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55.760768; 37.625666

Russia, Moscow, Pushechnaya street, 15

Moscow

Russia

Telephone:

(495) 914-28-11

Temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God at the Cannon Yard

, which is on Lubyanka (Temple of Sophia of the Wisdom of God on Sofiyka) is an Orthodox church belonging to the Sretensky deanery of the Moscow city diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. The existing Church was built in 1692 on the site of a wooden one.

History[edit]

The appearance of the Church of the Wisdom of God is associated with the resettlement of Novgorodians to Moscow at the end of the 15th century. The street laid here was called “Sofia”.

The existing Church was built in 1692 on the site of a wooden one (built 1585-1590), which burned down in 1685. In the second half of the 18th century, the church was rebuilt. By the end of the century, new decoration of the facades and a dome covering had appeared, the northern, Nikolsky chapel and a two-tier bell tower on the western side, connected to the church by a passage, were built.

After 1812, during renovations, the appearance of the church acquired an Empire character.

In 1816, the lower tier of the bell tower was decorated with porticoes, and the openings of the second tier (bell) were framed with columns. This octagonal tier is complemented by a cylindrical superstructure with a dome and spire.

In 1839, a project for the reconstruction of the church was drawn up, taking into account the change in the configuration of the church yard during the redevelopment of the site in 1819. The new aisles are completely symmetrical in the eastern part, but the southern aisle sharply narrows to the west, forming with its façade the building of the red line. The central apse is made rectangular; The border of the neighboring property runs along its eastern wall.

In 1842, the refectory and the southern, Kazan side chapel were built, the latter, as if cut off by the street line, received an irregular shape. The former triple altar was replaced by a rectangular one. At the end of the 19th century, the decor of the temple was partially changed.

In the 1890s. The facades and dome covering were updated, design details were lost, the remains of kokoshniks were hidden under the dome covering.

The church was renovated in 1901.

During the period of persecution of Orthodoxy in the twentieth century, the ancient St. Sophia Church in the very center of the capital suffered the difficult fate of many Christian shrines. It was closed and partially destroyed. The building was transferred to the KGB and was used as a warehouse. In 1934, the top of the church bell tower and its colonnade were dismantled.

The temple was recreated in August 2001 with the active assistance of the Federal Security Service of Russia, while part of the funds for restoration was donated by FSB officers. The building is under state protection under number 188.

On March 6, 2002, the church was consecrated by His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II, who donated the icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness” to the temple.

Father Alexander himself restored the temple, which had fallen into disrepair.

Father decided to transform the temple from the inside - he brought a gilded iconostasis from a closed monastery, raised the pulpit and, according to parishioners, the altar seemed to shine.

Above the middle arch, one of the restorers depicted the plot “Every creature rejoices in you,” angels were depicted on the pillars, and the plaster in the refectory was replaced.

The abbot himself took a direct part in the work and sometimes slept on the scaffolding. Divine services were not interrupted during the renovation.

Father Alexander Andreev, one of the outstanding servants of the Church of Hagia Sophia

In 1929, Father Alexander was arrested for the fact that “being a minister of a religious cult, he conducted anti-Soviet agitation among the believing masses, organizing and supporting the existence of an illegal sisterhood” and “prayed for those killed and those in prison openly in front of everyone from the pulpit and spoke sermons of religious content.” .

After his arrest, the church was closed, and the building was occupied by the Union of Atheists.

After a three-year exile, the priest served in Ryazan, but in 1936 he was again arrested “for participation in a counter-revolutionary group”, and in 1937 he was shot. Father Alexander was glorified as a holy martyr by the Jubilee Council of Bishops in 2000.

How to get there[edit]

Address

: Russia, Moscow, Pushechnaya street, 15

Telephone:

(495) 914-28-11

Email:

Website:

https://sofijamos.moseparh.ru/

Directions:

• Directions to the station metro station "Kuznetsky Most", then when exiting the city, go straight under the arch to Rozhdestvenka Street, turn left and go to the intersection, where turn left and walk up the street. Cannon about 100 meters, on the left side there will be a temple

• Directions to the station metro station "Lubyanka", then go out into the city following the sign board to Bolshaya Lubyanka Street, cross it and walk down the street. The cannon is about 50 meters away, on the right side there will be a temple

After the execution of the rector, the church building was visited by a club, a trust, a laboratory, and housing

In December 1931, the church building on Sofiyskaya Embankment was given over to a club.

But just six months later, the new government decided to liquidate the church and the Church of Sophia the Wisdom of God shared the fate of most churches: the crosses were removed from it, the remaining decoration, bells and icons were taken away.

In 1940, the building was converted into housing by building interfloor partitions and ceilings.

According to eyewitnesses in 1965, “the church has a shabby, dirty appearance. The plaster had collapsed in places, some bricks had fallen out, and the door in the altar was broken. The crosses were broken and TV antennas were attached in their place. There are residential apartments inside.”

April 11, 2004

this year the first Liturgy in years of oblivion took place within the walls of the temple

After the “lazy” restoration of 1970-80. the building housed the thermomechanical processing laboratory of the Institute of Steel and Alloys, and the bell tower was given to the Soyuzpodvodgazstroy trust for underwater technical and construction works.

Only in 1992 the temple was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church.

But the building was in such poor condition that restoration and restoration work lasted more than 10 years. Only on Easter, April 11, 2004, the first Liturgy was held within the walls of the revived church.

Temple bell tower

Currently, services are held every day. On weekdays, the Liturgy usually begins at 8.00, on Sundays - at 7.00 and 9.30, akathist to St. Nicholas - every Thursday at 20.00. The All-Night Vigil begins at 18.00.

Official website of the Church of Sophia the Wisdom of God

A detailed schedule of services can be found on the official website of the temple.

A Sofia Sunday school was opened at the church in 2012, where about 40 children and about 60 adults are currently studying.

For children in the temple, they not only teach the Law of God, but also develop them comprehensively.

Choral singing, modeling, drawing, painting, weaving, quilling, scrapbooking, decoupage - this is not a complete list of subjects taught by Sunday school teachers. The school organizes meetings with priests, excursions to museums, and pilgrimage trips.

Adults study the Law of God, Biblical history, Liturgics, Dogmatic theology, Church Slavonic and English.

Every year, the Singing School at the Church of Sophia the Wisdom of God in Sredniye Sadovniki welcomes everyone. However, musical education is not mandatory. Distribution into groups is carried out after listening.

Singing schools, when ready, take part in night services, singing akathists, liturgies and outdoor services.

Contact Information

The temple is located at: Moscow, st. Sofiyskaya embankment, 32.

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Temple name

The personification of wisdom and knowledge in Christianity is Sophia the Wisdom. This term is another name for Christ. Sofia Embankment in Moscow is named after this concept and the temple of the same name. The feminine principle in God is Sophia the Wisdom. Sofia embankment is shrouded in this spiritual symbol.

A large number of churches around the world have been built with this name. In Moscow, the Church of Sophia the Wisdom of God on Sofiyskaya Embankment was originally built by residents of Novgorod. They especially respected the image of Sophia, which is why the church received this name.

Among the Novgorodians in ancient times, even the battle cry was associated with this image: “We will die for Hagia Sophia!” Even on their coins, they did not have portraits of princes, but the image of Sophia (an angel with wings - the embodiment of wisdom). Residents of Novgorod identified this image with a woman and bowed before the icon of the Mother of God while saying a prayer for Sophia during services and before aggressive campaigns against other states.

Historical facts

In 1682, garden workers built a stone church on the territory. It gradually developed and became a large temple on the Sofia embankment. After a big fire in 1812 as a result of a French attack, the church suffered little damage. The roof was burned and some holy books were stolen.

Already in December of the same year, a prayer service was held in the temple in connection with the victory over the invaders. In 1830, a stone embankment was laid out and named after the temple. In 1862, construction of a new bell tower began and lasted 6 years. This need arose due to the dilapidation of the old one, and a place was needed in which services would be held in the spring. Because when the river overflowed, it flooded the old temple premises.

In 1908, the temple on Sofia Embankment suffered serious damage due to flooding. Then the water in the river rose 10 meters. Recovery after the flood took several years.

Keys

• Ivan Vasiliev (mentioned 1686) [10]
• Vasily Kopylov (? - 1777)
• Mikhail Karpinsky (November 6, 1777 - March 29, 1786)
• Georgy Shestakov (April 1786 - 1798)
• Matthew Burdukov (July 24, 1798 - 1799)
• Matthew Vakhrushev (1799 - 1800)
• Narkiss Nikitin (1800 - 1806)
• Vasily Kuznetsov (1806 - November 1810)
• Pyotr Felitsyn (November 1810 - August 14, 1826)
• Pyotr Karpinsky (August 14, 1826 - December 1835)
• Jacob Lastochkin (December 16, 1835 - ?)
• Mikhail Tveritin (October 12, 1863 - June 20, 1867)
• Nikolai Skosyrev (1878 - January 22, 1905)
• Evgeny Feniksov (March 1905 - December 5, 1914)
• Grigory Tutolmin (December 5, 1914 - February/March 1917)
• Vasily Skosyrev (February/March 1917 - ?)

Singing school

The temple on Sofiyskaya Embankment conducts classes at a singing school. Here people of all ages practice vocals and sing in the choir. After listening, students are divided into different groups depending on their level of preparation.

The school provides personal vocal lessons with experienced teachers. Students who complete a certain course of study are allowed to sing during church services.

Admission is based on the results of the audition. Music education is encouraged, but not a requirement. Children learn to sing in a choir. Classes are held on weekday evenings and on weekends after services.

The teachers are professional musicians and church ministers. The Sunday school has all the necessary list of musical instruments and other aids.

Abbots

• Matthew Biryukov (1640s - ?) [8]
• Konstantin Kubasov (mentioned 1686) [9]
• Vasily Rusanovich (1749 - 1765)
• Nikita Aramilsky (1765/66 - 1786)
• Mikhail Karpinsky (March 29, 1786 - January 16, 1789)
• Nikolai Florovsky (February 18, 1789 - 1792)
• Lev Zemlyanitsyn (June 4, 1792 - 1821)
• Vasily Kapustin (September 15, 1821 - 1826)
• Pyotr Felitsyn (August 14, 1826 - 1879)
• Matthiy Bogolepov (1879 - February 3, 1893)
• Nikanor Griftsev (March 1893 - 1897)
• Alexander Arkhangelsky (1897 - February 21, 1907)
• Dimitry Smirnov (June 1907 - March 23, 1913)
• Nikanor Griftsev (May 17, 1913 - June 27, 1916) 2nd time
• Dimitry Smirnov (June 27, 1916 - February/March 1917) acting

since 1989 - see the rectors of the winter Intercession Cathedral

Sunday School

The Church of Sophia on Sophia Embankment runs a Sunday school. Children from 3 years old and adults can study here. Classes for children under 6 years old are held in a playful way. Here children are taught respect for parents and the church. 25-minute Bible and tradition lessons are taught.

Older children study the Law of God in an accessible form. Fine arts classes are also offered. Teenagers study the Old Testament in class. Adults take a more in-depth course in several areas:

• "The Law of God";
• "Liturgics";
• "Old Testament";
• English language.

Classes are taught by experienced teachers and spiritual mentors. Also, the school often hosts master classes in different areas of development:

• drawing;
• needlework;
• icon painting

On holidays, children are organized with all sorts of activities and tea parties. All students can attend a variety of excursions and exhibitions. Lessons for children begin after Sunday communion and last 2-3 hours.

Social activities

The temple provides donations to the Kursk charity fund "Mercy". This organization is headed by Father Mikhail. The fund helps crisis-ridden large families from rural areas. During the existence of the organization, not a single child was removed from the families in their care.

The church often holds courses for Sunday school students and ordinary parishioners on first aid. For example, a plan of action to help a frozen person on the street is being developed.

Also, temple employees can help people who find themselves in difficult situations receive free legal advice. Also, interesting information often appears on the temple’s website regarding the provision of preferential services to large families in the city.

Charity meetings and children's parties are held on the territory of the temple. During such events, gifts and sweets are given to low-income families and children from crisis families. Children from Sunday school stage performances based on famous fairy tales. In this way, “difficult” children learn to be kinder and more merciful.