In 1682, the Voronezh diocese was formed to fight the schismatics by decision of the cathedral [1] . Its first chapter was Bishop Mitrofan (1623–1703) at the age of 58. Under him, the construction of the new Annunciation Cathedral of stone instead of the old [2] , as well as other stone churches, began. By order of Peter I, Mitrofan transferred the Assumption Monastery to the Alekseevsky Akatov Monastery [3] , and in 1702 the Pokrovsky Maiden Monastery - to a place called Ternovaya Polyana [3] .
The activities of Peter I caused discontent among the inhabitants of Voronezh. Therefore, Mitrofan tried to reconcile people with what was happening. He also supported Peter I. The bishop donated 3,000 rubles [3] [4] to the Voronezh Admiralty for the construction of ships, for which he was granted a royal certificate .
On April 27 ( May 8 ), 1700, Bishop Mitrofan consecrated in the Assumption (Admiralty) Church [5] a three-color flag with the St. Andrew’s Cross , one of the first approved naval flags of Russia [5] [6] , which was solemnly hoisted on the first Russian linear the ship and the first ship of IV rank according to the European classification of the beginning of the XVII century , created in Russia without the participation of foreign experts [7] [8] . The ship received the name - Goto Predestination (from lat. - " God's Predestination ").
Saint Metrophane died on November 23, 1703 . In 1832, Mitrofan was numbered among the Russian Orthodox Church.
- By 1777, there were 77 stone houses in Voronezh [9] , 2050 wooden houses, 17 stone churches, 3 monasteries, 13 salted plants, 13 cloth factories, 6 factories (leather, candle, sugar, etc.) [10]
Under Soviet rule, in 1919 the relics of Saint Mitrofan were opened, all the churches of Voronezh, except one, Nikolsky, were desecrated, priests were arrested and executed. In 1972, when the Voronezh reservoir was created, the remains of the Church of the Recovery of the Dead of the Mid-19th Century [11] were lost, and the Admiralty Church was in a flooded state.
In the 90s of the XX century, many Orthodox churches were returned to the diocese. Their restoration was continued (and in some cases started). On June 11, 1989, a foundry was founded in Voronezh [12] , on which copies of 18 old bells of the Danilov Monastery were cast, which were delivered to Harvard University , and these unique bells were returned from the United States on March 17, 2009 to the Holy Danilov Monastery [ 13] .
In 2001, a traditional gymnasium was opened in the name of St. Mitrofan Voronezh [14] , the only free educational institution in the Voronezh region without state funding. Many new temples have been built and are under construction.
Since 1998, instead of the lost, the new Annunciation Cathedral is being built [2] , next to which a monument to St. Metrophane is erected. On December 4, 2009 , regular services began in the upper part of the cathedral. On September 18, 2011 , His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill led the Great Consecration of the Annunciation Cathedral.
In Voronezh, there are also two churches of Evangelical Christian Bapstists [15] , the Jewish community at the Voronezh Synagogue and the Church of the Evangelical Lutheran parish of St. Mary Magdalene [16] , the Roman Catholic parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Intercessor [17] .
Currently, about 80% of the population of Voronezh and the Voronezh region considers themselves Orthodox Christians.
Notes
- ↑ Kononov V.I. Monument to Emperor Peter the Great. - Voronezh: LLC "Editorial Office of the newspaper" Commune ", 2007. - 32 p.
- ↑ 1 2 History of the temple . Site of the Voronezh-Borisoglebsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Date of treatment April 8, 2009. Archived January 24, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Panova V.I. History of the Voronezh Territory. - Voronezh: “Native speech”, 2008. - 287 p.
- ↑ St. Mitrofan, a roaring bishop, Voronezh miracle worker // Voronezh. Famous biographies in the history of the region. - Voronezh: Kvarta Publishing House, 2007. - P. 15-16. - 413 p. - ISBN 978-5-89609-105-9 .
- ↑ 1 2 V.I. Rastorguev. Voronezh is the birthplace of the first Admiralty. - Voronezh: Voronezh State University, 2007. - 533 p.
- ↑ I. Ivanov, A. Konstantinov. The first battleship Russian ship "Goto Predestination" (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 18, 2009. Archived August 3, 2004.
- ↑ Goto Predestination // // Big Russian Encyclopedia. - M .: “The Big Russian Encyclopedia”, 2007. - S. 552 pp. - 767 s (30 tons) s. - ISBN 978-5-85270-337-8 (t. 7), 5-85270-3206.
- ↑ S. Elagin. History of the Russian Navy. Azov period = (printed on a photocopy of the 1864 edition). - Voronezh: Center.-Chernozem. book, 1997 .-- 533s. with. - ISBN 5-7458-0633-8 .
- ↑ Troitsky N.V. The face of the future of Voronezh. - Voronezh: Voronezh book publishing house, 1953.
- ↑ Akinshin A.N. Historical and biographical essays // Voronezh governors and vice-governors. 1710-1917. - Voronezh: Central Black Book Publishing House, 2000.
- ↑ Shulepova E.A. (project manager). The historical and cultural heritage of Voronezh: materials of the Code of Monuments of History and Culture of the Russian Federation. - Voronezh: Center for the Spiritual Revival of the Black Earth Region, 2000. - S. 39-40. - 575 s. - ISBN 5-900270-43-2 .
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- ↑ In the Holy Danilov Monastery, for the first time in 80 years, the bells returned from the USA rang .
- ↑ Traditional gymnasium in the name of St. Mitrofan of Voronezh . Site of the Voronezh-Borisoglebsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Date of treatment March 10, 2009. Archived April 1, 2012.
- ↑ Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Bapstists. Voronezh (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 6, 2009. Archived August 21, 2011.
- ↑ In Voronezh, the Lutherans were returned to the church (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 6, 2009. Archived August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Religious buildings of the best city