Lazarevskoe cemetery (Ryazan)

Lazarevskoe cemetery was built on the southern outskirts (at that time) of Ryazan in 1774. Named after the church built here in the name of Lazarus Four. Many residents of the city were buried here, including participants in the Patriotic War of 1812, the Russo-Japanese War, and the Great Patriotic War. In 1876, a brick fence was erected around the cemetery, partially preserved to this day. In the southeastern corner, compact areas were allocated for Jewish and Muslim burials.

In the wasteland to the north-west of the cemetery in 1937-1938, burials of victims of political repression were carried out. This area of ​​about 400 square meters was under the protection of the NKVD until the end of the 50s of the XX century ^[1] .

In 1968, the cemetery was closed and gradually fell into decay. Since the mid-90s, measures have been repeatedly taken to put it in order.

In 2012, commemorative plaques were erected at the entrance to the Lazarevsky cemetery in honor of the soldiers buried on its territory (a total of 239 participants in the Battle of Borodino , more than 800 participants in the First World War and the Great Patriotic War ). On December 20 of the same year, their discovery took place. ^{[2] [3]}

Entrance to the cemetery from the street. Tatar. Memorial Plaques in Honor of Hero Warriors

In 1792, the widow Natalya Mikhailovna Khrushcheva allocated funds for the construction of a new church in the village of Kanishchevo , and the old wooden building was donated to Ryazan at a new cemetery ^[4] .

Under Archbishop Feofilakt , the construction of a stone building in the style of classicism was begun. From 1823 to 1826, additional chapels of the Icon of Our Lady of Kazan and Athanasius of Athos were built , and then the main throne in the name of Lazarus the Four-Day .

Since 1868, the rector of the church was Peter Dmitrievich Pavlov, father of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov . After death, his funeral was held here, and then burial. The mother was also buried in the cemetery - Varvara Ivanovna and other relatives of the academician. In 1935, when visiting the city, Ivan Petrovich visited the graves of his parents and the church ^[5] .

March 29, 1939 it was decided to close the Lazarev Church. The building was transferred to the cinema trust so that the brick was used for the construction of the cinema. But the temple still stood for a long time, guarding the peace of the dead. After the death of Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, there was no one to intercede for the temple, it was closed and then destroyed .. In 2000, a new building was erected at the cemetery according to the project of architect R. Vardanyan.

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