Bishop Alexander of Dmitrov, and Bishop Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas.
The head of the Mytishchi district, A.E., prayed at the service in front of a large crowd of parishioners. Murashov, vice-head A.M. Kazakov, regional Duma deputy I.D. Zhuk and representatives of the district administration.
Probably all those praying at the service sank into the hearts of the words of one of the prayers for the consecration of the temple, in which, in an address to the Lord, he asks: “-and establish it unshakably until the end of the age, and glorified in You, and grant us in it praise and praise without shame to bring Your glory - “And the first such doxologies and praise were offered on the same day: His Eminence Juvenal, after the consecration of the temple, celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in it.
After the end of the service, the newly consecrated church was visited by the Governor of the Moscow Region B.V. Gromov, thereby fulfilling his pre-Easter promise to attend this solemn and joyful event.
After the consecration of the temple, work on its improvement does not stop. A fence was built around the temple, a magnificent carved iconostasis was made in the baptismal church in honor of St. John the Baptist, which was consecrated by Archbishop Gregory on March 18, 2007. Currently, a grandiose work is underway to paint the Church of the Nativity of Christ.
Architect, exterior decoration, architectural ensemble
The archives preserved a charter detailing the appearance of the temple, but during the changes during construction, the contents of the charter were not fully observed. The temple consists of three chapels, which are connected by a common refectory with the help of high arched openings. Above the temple there is a traditional five-domed dome, representing Jesus Christ and the four evangelists.
Each of the cubic aisles has its own dome. The temple has three tiers of kokoshniks. Later, a refectory was added to it; even later, the architectural ensemble was supplemented by a bell tower and an external porch and porch. The name of the architect has been preserved; he was a local peasant Spiridon Kharlamov, head of an artel of local masons.
The modern temple is painted in red and white: red is the main color, details, painted columns, decorative elements of arches and window openings are highlighted in white. The temple was built in the patterned style, dating back to the early Baroque. There are many different decorative details present here. The altar projection of the temple stands out further than in most similar temples.
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There are not many churches dedicated to the Nativity of Christ in Moscow, but among them is the main temple of Moscow and all of Russia - the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Its main chapel is consecrated in the name of the Nativity of Christ.
Today the Virgin gives birth to the Most Essential, And the Earth brings a den to the Unapproachable, Angels and shepherds glorify, The Vols travel with the Star, For for our sake the Child was born as a young child, the Eternal God
Roman Sladkopevets. Kontakion of the Nativity of Christ
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior - the main altar of the temple on the second floor - in the name of the Nativity of Christ.
Newborn Christ. Fragment of the altar painting of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow
The Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow is the cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church (Volkhonka Street, 15-17). The existing structure, built in the 1990s, is an external recreation of the temple of the same name, created in the 19th century.
Fragment of bronze sculptures on the pediment of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
The temple is a collective cenotaph of the soldiers of the Russian Imperial Army who died in the war with Napoleon; the names of officers who died in the Patriotic War of 1812 and the Foreign Campaigns of 1797-1806 and 1814-1815 are inscribed on the walls of the temple.
The original temple was erected in memory of the Napoleonic invasion according to the design of the architect K. A. Ton. Construction lasted almost 44 years: the temple was founded on September 23, 1839, consecrated on May 26, 1883. The temple building was destroyed at the height of Stalin's reconstruction of the city on December 5, 1931. Rebuilt in 1994-1997.
The temple has the status of the Patriarchal Metochion.
The temple, the largest in Russia at the time of completion, is designed for 10,000 people. In plan, the temple looks like an equilateral cross about 80 m wide. The height of the temple with the dome and cross is 103 m (1.5 m higher than St. Isaac's Cathedral). Built in the traditions of the Russian-Byzantine style, which enjoyed broad government support at the time construction began. The painting inside the temple occupies about 22,000 m2.
Fragment of the gate to the Temple. Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The design of the temple belongs to the architect Konstantin Tona. The construction of the Temple took about 44 years.
The modern complex of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior includes:
The upper temple is the Cathedral of Christ the Savior itself. It has three altars: the main one in honor of the Nativity of Christ and two side altars in the choir in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (south) and Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky (north). Consecrated on August 6 (19), 2000;
Nativity. Altar painting of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior
Lower Temple — Transfiguration Church, built in memory of the Alekseevsky women’s monastery located on this site. It has three altars: the main one in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord and two small chapels in honor of Alexy the Man of God and the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God. The church was consecrated on August 6 (19), 1996.
"Christmas festive service in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior." Parishioners and priests at the night festive service in honor of the Nativity of Christ in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Adoration of the Magi. Painting of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior
Temple of the Sovereign Icon of the Mother of God, Moscow. Complex of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior The stylobate part, which houses the temple museum, the hall of Church Councils, the hall of the Supreme Church Council, refectory chambers, as well as technical and service premises.
Fragments of the destroyed Cathedral of Christ the Savior, stored in the cemetery of the Donskoy Monastery
The Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo is an Orthodox church of the Nativity deanery of the Moscow diocese, an architectural monument.
Bell tower from the early 18th century, western façade
The temple is located in the Izmailovo district of the Eastern Administrative District of Moscow, named after the Nativity of Christ - one of the main Christian holidays. The church was consecrated in 1676 by Patriarch Joachim and was (along with the Church of the Intercession and the now destroyed Church of Tsarevich Joasaph) the temple of the royal residence of Izmailovo.
Iconostasis of the Nikolsky chapel
The temple is an architectural monument. Built by a team of Kostroma architects on the site of a temporary wooden church. It has three tiers of kokoshniks and five chapters. Single-domed cubic aisles adjoin the main volume of the temple from the north and south. At the end of the 17th century, a two-pillar chamber was added - the refectory part of the temple, and at the beginning of the 18th century a baroque bell tower and a porch were added.
Five-domed Church of the Nativity. 1676
Three iconostases of the temple were also created by a Kostroma master (Sergiy Rozhkov) in 1678. In 1735, by order of Anna Ioannovna, the icons were renewed (by the guild icon painter F. Piskulin), and in the middle of the 19th century, iconostases and icon cases were decorated with carvings.
Since 1804, the church has housed the Izmailovsky copy of the Icon of the Mother of God “Jerusalem”, revered as a miraculous one (veneration since 1771, in connection with the events of the Moscow plague epidemic and the Plague Riot; in memory of these events, the second patronal festival of the temple is celebrated in the summer)
Since 1928, the temple has housed the miraculous Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God, painted in 1649 in the Kremlin Armory. This icon became famous for its numerous healings from pestilence in 1771 and 1866. In the 19th century, the icon was decorated with a unique chased frame from the famous Sadikov company.
The Church of the Nativity of Christ in Cherkizovo is an Orthodox church belonging to the Znamensky deanery of the Moscow city diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The wooden church in the village of Cherkizovo has been known since 1584. It was a so-called cage church, surrounded on three sides by an open gallery-porch with two entrance staircases. The temple was built with palace funds and richly decorated with icons in gilded silver vestments. The stone temple was built in 1779-1789 at the expense of Count K.G. Razumovsky and consecrated on November 3, 1789. In 1860, with the blessing of St. Philaret of Moscow, the temple was expanded and the indicated chapels were added. Divine services were discontinued in 1938, and then various economic services were housed in the building. The temple was returned to the Church in 1993.
Located at the postal address Leningradskoye Shosse, house No. 354. The temple was built in 1779-1789 in the village of Cherkizovo in an architectural style characteristic of the transition period from late Baroque to Classicism. The church has the status of an architectural monument of regional significance
The Church of the Nativity of Christ (Mytishchi) is an Orthodox church of the Mytishchi deanery of the Moscow diocese.
The temple is located in the city of Mytishchi, Moscow region of Russia (Novomytishchi Avenue, 6). The main altar was consecrated in honor of the Nativity of Christ; chapels in honor of the feast of the Synaxis of the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, in honor of the Holy Matrona of Moscow.
The Church of the Nativity of Christ in the village of Nemchinovka was opened in 1914, at the beginning of the First World War
Russia, Moscow region, Odintsovo district, village. Nemchinovka, st. 2nd Prosek, 2-b.
Church of the Nativity of Christ - Conversations, XIV century.
The legend says about the name of the village as follows. On the eve of the Battle of Kulikovo, Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy received news of Mamaev's huge army moving towards Moscow. After this, he decided to pitch a tent on the banks of the Moscow River and gather a “conversation,” that is, a military council. Here the governors and princes developed a battle plan, and in the fall of 1380 they completely defeated the khan’s hordes.
Returning to Moscow, Dmitry Donskoy ordered to erect the Church of the Nativity of Christ with the chapels of Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Theodore Stratelates and St. Theodosius in the place where he had held a “conversation” in the spring - in memory of the glorious victory. And the village began to be called Besedy.
Church of the Nativity of Christ - Ilinskoye (Dmitrovsky district).
Church of the Nativity - Lukhovitsy
The Church of the Nativity of Christ is an Orthodox church of the Istra deanery of the Moscow diocese, located in the village of Rozhdestveno, Istrinsky district, Moscow region. The construction of the building, with a bell tower of the Cossack school, in the style of mature classicism, was carried out according to the design and under the leadership of the architect D. F. Borisov, from 1828 to 1831, with donations from villagers.
The first mention of the temple is found in the spiritual charter of 1544 - as the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. In the scribe books of 1627-1628 the Church of the Nativity of Christ with the chapel of St. appears. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which later burned down. Built in 1721, the temple also burned down in 1737; the last one, wooden, was built in 1788 and, when laying the stone one, was moved to the rural cemetery. The temple was badly damaged during the Great Patriotic War, in the battles of November 1941 - January 1942, in 1999 it was returned to the church, assigned to the Kazan Church in Lamishin .
Address: 1st Muravskaya st., 39. M. "Tushinskaya", bus. 2, 266, 741. Thrones: the main one is the Nativity of Christ; chapels - the prophet Elijah, St. Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow.
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Rozhdestveno, Istrinsky district, Moscow region.
Phot. Chebotar Alexander Mirchevich
Rozhdestveno (Pavlo-Slobodskoye village), village
Church of the Nativity of Christ (Church of the Nativity in Rozhdestveno-Kutaisovo) is an Orthodox church of the Istra deanery of the Moscow diocese, located in the village of Rozhdestveno, Istrinsky district, Moscow region, an architectural monument of federal significance.
Phot. Nosikov S. P.
In 1810, the owner of the Rozhdestveno estate, Count Ivan Kutaisov, founded a new church. In 1820 it was consecrated, in 1823 it was finally completed, in the style of late classicism with the features of the school of Matvey Kazakov, with the chapels of John the Baptist and Peter and Paul.
Phot. Nosikov S. P.
In 1834, the builder of the temple, Count Kutaisov, was buried in the right aisle of the church, and in 1848 his wife, Anna Petrovna. In 1889, Major General of the retinue Illarion Nikolaevich Tolstoy, the heir of the Kutaisovs on the female line (great-grandson of Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov), built a parochial school.
Interior of the Nativity Church in Rozhdestveno (formerly Rozhdestveno-Kutaisov) Moscow region.
Phot. Nosikov S. P.
The temple was closed in 1938, it was not damaged during the war, after the building was used as a storage facility for fertilizers, the roof was torn off. In 1997, the temple was transferred to the community, and in 1999, a cross was erected. The church has been restored, but restoration work continues. The chapel of Alexander Svirsky is assigned to the temple.
The Church of the Nativity of Christ is an Orthodox church of the Ruza deanery of the Moscow diocese, located in the village of Rozhdestveno, Ruza district, Moscow region.
The time of construction of the first church in the village is unknown: according to available data, by 1625 the old, dilapidated building was already falling apart and stood without singing, that is, there was no priest, no services were performed, and in 1627 the owners of the estate built a new church.
In 1775, the church was rebuilt, again wooden, of the Nativity of Christ with the chapels of the Nativity of the Mother of God, the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and Alexander of Svirsky.
The current stone church was built, according to some sources, in 1862, “with the diligence of parishioners,” according to others, in 1859, according to the design and under the leadership of architect Dmitry Borisov - a stone single-domed building in the pseudo-Russian style, with a hipped bell tower. The church had three chapels: the main one - the Nativity of Christ, also the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Prophet Elijah.
In Soviet times, at the end of the 1930s, the temple was closed, the rector, Emelyan Goncharov, was shot in 1937 at the Butovo training ground.
The temple was returned to believers in the 1990s, restoration work is required, in the summer, once a month, prayer services are held
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Fryazino
The temple is located at the city hospital of Fryazino, Shchelkovsky district, Moscow Region. On May 31, 1999, on the Day of the Holy Spirit, the construction site of a new church was consecrated on the territory of the hospital in Fryazino. With the support of the hospital's chief physician M.V. Golts and the head of the city, Vladimir Petrovich Savchenko, began the construction of the temple itself in the same year. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II, the new hospital church began to bear the name of the Nativity of Christ in honor of the 2000th Anniversary of Christianity. The founders and builders of the temple were also G.A. Martirosyan, A.A. Zenov. and Krestin V.N. Since 2003, Divine services have been held in the new church.
Phot. Chebotar Alexander Mirchevich
Church of the Nativity of Christ in the city of Fryazino, Moscow region, mosaic icon of Our Lady of the Sign on the southern facade of the temple.
Phot. Chebotar Alexander Mirchevich
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History of construction
The Church of the Nativity of Christ in Izmailovo is one of the ancient temples with a rich historical past. The village of Izmailovo arose back in 1663, when, by decree of the dawn of Alexei Mikhailovich, a large farm and estate were formed here: gardens, stables, apiaries, ponds, and cattle yards were laid out.
The estate was settled by residents of the surrounding villages, and it was for them that in 1663 the first wooden tent church with one main and two side altars was built: the central one was consecrated in honor of the Nativity of Christ, and the southern and northern ones in honor of the Mother of God and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. By 1664 the church building was completed.
The following year they began to paint the church with the participation of icon painters from Kostroma, known for their talents, S. Roshkov and D. Emelyanov. They painted images for altars, as well as images of revered local saints. One of these icons, depicting the All-Merciful Savior and the saints standing before him, has survived to this day. The craftsmen also decorated the side choirs.
In 1676, they first started talking about building a full-fledged stone church, and in the same year a charter was received for its construction.
The overall construction of the stone church lasted exactly a year, from summer to summer. The complete construction and facing work were completed this year. The interior work also took a year: placement of icons, installation of iconostases. Liturgical objects were made, vestments and shrouds were sewn.
The work of local soldering workers created the necessary metal objects for all the aisles, the central and side chandeliers, and various candlesticks. In 1678 the temple was consecrated. Nothing is known about what happened to the wooden church: perhaps it was completely dismantled as unnecessary.
There is a version that the church frame was moved to another place: for example, to one of the surrounding villages, where there was no church at all. Until the 18th century, Izmailovo was one of the most beloved estates outside the city, the royal family regularly visited here, the temple flourished: extensive donations were made here, there were icons from the best masters of Russia.
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Izmailovo, structural diagram.
After the transfer of the imperial court to St. Petersburg, the need for the estate disappeared. Many village residents moved to Moscow, the church and other buildings were no longer cared for as much as before, and the parish also decreased. Soon the parables of the church were reduced, leaving only a priest, a deacon and one sexton. Gradually the temple deteriorated and the allocated funds were not enough to maintain the proper level.
In 1744 it was decided to correct the old icons, and in 1761 - to build a bell tower. During the War of 1812, the temple was almost robbed and only thanks to the efforts of the abbot, who hid the jewelry in time, it remained intact. Until 1922, the temple was gradually restored and regained its importance along with the flourishing of Izmailovo itself.
In 1922, valuables were confiscated from the temple, a total of 196 items: these were vessels, crosses, silver and gold vestments from icons, lamps, silver corners on service books. Despite this, the church itself was never closed: even during the war it fully functioned, and priests from other parishes whose churches were closed served here.
In the 1980s, the church experienced a new flourishing. The time of social work, educational activities, and catechism began. Soon a Sunday school building was built, restoration was carried out in the temple and the interior painting was updated.
Moscow Churches of the Nativity of Christ
Almost all Nativity churches in the capital are consecrated in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. And on the eve of the revolution, only three parish churches in central Moscow, like the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, were dedicated to the Nativity of Christ. Two of them did not survive Soviet times, and the third is now celebrating its patronal holiday.
| Temple of St. John Climacus with the bell tower of Ivan the Great |
The ancient Nativity Church was consecrated in the Kremlin near the Ivan the Great Bell Tower under Ivan the Terrible.
He had a complex and interesting fate. Initially, the Kremlin temple was going to be consecrated in the name of the Resurrection of the Word. There is a version that Vasily III ordered it to be built “for the bells” - for the bells that were too heavy for Ivan the Great. The architect Petrok Maly clearly erected a belfry, with unusually thick walls, with a powerful foundation, although, according to surviving memories, quite elegant. Or the Moscow sovereign wanted to have a church in the Kremlin in the name of the Resurrection of the Word in the image of Jerusalem, where the Church of the Resurrection of the Lord stands. The church took a long time to build, and when it was built - already under Ivan the Terrible - it was consecrated in the name of Christmas, with the Resurrection chapel. This also symbolized the idea of “Moscow-Third Rome”: the Moscow temple was dedicated to the feast of the Nativity of Christ - the Incarnation - in the likeness of the Church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. And in the basement of the Church of the Nativity the metropolitan’s treasury was kept: according to ancient belief, it was believed that the ringing of bells protected treasures from robbers, which is why the temple was built for safety near Ivan the Great. In the 17th century, by order of Patriarch Filaret, the temple was transferred to a nearby newly built building with a hipped roof, erected by Bazhen Ogurtsov and named “Filaret’s Belfry”. The Nativity Church did not survive the Patriotic War: a terrible explosion in October 1812 completely destroyed the Filaret Belfry. And after it was restored by the architect Gilardi, the Church of the Nativity was not restored, but the Church of St. Nicholas Gostunsky, which also stood near Ivan the Great since 1506, was transferred there, and had become so dilapidated that its appearance disturbed the Kremlin splendor. Emperor Alexander I personally inspected the Kremlin cathedrals and expressed his highest permission to move the Nicholas Throne to the former Church of the Nativity, where it was consecrated in 1818.
By the time of the revolution in central Moscow, in addition to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, there were three main parish churches consecrated in the name of Christmas.
| Church of the Nativity in Palashi |
The parish Church of the Nativity in Palashakh near Tverskaya Street also appeared in the 16th century.
Nearby, in the ancient, rich Bronnaya Sloboda, Moscow gunsmiths lived who made various types of armor, and scientists suggested that the name of the area came from broadswords, a type of bladed weapon that was made in this area. However, another version, that there was a settlement of executioners here, has not been rejected even now, since in ancient documents the spelling “in Executioners” is found. Perhaps it was a distorted, but more understandable, simple pronunciation of “Broadswords”. There are also different versions about the appearance of the local Nativity Church. The first says that in the first half of the 16th century there was the possession of clerk Mikhail Misyur, most likely a descendant of local gunsmiths. His estate stood on the site of the Kheraskov-Razumovsky Palace on Tverskaya, where the English Club used to be, and now the Museum of Russian Political History. In 1547, the year of the coronation of Ivan the Terrible, the clerk built a wooden church in his yard in the name of the Nativity of Christ, and at the very end of that century a stone temple grew in its place. Another version is that the church appeared in 1573, and it was built by serfs: either for the sake of salvation from a cruel master, or together with him for the glory of God, and as if the tsar himself helped with money. Finally, according to the third version, Ivan the Terrible himself ordered to build this church in 1573 in honor of the victory over the Crimean Khan. In 1682, it was rebuilt in stone: the population of the settlement was rich, and the church turned out to be solid and impressive. A pre-revolutionary historian wrote about it: “It is distinguished by its antiquity and architecture.”
A beautiful story has been preserved of how at the very end of the 17th century a blind gunsmith lived in a parish near the church. A participant in Peter's Azov campaigns, he was captured, where he became blind, and when he returned home, he asked the people of Sloboda to set up a workshop for him in a dungeon near the Church of the Nativity in order to test their blades by ear while the bell rang. And the master began to make unique blades that came out black. But one day the main bell of the Church of the Nativity became “hoarse” and the master did not begin to work, refused food and drink, withered away and soon died, taking the secret of the black “silent” blade to the grave.
The temple was badly damaged by the French invasion, but was restored in 1815. In the same year, a chapel appeared in the name of the icon of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost.” It was precisely this miraculous image, which now found refuge in the Church of the Resurrection of the Word in Bryusov Lane, that the temple in Palashakh was known throughout Moscow. Since ancient times, the icon has become famous for many miracles, having the power to forgive the most fallen and save perishing sinners, who at the last minute, in repentance, prayed to it for help and salvation. In the 6th century, in the Asia Minor city of Adana, she saved the monk Theophilus, who was unfairly slandered, accused of theft, and he, embittered by the slander, did a terrible thing - he turned to the enemy of the human race. Having come to his senses, he repented, shut himself up in the temple and spent the night tearfully praying before the image of the Mother of God, asking for salvation. Then, according to legend, he called Her “Recovery of the Lost.” For deep repentance and sincere, heartfelt prayer, Theophilus received forgiveness. In it, the Mother of God revealed Herself as a Seeker, seeking and seeking perishing human souls - the last refuge of the desperate.
| Icon of the Mother of God Recovering the Lost |
In old Moscow there were two icons “Seeking the Lost”: one was in the house church of the Alexander Orphan Institute, the second was in the Nativity Church in Palashi.
The image miraculously arrived at the church on Tverskaya. Previously, the icon, as a family shrine, was in the house of a Moscow nobleman, a parishioner of the Church of the Nativity, who first went bankrupt, then became a widower and was left with three young daughters without a means of support. Thoughts of suicide began to overwhelm him, but at the last minute he forcefully dragged himself to the icon, prayed in front of it and received consolation, and then prosperity returned to the house. Tradition says that after this, in a dream, he was ordered to bring the icon to the Church of the Nativity, which he did immediately. There is an opinion that he himself brought the icon to his parish church, not daring to own it alone and considering himself unworthy to have such a shrine at home. (A similar incident occurred after the revolution, when the wife of an arrested priest, who was left with three young children, miraculously received help from this icon. And she was overcome by thoughts of suicide, and she was stopped by the glance of the Mother of God from the icon and the subsequent prayer to Her. And the next day, Mother I found a bundle with gold ducats in my bag.) In 1812, the invaders destroyed the temple and cut the icon into pieces, but again there was a miracle: healings were performed from the broken icon, and then they managed to restore the image - then they consecrated a chapel for it in the Church of the Nativity. In January 1912, before this image, church parishioner Marina Tsvetaeva married her chosen one Sergei Efron...
According to tradition, on the feast of the icon on February 18, the Moscow Metropolitan served the liturgy in the Nativity Church, and shortly before his death, the holy Patriarch Tikhon. Then the choir sang under the regency of the famous P.G. Chesnokov. After the revolution, the parishioners miraculously managed to save the rich robe of the icon - they brought whatever valuables they had from home and paid off the requisition. But in 1935 the Church of the Nativity came to an end, and they wanted to move the icon to the Pimenovskaya Church. However, the horse harnessed to the cart on which the shrine was placed did not move, despite all the prodding. They decided to look for another temple, and the choice fell on the Resurrection Church, which stood on Malaya Bronnaya - the icon went there easily, but this temple was also sentenced to demolition... So the image ended up in the Resurrection Church, which is on the Assumption Enemy in Bryusov Lane, where it is already in In our recent times, a new miracle was revealed: the icon survived the fire, although the flames burned everything around, but did not touch the image.
The parish of the Nativity Church was wonderful. In addition to the Tsvetaevs, its parishioners were the Goncharovs, from whose family came Natalie Pushkina and the artist Natalya Goncharova, named after her great relative, and the parents of the literary critic Apollo Grigoriev, and the famous actor A.I. Sumbatov-Yuzhin, who lived not far from the temple. Both M. Kheraskov and Count A.K. Razumovsky, who alternately owned a luxurious estate on Tverskaya, which grew up on the site of the clerk Misyurka. And even... the English club, located in this estate since 1831. The fact is that the consecration of the club premises and official celebrations of the club was mandatory, which was performed by the priests of the Nativity Church closest to it. The estate did not have its own house church, and the church became a parish church even for the club ministers themselves. For this, as a sign of respect, the club was closed for the entire Holy Week.
The Nativity Church in Palashi was closed in 1935 and a school building was built in its place.
| Church of the Nativity of Christ in the village of Kudrino |
Another Church of the Nativity of Christ near the ancient village of Kudrina appeared later than Palashevskaya - in the 1640s, and stood on Povarskaya Street, 33, on the site of the Film Actor's Studio Theatre .
Its parishioners were also involved in the military cause: it was built for the local Streltsy settlement and was called the “Streltsy Church.” The first wooden church stood closer to the Garden Ring, and a new stone church was erected in 1693 on Povarskaya. Then chapels appeared in the name of the icons of Our Lady of Kazan and Tikhvin. However, under Napoleon, the temple suffered so much that it was abolished, and only at the insistence of parishioners - no longer archers, but eminent citizens and nobles who settled in this aristocratic area, it was restored in 1815.
After the revolution, the temple remained in operation for some time. In June 1918, the funeral service was held for the famous actor Mammoth Dalsky, who died tragically in Moscow. The personality of Mammoth Dalsky, a man “with an outstanding temperament and a restless soul,” remained mysterious even to his contemporaries. He became one of the negative characters in the epic “Walking through Torment.” Alexei Tolstoy describes him this way: “He was a man of wild temperament. Handsome, gambler, calculating madman, dangerous, majestic and cunning.”
His real name was Neelov. For a long time he played on the stages of provincial theaters, until for the role of Hamlet he received an invitation to the capital's troupes to choose from: the Maly Theater or the Alexandria Theater. He chose St. Petersburg and served on the stage of the Alexandria Theater for 10 years, and in 1900 he began touring throughout Russia. Somewhat overweight, he had the gift of artistic speech, the ability to present his character, an unexpected interpretation of the role, and an amazing voice. Dalsky took acting seriously, believed that commerce was destructive for him and dreamed of creating an exemplary theater, but did not have time to realize his plans. The turbulent times of the revolution did not leave the actor indifferent; he became interested in the anarchist movement, but soon died. Mammoth Dalsky was buried twice: first in Moscow, where he died after falling off the footboard of a tram, and then in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, when the coffin with his body was transported for funeral to Petrograd.
The temple in Kudrin was destroyed in 1931. In its place, as a traditional symbol of the Soviet system, the exemplary construction of a Club for the society of political prisoners began. The Vesnin brothers fully embodied their concept of constructivism in this building; it clearly demonstrated the architectural style of the revolution. However, while the club was being built, the society of political prisoners fell into disgrace, and the built building was given over to a cinema, and then to a film actor’s studio theatre.
Only the Nativity Church in Izmailovo has miraculously survived, where it has stood safely since 1676, built on the site of a wooden one. Izmailovo, “Tsarskoye Selo of Moscow,” was the ancestral domain of the Romanov boyars, and then turned into a royal residence, where Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich loved to hunt and relax. It was here that he set up a farm where they tried to grow grapes, cotton, walnuts, watermelons and melons that were unusual for the Moscow climate. It was here, through the groves of Izmailov, that Peter’s amusing regiments marched, and in the barn near the Oleny Pond (named not from the deer, but distorted from the Linen Yard, which the Pskov workers called in their own way Olnyany) young Peter found the famous boat on which he sailed Izmailovsky Ponds. When he moved the capital to St. Petersburg, relatives of Tsar Ivan Alekseevich lived in Izmailovo, and under Elizaveta Petrovna life in it fell silent.
| Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo |
The village of Izmailovo has been known since 1389 - some local church already stood there.
It is believed that his name comes from the ancient family of Izmailov boyars, who owned this village before the Romanovs. It became the patrimony of the Romanov boyars under Ivan the Terrible, who elevated this family by marrying Anastasia Romanova: in the second half of the 16th century, the tsar granted Izmailovo to the tsarina’s younger brother, governor Nikita Romanovich Zakharyin-Yuryev. Then the wooden Nativity Church appeared. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich built the majestic Intercession Cathedral for his residence (it is believed that its five chapters were the largest in old Moscow, and its dimensions are comparable only to the Kremlin Assumption Cathedral and the Smolensk Cathedral of the Novodevichy Convent). And in 1676, a parish Nativity church was built for the village residents. But it, built in the royal residence at the sovereign’s expense, was different from the usual parish churches in Moscow and demonstrated a palace affiliation. The church immediately attracted attention with the style of Kostroma architecture, where the Romanovs were the patrimony, and rich stone carvings. Empress Elizabeth decorated it with a bell tower. The arrangement and decoration of the Nativity Church in Izmailovo symbolized both the patronage of the Romanov family and the Divine patronage of Russia, recalling the main milestones of its history. One of the chapels was consecrated in the name of the Kazan Icon, which provided miraculous help in 1612, after which the Romanovs were elected to the Russian throne. In another chapel in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the icon of the Mother of God “Blessed Heaven” is kept: in this image the Lithuanian princess Sofya Vitovtovna was blessed for marriage with Grand Duke Vasily I, which, according to historians, was achieved by temporary peace with Lithuania. In the main Nativity Church there is the Iveron Icon, which appeared in Moscow under Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. The temple icons depict, among others, St. Alexey the Man of God is the heavenly patron of Alexei Mikhailovich and St. Maria of Egypt - in honor of the namesake of his first wife Maria Miloslavskaya, mother of Tsar Feodor. These images indicate that Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich and his son Fyodor personally took part in the construction of the stone Nativity Church. All the icons were executed by the masters of the Armory Chamber, including the Izmailov shrine - a copy of the miraculous Jerusalem icon of the Mother of God, which was painted for the palace Cathedral of the Intercession, but temporarily stayed in the Church of the Nativity.
According to legend, this icon was the first among other icons of the Mother of God to be painted by the holy evangelist Luke 15 years after the Ascension of the Lord. The Most Pure Mother of God herself blessed to paint this image for the Jerusalem community, which is why her name appeared. The icon remained in Jerusalem for five centuries, then it ended up in Constantinople, and in 988 it was presented to St. Prince Vladimir the Great after his baptism and transferred to Korsun. This is how the icon came to Rus'. Then St. Vladimir gave it to the Novgorodians when they followed his decree and adopted Christianity. The icon chose the St. Sophia Cathedral in Veliky Novgorod as its place of residence. In 1571, Ivan the Terrible moved the shrine to Moscow, to the Assumption Cathedral. From there, the icon disappeared after Napoleon, and was replaced by a copy from another Kremlin temple.
And the masters of the Armory Chamber executed the list for the Intercession Cathedral in Izmailovo for the consecration of the cathedral, in the second half of the 17th century. People received healings from it during the plague epidemic of 1771, after which the Moscow icon began to be revered as miraculous. Then she miraculously stopped the cholera epidemic that attacked the south of Moscow in 1866: the icon was carried with a prayer service through Nagatino, Dyakovo, Kolomenskoye, Saburovo, and the terrible disease receded.
In 1932, the icon left the Intercession Cathedral, which was closed and ruined by the godless authorities. Her new refuge was the Church of the Nativity. She showed her grace-filled power here too. In the mid-1930s, Archpriest St. served in this church. Nikolai Vorobyov, who died during the years of repression and in July 2001 was canonized as the Holy New Martyrs of Russia. And on October 25, 1945, on the Feast of the Jerusalem Icon, Deacon John, Archimandrite John Krestyankin, was ordained a priest in the Church of the Nativity.
Recently, life returned to the Intercession Cathedral, and the miraculous Jerusalem icon returned to it again. During the repair work, they noticed that not a single speck of dust settled on the Faces of the Mother of God and the Infant, they remained clean, clear, bright... Through prayer in front of the Jerusalem Icon, help is provided for children, even in the most desperate, hopeless situations.
And the Church of the Nativity, which temporarily hosted the miraculous shrine, did not close throughout the dark years of Russian history. Even its bells continued to ring on holidays, since Izmailovo for a long time remained the outskirts of Moscow.
Interior decoration
At the entrance of the temple, double doors made of iron have been preserved, the author of which in 1894 was P. Salnikov. Three temple iconostases for each chapel were created by a master from Kostroma S. Rozhkov in 1678 and have still been preserved in their original form.
In 1735, the icons in the iconostasis were replaced with new ones, painted by F. Piskulin, and even later carvings were added to the temple on icon cases and individual parts of the iconostasis. In 1905, it was decided to update the icons and attract artists for new painting.
Due to a lack of funds, it was not possible to fully follow the plan proposed by the Moscow Archaeological Society, and the temple was painted by the Moscow icon painter V. Guryanov with icons from various Russian artists. The walls inside are decorated with various floral patterns, as well as images of revered saints.
Many icons copy the work of Repin and Bronnikov. In general, the temple retains its color and antiquity: there is a low vault, arched passages and large icons located on the walls.
Church of the Nativity
On Sunday, in the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the street. Shirokaya in the city of Shchelkovo celebrated the 45th anniversary of the priestly ordination of Archpriest Viktor Dogadaev.
At the gathering of many parishioners at the end of the Divine Liturgy, on behalf of his seminary classmates, Archpriest Sergius Kiselev congratulated Archpriest Victor on this significant date.
Father Sergius, in his congratulatory speech, recalled the beginning of their student and pastoral journey, when in Soviet times the Church was in conditions completely different from the present time and in a difficult situation in the state, and young people, coming to a religious educational institution, had a sincere, burning desire to serve God, His To the Holy Church and Fatherland!
I wish my brother to continue to diligently bring the Light of Christ’s Truth into life-weary hearts!
*Word about. Sergius Kiselyov on Sunday June 6, on the 45th anniversary of the ministry of Fr. Victor in the priesthood.*
When Fr. and I Victor entered the seminary in 1975 - it was Soviet times, the height of very difficult historical events. It was very difficult to imagine that we would live to see a new society with new laws. But the Lord never abandoned either the Church or us, who then did not understand what was happening and what would happen. He always led us through life.
I would like to sincerely congratulate Fr. Victor with a very significant event in his life. God gave him the opportunity to have rank, to be a shepherd, to serve the Church of Christ, to serve the people of God.
All the holy fathers say that there is no higher service on earth than the priestly one. It is higher than angelic.
Let's really hope that Fr. Victor will continue to continue his pastoral ministry, which is greatly needed, especially today, by our society and our people.
We see with you how the world today chooses death rather than life. The world, which is recognized as the most civilized, Western Europe and other developed countries, are abandoning Christ. Human dehumanization occurs.
There remains one island on earth, but a large one - this is Holy Rus', which is entrusted with the responsibility to preserve the faith, maintain fidelity, preserve Christian dignity and not lose what the Lord brought in His good news, in the Gospel.
It is becoming more and more difficult, we all see and feel it, to fulfill this mission. The Church has an incredibly difficult responsibility to fulfill this blessing of God. We all feel, more and more, how it becomes more difficult for us to walk along the road of salvation.
Our helpers are God's saints. The twentieth century alone has given us a whole host of Russian new martyrs, to whom we pray, who help today to preserve Holy Rus'.
The world very solemnly wants to meet the Antichrist. And all the conditions for this are already ready. But the Lord, through the holy fathers, tells us all: “People, if you build your lives piously and are faithful to God, I will delay this coming of the Antichrist. If you betray Me and follow the road of death, unfaithfulness to the Gospel and Christ, then I will bring you closer.”
We still have a lot to do, and the clergy, especially, must devote to the end the strength that the Lord gives to everyone to serve God.
Each priest at his ordination is given a cross, which he must carry. In the Russian Orthodox tradition, first the simplest cross is given, then the Hierarchy rewards with a golden cross, then, if the priest has the strength to go further and decorate these crosses with good deeds with his life, then the Hierarchy also gives crosses with decorations. I want o. Give Victor such a cross with decoration. It seems to me that he, as a shepherd, did a lot in his life and enriched the calling that the Lord placed on him. Dear brother, I wish that the Lord will help you to convey this very difficult service to the Truth.
This year Russia celebrates the 800th anniversary of the birth of the blessed saint Prince Alexander Nevsky. The holy prince lived in an extremely difficult time, when the East offered to sell the body - slavery, and the West offered to sell the soul - faith. Alexander Nevsky chose the straight path - he did not accept any help from either the east or the west. And with God, in my 42 years of life I managed to do an incredible amount. He always won. I give the image of this prince to Fr. Victor for spiritual victories.
If Fr. If Victor had not had his mother, he could not have done what he did. Dear mother, today I want to congratulate you with the badge of the blessed prince and the medallion of the Queen of Heaven. Together you accomplished the feat that a shepherd should accomplish in his life; you shared this burden of service with Fr. Victor.
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Shrines, relics, icons of the temple
The Church of the Nativity of Christ is a repository of some of the ancient Izmailovo shrines and old icons. There are many icons here, painted in the 17th century. Also kept and venerated here is the icon of the Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus, painted at the beginning of the 19th century.
Lists of various icons of the Mother of God are kept in their chapels. The Israeli icon of the Mother of God, famous for its miracles, is especially revered. In the list with the Vladimir Icon there is a particle of the relics of the Apostle Thomas. Also with particles of the relics of the saints are icons of St. Joseph of Belgorod and the patron of agriculture, the martyr Tryphon.
History of the Nativity Church on 1st Muravskaya Street
In 1810, a stone church was erected on the site of the wooden one. The building was single-domed, in the style of classicism, with a two-tier bell tower. The shrine differed from most other similar buildings in its unusual dome drum - it was low and disproportionate. The iconostasis, made in the Empire style, immediately attracted attention.
Two tombstones decorated with marble were also striking. On them one could read the names of the owners of the village of Rozhdestvena - I. Kutaisov and his wife.
The bell tower adjacent to the Church of the Nativity of Christ was distinguished by greater elegance than the main building. It was crowned with a spire, elegantly decorated, and decorated with large capitals.
In 1868, the estate belonged to Illarion Tolstoy. The new owner decides to open a school in the village. For this purpose, Tolstoy donates a house and 100 rubles for “furnishings”. Later, a school will open in the priest's house, and a small hospital will also appear for local residents.
Clergy and mentors
The Church of the Nativity of Christ in Izmailovo has a full-fledged parable, consisting of a rector, 2 archpriests, 2 priests and 2 deacons.
The rector of the temple is the mitered Archpriest Leonid (Roldugin), who was awarded many church awards, such as the Order of Prince Vladimir, III degree for church services, the Order of St. Innocent, II degree for 40 years of church service, and the Order of Daniel of Moscow, II degree in memory of 1,000 years of the baptism of Rus' .
Members of the parable of the temple are also Archpriest Evgeniy (Zuev) and Archpriest Vladimir (Kutikin). Father Eugene also holds the position of director of a Sunday school. Father Vladimir is engaged in spiritual care for the Kenozersky region.
The serving priests of the temple are Father Victor (Rodin), a participant in the program for the construction of Moscow churches, and Sergius (Meleshko), who is involved in the spiritual care of Moscow prisons and pre-trial detention centers. Deacons also belong to the parable; deacons Sergius (Shmonin) and Vladimir (Isakov), who take an active part in social work, also serve.
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Activities of the parish[edit]
- Sunday School
Sunday school has been operating since October 5, 1996. Since September 1, 1999, classes for children according to the primary school program (grades 1-4) have been conducted at the Sunday School. The subjects of the Law of God and the Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture are included in the curriculum. Classes are organized for children to prepare for school and for children of primary preschool age (3-5 years).
- Orthodox family camp "Vityaz"
The parish of the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Cherkizovo, Moscow, organizes the 7th season of the ORTHODOX FAMILY CAMP “VITYAZ” on the territory of the Valdai Iversky Svyatoozersky Monastery.
Contact phone numbers:
8-903-149-69-93 – Deacon Vladimir Kuznetsov,
8-905-505-74-15 – Director of the Parish School Oksana Vyacheslavovna Kuznetsova.
- Military-patriotic club "ERMOLOVETS"
The club was created on August 28, 2002.
The founder of the club is Milovzorov Yuri Viktorovich.
Head - Selemenev Alexander Sergeevich.
Phones:
8-926-579-16-82 (head - Selemenev Alexander Sergeevich)
8-926-810-97-14 (responsible for working with recruits Andrey Vladimirovich Kuznetsov)
8-926-534-52-24 (deputy head - Alexey Vladimirovich Kuznetsov)
The club is located on the territory of the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Cherkizovo.
Social work, everyday life
The Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo regularly provides spiritual and material assistance to all those in need. The parish of the temple provides targeted humanitarian assistance to low-income and large families, and provides patronage assistance to the elderly and disabled.
The parish of the temple provides transportation assistance and helps to interact with medical and legal institutions in the area, providing free legal services. Clergy and parishioners of the temple regularly visit and provide social assistance at the Boarding House for Labor Veterans, the city children's hospital, clinical hospitals, and the social service center.
As a form of catechetical work, general communions and unctions are regularly held, and, if necessary, baptisms are held in all of the above institutions. Orthodox literature, prayer books, Bibles, and children's books are donated to school and city libraries.
The temperance society “Sobriety” also operates at the temple. The brotherhood holds regular meetings, gives lectures, publishes literature and participates in various city events aimed at combating alcohol and tobacco addiction.
Sunday School
In 1991, a Sunday school began operating in the Church of the Nativity. Students are divided into 5 groups and form 5 main classes. A wide range of teachers provide lessons to students: lessons are taught by professional school teachers, as well as members of the clergy.
Children are taught lessons in the Law of God, Church Slavonic reading, liturgics, religious studies, the basics of moral living, and lessons in the lives of saints. A children's choir has also been formed from students. Those who are not involved in singing still participate in the Liturgy: they read the hours and the apostle, ring the bells, and perform the duties of sextons.
In addition to classes, children are offered a variety of clubs to choose from: a singing and vocal club, a fine arts club, various sports activities and hiking trips around the area.
As an additional club, there is also a music group, which consists of students. The ensemble performs various patriotic songs and not a single school performance takes place without its participation. The performances themselves are organized regularly on every major holiday through the efforts of parents and children under the guidance of experienced teachers.
Patronal holidays
The Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo has several altars and celebrates the patronal feast day of each of them. The main altar is consecrated in honor of Christmas, which is celebrated on January 7th. The southern chapel is consecrated in honor of the Mother of God and the Kazan Icon, revered in Rus': an akathist is performed in the chapel every week, the celebration of the throne is celebrated on July 21 and November 4.
In the northern aisle of the temple there is a throne in honor of St. Nicholas of Myra, his celebration is on December 19 and May 22. The temple altar for additional liturgies was consecrated in the name of the Jerusalem icon, painted by the Apostle and Evangelist Luke himself. The celebration takes place on October 25.
Temple architecture
The cathedral is decorated in the patterned style, typical of Russian architecture of the mid-17th century. This decorative style, which preceded the Russian Baroque, is distinguished by a large number of elements. Therefore, the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Izmailovo creates the impression of monumentality, the domes are illusoryly reduced, and the chapels take on the main role in the external appearance.
Interior of the Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo
- Initially, the structure had two symmetrical extensions and a refectory on the sides; this gave the whole structure a peculiar squatness. The chapels were crowned with domes, the details of their decoration coincided with the decoration of the central part.
- The altar ledge, consisting of three parts, stands out significantly from the main building, but smoothes out visibility due to its low dimensions.
- The bell tower was created in the Baroque style; pilasters were used to decorate it. Due to successful proportions, all extensions form a harmonious whole.
- The interior decoration pleases the eye with its splendor. The antiquity, which was miraculously preserved during difficult times, is emphasized by the atmospheric twilight and low-slung vaults.
- The premises of the cathedral are connected by arched passages. On the walls, parishioners observe large icons, carefully framed in golden vestments. Precious materials were used here to decorate not only shrines, but also walls and corners.
Service schedule, operating hours
The temple is open for prayer every day from 7:00 to 20:00.
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Abbots
- Leonty (mentioned 1637 - mentioned 1638)
- John (mentioned 1646)
- Sophronius (mentioned 1673)
- Zephaniah Nikonov (mentioned 1685)
- Kosma Safonov (son of Father Sophonia Nikonov)
- Ioann Vasilievich (mentioned 1764)
- Vasily Stepanov (1784 - 1801)
- Peter Petrov (May 1808 - 1818)
- Vasily Lukhovnikov (March 1818 - 1840)
- Feodor Pomortsev (1848 - 1850)
- Evdokimov Vasily (mentioned 1859)
- Sergiy Ostroumov (1860 - 1887)
- Ternovsky Alexander (1890 - 1903)
- Nikolai Ilyinsky (1905 - 1909)
- Dimitry Mirolyubov (1916 - 1925)
- Alexy Grachev (1992 - May 4, 1998)
- Stefan Zyla (2001 - December 29, 2014)
- Feoktist (Igumnov) (December 29, 2014 - June 14, 2018)
- Mikhail Zheltov (since June 14, 2018), acting
1939 - 1992 - the temple was closed
Interesting facts about the temple
Next to the temple is the Izmailovskoye cemetery, founded in 1972. It was on its territory that a wooden and then a stone church was built. In 1935, the cemetery was included in the list of Moscow cemeteries.
The temple in Izmailovo is almost a record holder for the number of surviving icons, surviving paintings and preserved utensils. The temple was almost not damaged during Soviet rule, and even during the confiscation of church property, an unknown benefactor returned the silver chasuble from the icon of the Mother of God, although in all documents the chasuble is indicated as confiscated.
History of the foundation of the temple
Tsar Alexei Romanov decided to build a country residence on the Izmailovo estate after it came under his control. The Church of the Intercession, located on Silver Island, was planned as the main cathedral. The wooden Church of the Nativity of Christ was originally intended for peasants from other estates to live here.
- The construction of the stone cathedral began after the death of Tsar Alexei; it was laid in 1676. Construction was carried out under the careful supervision of Fyodor Alekseevich, who extremely revered religious buildings.
- Like the wooden church, the stone Cathedral of the Nativity had three altars. Two additional (side) chapels were consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas the Pleasant and in honor of the Kazan image of the Most Pure Mother of God, which became famous for its great help to the Romanov family in the Time of Troubles.
- The main architect of the Church of the Nativity was S. Kharlamov, he was helped by workers from a nearby village who voluntarily arrived to accomplish the great work. Through the common efforts of righteous believers, the newly-minted church saw the light of day already in July 1677. Instead of a bell tower, they decided to erect a simple hipped belfry.
In 1678, craftsmen completed the interior decoration and built three iconostases. In the same year, Patriarch Joachim solemnly consecrated the Nativity Cathedral.
History of formation
The first years of its existence became the most significant for the Nativity Cathedral. However, after the state entered a new era, he lost the attention of the kings, who provided great benefits.
Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God in the Izmailovo Church
- During the time of Peter the Great, the main government residence moved from Izmailovo to St. Petersburg. The settlement gradually emptied as people moved to the Northern capital. In the conditions of the outflow of people, the Church of the Nativity was no longer supported; it lost its flourishing state.
- Soon, Empress Elizabeth drew attention to the half-forgotten Moscow courtyards. She admonished the builders to replace the dilapidated wooden belfry with a magnificent stone bell tower.
- In 1812, an army of French invaders entered Izmailovo. However, they were unable to steal the jewelry, since one of the priests wisely hid it in a secret place, the existence of which only he knew.
- At the beginning of the 19th century, the economic and spiritual rise of the Nativity Cathedral could be traced. The number of parishioners increased, many peasants became wealthy, they made large donations for church development. Soon the Church of the Nativity became the most significant on the territory of Izmailovo.
- At the beginning of the 20th century. The external walls of the building were painted by the master of icon painting V. Guryanov, who in his work relied on the work of those who decorated the Vladimir Church in Kyiv. Despite conflicting assessments, the paintings have survived to this day and are considered a treasure of culture and history.
- In 1922, Soviet authorities removed two hundred church relics from the temple. However, the cathedral was not closed, and the parishioners managed to purchase the most necessary utensils for holding services. The situation became tense; in 1935, repressions of the local clergy began, but the Nativity Church did not even stop religious processions, and the Bolsheviks never managed to interfere with its activities.
- During the Second World War, the number of parishioners of the cathedral increased significantly. People went to pray for their people, they found peace here during a difficult period, despite all kinds of prohibitions from the authorities.
Information for pilgrims
You are not allowed to take photographs on the temple grounds without a blessing. This can damage ancient icons and frames. For photos, you must obtain permission from a priest from the clergy.
It is not recommended to visit the temple in an inappropriate manner; women should not wear makeup or be without a hat or headscarf. Shorts and open T-shirts are not recommended for men. In the temple you can order services, such as reading the psalter or the magpie.
Where is it located, what is in the surrounding area, how to get there
Temple address: Izmailovsky proezd, building 28. The nearest metro stop is “Cherkizovskaya”, you can walk 30 minutes from it. or take bus No. 230 to the Shkola stop. You can also use the Izmailovskaya metro station, from there it’s a 20-minute walk, or bus No. 34. From the Shchelkovskaya metro station, buses No. 32 and No. 41 go towards the temple.
In Izmailovo, the temple is not the only thing you can see: here you also need to visit the wooden towers, called the Izmailovo Kremlin, as well as Izmailovo Park and the island, next to which Peter I launched his first ship.
Today, the Church of the Nativity of Christ is not only the decoration of Izmailovo and the center of social and spiritual work, but also the pearl of all Moscow. This is an amazing temple with unusual architecture, unusual paintings, and an unusual fate.
Author: Katya Volkova
Article design: Oleg Lozinsky
