The Temple of the Vlaherna Icon of the Mother of God in Kuzminki is the patrimonial church on the estate of Kuzminki , which gave it the second (official) name - Vlaherna [1] .
| Orthodox church | |
| Temple of the Blachernae Icon of the Mother of God in Kuzminki | |
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| A country |  Russia |
| City | Moscow |
| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
| Diocese | Moscow city |
| Reverence | Vlaherna |
| Status |  OKN No. 7730920041 |
| condition | acts |
| Site | vlahernskoe.prihod.ru |
Since 1995 - an Orthodox church belonging to the Blachernae deanery of the Moscow city diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church .
Content
History
The first wooden church in Kuzminki was built in 1716–20 to store a list of the Vlaherna icon , granted in the middle of the 17th century to the owners of the estate by Stroganov Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich .
The construction of the existing stone building in the style of early classicism began in 1759, the new owner of the estate, Prince M. M. Golitsyn . After various delays, construction was completed in 1784–87. led by Rodion Kazakov . The temple was ravaged by Napoleonic troops, expelled under the supervision of D. Gilardi , re-consecrated in 1813.
In the middle of the 19th century, a clock was installed on the bell tower, and new marble iconostases made by M. D. Bykovsky were made in the main church and its aisles.
After the closure in 1929, the architectural monument was disfigured by a third floor superstructure with balconies [2] . A dormitory was placed inside the temple, then - the office of a scientific institute; new windows were cut through the walls. The bell tower is broken [2] . Restored in the early 1990s. after being placed at the disposal of the Russian Orthodox Church .
Modernity
The temple is named after the Vlaherna Icon of the Mother of God , which has survived to this day. The icon was brought from Constantinople to Russia in the 17th century, named after the area near Constantinople - Blachernae . July 2 celebrates the celebration of the icon.
The aisles of the church are dedicated to saints Alexander Nevsky (patron of Baron Alexander Grigorievich Stroganov ) and Sergius of Radonezh (patron of his descendant, Prince Sergei Mikhailovich Golitsyn , who is buried right there).
Now the temple is located in the Vykhino-Zhulebino district , near the border with the Kuzminki district, at the following address: Kuzminskaya street , house 7, p. 1.
Clergy
- Rector of the church Archpriest Alexander Kashkin
- Archpriest Mark Soukup
- Archpriest Vitaly Baranov
- Priest Alexy Khilov
- Priest Alexy Shutkov
- Priest George Svirin
- Deacon Alexander Kuritsyn
- Deacon Anatoly Pogrebnoy
Notes
- ↑ Moscow. Encyclopedic reference book. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia. 1992. Article “Kuzminki”
- ↑ 1 2 Vlacherna icon of the Mother of God temple. / Kuzminskaya street, 7, p. 1. / Russian Churches