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The Church of St. Nicholas in Pyzhy and its history

One of the unique monuments of old Moscow is the church of St. Nicholas in Pyzhy. Built in the 17th century, it became part of our history and witnessed many of its important events. Today, returned to people after long years of atheistic timelessness, he again takes under his arches all who seek their way to God.

The Church in the Streltsy Sloboda

From archival documents it is known that in 1593 the wooden church of the Annunciation of the Lord was laid down in the place where the church of St. Nicholas is now in Pyzhy. It became one of the first, erected in Moscow after the establishment of the patriarchate. As the archers, who were headed by the tsar's disciple MF Filosofov, settled nearby, they became its first parishioners.

But the fate of the military man never allowed him to sit out on the spot. In the reign of the Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich brave archers together with their commander were sent to Kiev for guard duty there, and their regiment was occupied by the regiment of the governor Bogdan Pyzhov. Here is his name and was immortalized in the name of a new stone church, laid in 1657 on the site of a wooden church and was near Pyzhyovsky lane.

Construction and decoration of the temple

In 1691, donations made by the archers, was installed a chapel in the name of St. Nicholas, who then gave the name to the whole church, and the zeal of the former parishioners of the regiment of the Philosopher's fellow - another, in honor of the Caves of the Saints Anthony and Theodosius. The chapel itself was abolished in 1858, but so far the celebration in their honor is performed annually and is performed with great solemnity.

In subsequent years, the church of St. Nicholas in Pyzhi underwent significant restructuring, which in many ways changed its original appearance. According to the memoirs of his contemporaries, among other Moscow churches he was distinguished by the extraordinary harmony of his outlines.

In the fire of the great war

The misfortune befell the temple of St. Nicholas in Pyzhy in 1812. Like many Moscow shrines, it was ruined and burned by the French. On the site of the former magnificence there were only blackened walls. After the expulsion of the invaders, the city and ecclesiastical authorities for a long time could not proceed with its planned restoration, since neither the Synod nor the parishioners were able to incur such significant expenses, and the treasury directed all available means to the construction of administrative and residential buildings that perished in Fire of the Moscow fire.

Only in 1848 began the restoration of the temple. By that time, it was finally possible to collect the necessary amount, composed of voluntary donations, to which money was added, which had been released from the treasury at the behest of Emperor Nicholas I. Great merit in the restoration of the temple belonged to his permanent trustee and the main sacrificer - the Moscow merchant of the first guild of I. A. Lyamin. During all forty years, while the work was under way, he exercised overall supervision over them and, importantly, helped in solving periodically arising financial problems.

Years of total atheism

But the main trials awaited the temple ahead, when in the twentieth century the power in the country was seized by the God-seeking government. In 1934 the church was closed, and many of its priests and parishioners were repressed. Suffice it to say that three of his clerics were subsequently canonized in the face of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.

In part, Nikolsky's temple was lucky that it was not destroyed, like so many of its Moscow colleagues, and after internal re-planning it was used for various economic needs. The main chapel of the temple was divided into three floors, and in the premises thus formed, the building of the construction trust was initially located, then the scientific and technical laboratory, and finally the sewing workshops.

Return of the Shrine

In 1990, on the wave of perestroika, among other Moscow shrines, the church of St. Nicholas in Pyzhy was returned to the faithful. The schedule of services for the first time appeared on its doors after a 56-year break. However, the first six months they were held in the neighborhood with continued work in the main side of the sewing workshop.

During the restoration work, the iconostases of the two chapels of the church, destroyed in the thirties, were recreated anew. Work on them for eleven years, performed the Moscow painter IV Klimenko. The frescoes of the late 19th century, created by the artist A. Sokolov, were also cleared and put in order by a miracle.

Serious work to restore the appearance of the building was carried out using old photographs and archives found in the archive. As a result, in 1993, before the Muscovites appeared the former church of St. Nicholas (in Pyzhy). The photos in the article give an idea of his current appearance.

Again in the service of God and people

Today, when more than a quarter of a century has passed since the day when parishioners returned to their shrines, the atmosphere of high spiritual life that was inherent in the temple at all historical stages was fully restored. Under the pastoral guidance of the rector of the archpriest Father Alexander (Shargunov), a full range of services prescribed by the Church Charter is being carried out, and much work is being done to educate religious people and those who are just about to receive holy baptism. For everyone, the St. Nicholas Church in Pyzhy is cordially opening its doors. Address: Moscow, st. B. Ordynka, 27a / 8.

Morning services start at 8:00, and evening services at 17:00 (in the summer at 18:00). On Sundays and holidays, two liturgies are performed: the early one at 7:00 and the late one at 10:00. On Wednesdays, evening services are accompanied by the reading of the Akathist St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

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