Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Printers. Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, church in Pechatniki

architectural monument Temple of the Assumption Holy Mother of God in Pechatniki - an Orthodox church belonging to the Sretensky deanery of the Moscow diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is located at Sretenka street, 3/27.

The wooden temple was built in front of the Sretensky Gates of the White City by the inhabitants of the palace Printed Sloboda in 1631. The area, called "Pechatniki", got its name from the printers who lived here, the masters of the Sovereign's Printing Yard. In the 17th century, printers settled along the stream that flowed between Sretenka and Trubnaya Street. Sources disagree on the date of the first mention of the church, according to some, the wooden church was first mentioned in 1625, according to others in 1631. In 1659 the wooden temple was rebuilt, but again in wood. This date is considered the date of foundation of the temple. The stone temple was built in 1695 in the Moscow baroque style. Determine the date of construction according to the inscription on one of the images of the temple. At the end of 1725, the parishioners of the church applied to the Synodal Treasury Order with a request to build a warm chapel at the then cold church, for which they received permission on December 17 of the same year. The warm chapel on the right side of the refectory was erected by October 3, 1727, and on October 18 it is consecrated in the name of the Beheading of John the Baptist. In 1763, another chapel was erected on the other side of the refectory, in the name of St. Nicholas The World of the Lycian Wonderworker. Around 1775, a small chapel was built near the southern facade of the refectory. In 1795 the church was renovated and painted. In 1812, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin was plundered by the French army, and all outbuildings were burned. The houses of church employees and all church shops were burned down. In 1813, an iconostasis was made and consecrated in the temple. In 1897-1902, the refectory and the chapel were completely rebuilt according to the project of the architect M.A. Aladyin. The bell tower, the lower tier of which is built into the refectory, is a two-tier quadruple bearing an octagon of ringing, completed with a small brick tent. The walls were decorated with images of saints and paintings of biblical stories. After the October Revolution, the temple was closed, crosses were removed from it, and the fence was dismantled. The inside of the temple was completely remodeled. The temple building was given to the Artikproekt trust, since 1950 the temple building housed the Soviet Arctic Museum, then the USSR Navy Museum, which exhibited an exposition on the history of shipbuilding in Russia from the first boats to the latest nuclear-powered ships. In 1991, at the request of the Preobrazhensky Brotherhood of Father Georgy Kochetkov, the temple was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. It was re-consecrated in 1994. Father Georgy Kochetkov was the rector of the church until the conflict situation on June 28, 1997. In 1997, before the conflict, Father Mikhail Dubovitsky served with him, and after the prohibition of Father Georgy Kochetkov from serving, Archpriest Oleg Klemyshev, who still serves in the church, became the rector of the church. In 2000, by another decree of Patriarch Alexy II from Father Georgy Kochetkov ...

Coordinates: 55°46′01″ s. sh. 37°37′51″ E d. /  55.7670111° N. sh. 37.6310444° in. d./ 55.7670111; 37.6310444(G) (O) (I)architectural monument

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in Pechatniki- an Orthodox church belonging to the Sretensky deanery of the Moscow diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is located at Sretenka street, 3/27.

History

The wooden temple was built in front of the Sretensky Gates of the White City by the inhabitants of the palace Printed Sloboda in 1631. The area called "Pechatniki" got its name from the printers who lived here, the masters of the Sovereign's Printing Yard. In the 17th century, printers settled along the stream that flowed between Sretenka and Trubnaya Street.

Sources disagree on the date of the first mention of the church, according to some, the wooden church was first mentioned in 1625, according to others in 1631. In 1659 the wooden temple was rebuilt, but again in wood. This date is considered the date of foundation of the temple. The stone temple was built in 1695 in the Moscow baroque style. Determine the date of construction according to the inscription on one of the images of the temple.

At the end of 1725, the parishioners of the church applied to the Synodal Treasury Order with a request to build a warm chapel at the then cold church, for which they received permission on December 17 of the same year. The warm chapel on the right side of the refectory was erected by October 3, 1727, and on October 18 it is consecrated in the name of the Beheading of John the Baptist. In 1763, another chapel was erected on the other side of the refectory, in the name of St. Nicholas The World of the Lycian Wonderworker. Around 1775, a small chapel was built near the southern facade of the refectory. In 1795 the church was renovated and painted. In 1812, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin was plundered by the French army, and all outbuildings were burned. The houses of church employees and all church shops were burned down. In 1813, an iconostasis was made and consecrated in the temple. In 1897-1902, the refectory and the chapel were completely rebuilt according to the project of the architect M.A. Aladyin. The bell tower, the lower tier of which is built into the refectory, is a two-tier quadruple bearing an octagon of ringing, completed with a small brick tent. The walls were decorated with images of saints and paintings of biblical stories.

After the October Revolution, the temple was closed, crosses were removed from it, and the fence was dismantled. The inside of the temple was completely remodeled. The temple building was given to the Artikproekt trust, since 1950 the temple building housed the Soviet Arctic Museum, then the USSR Navy Museum, which exhibited an exposition on the history of shipbuilding in Russia from the first boats to the latest nuclear-powered ships.

In 1991, at the request of the Preobrazhensky Brotherhood of Father Georgy Kochetkov, the temple was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. It was re-consecrated in 1994.

Father Georgy Kochetkov was the rector of the church until the conflict situation on June 28, 1997. In 1997, before the conflict, Father Mikhail Dubovitsky served with him, and after the prohibition of Father Georgy Kochetkov from serving, Archpriest Oleg Klemyshev, who still serves in the church, became the rector of the church. In 2000, by another decree of Patriarch Alexy II, Father Georgy Kochetkov's punishments were lifted.

According to legend, a decrepit old man was married to a young girl in this church, which served as the subject for the artist V.V. Pukirev for his famous painting “Unequal Marriage”. In the church sacristy there is a Jewish silver coin, according to legend, one of those that were handed over to Judas for the betrayal of Jesus Christ.

There is a church shop in the church, there is a Sunday school in which children study liturgy, the history of church art, the history of Orthodox Moscow, and the Church Slavonic language.

Shrines of the temple

• Cathedral icon of the Optina elders with relics of 12 Optina elders
• icon of the Hieromartyr Nikolai Tolgsky, the last dean of Sretensky magpie, who was shot in 1937
• icon of St. Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow with a particle of relics
• icons of the holy venerable Job of Pochaev and the holy venerable Amphilochius of Pochaev with particles of relics.

It is not yet possible to name the exact date of construction of the original temple in Printed Sloboda. Various historical sources name the years 1625 and 1631. It is also unknown who built it. On the basis of the records stored in the church archives, it can only be stated with certainty that the church was wooden, and it was built in honor of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos.

The area where the temple was erected was called "Pechatniki", because in the 17th century the masters of the Printed Sovereign's Court lived between Trubnaya Street and Sretenka.

The original wooden church was rebuilt in 1659, but the temple was again built of wood. This year is considered the date of foundation of the church.

A single-domed stone church without aisles in the Moscow Baroque style was built in 1695. The inscription on the icon belonging to the church helped to establish this date.

From the statement, which was presented by General Saltykov to Empress Anna Ioannovna, it follows that the Assumption Church in Pechatniki was not damaged in the fire of 1737. It was not sealed even during the pestilence of 1771. Moreover, in 1774 the church was recognized as one of the top fifty-five of the total number of parish churches.

Two chapels of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary were built in the 18th century. These chapels are built in honor of John the Baptist and St. Nicholas.

The church in Pechatniki was painted in 1794. The author of the painting was the painter Tyapkin Nikolai Nikolaevich.

A large bell weighing 177 pounds was cast for the temple in 1798. He also had two smaller bells.

By Easter 1805, a new iconostasis was installed.

Thus, XVIII and early XIX centuries marked by the flourishing of the Church of the Assumption. At the same time, a silver frame was placed on the temple image, the sacristy was repaired, the Gospel, the cross, the ark and vessels were purchased.

Church welfare ended in 1812, on September 5th. The French, who entered Moscow, plundered and burned the temple. The fire destroyed the holy thrones, most church library, icons and iconostasis, church utensils. Part of the utensils was saved by the church warden and deposited in. After the departure of the French, during 1813 and 1814, the iconostasis was recreated and consecrated in the chapel of John the Baptist, then the chapel of St. Nicholas was renewed and consecrated.

The chapel and refectory of the Assumption Church were completely rebuilt in 1897-1902. The author of the architectural project is M.A. Aladin.

The bell tower of the temple was built in the form of a two-tiered quadruple, carrying an octagon of ringing, which ended with a small brick tent. The lower tier of the bell tower was built into the refectory. For two years, starting from 1900, the walls of the chapel were decorated with sacred images and beautiful Russian-Byzantine ornaments. The power of the impression produced by these murals is very great.

The church was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1991. In 1994 it was re-consecrated.

In the sacristy of the shrine there is a Jewish piece of silver, one of those coins that, according to legend, Judas received for his betrayal of Jesus Christ. The church has a Sunday school. It studies liturgy, the history of Orthodox Moscow. In addition, Church Slavonic and church art are taught at the school.

Incident in the Moscow Church of the Assumption in Pechatniki

Decree issued in connection with the completion of the work of the commission investigating the incident in the Moscow Church of the Assumption in Pechatniki

Patriarch Alexy II

Priest Georgy Serafimovich Kochetkov, temporarily banned from priestly service, cleric of Moscow

Archpriest Oleg Fedorovich Klemyshev, Dean of the Churches of the Sretensky District,
and about. Rector of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in Pechatniki, Moscow

Parish meeting of the same church

Priest Mikhail Vladimirovich Dubovitsky, cleric of the same church

Confessor of Moscow Archpriest Vladimir Zhavoronkov
Rector of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring" in Tsaritsyn, Moscow"

Church of the Dormition in Pechatniki.

In connection with the completion of the work of the commission appointed by Us to investigate the incident that occurred during the celebration of worship in the Church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos in Pechatniki on June 29, 1997, and the establishment by this commission of the fact of committing violence and mockery of the priest Mikhail Dubovitsky, as well as the clarification of the reasons for this, expressed in the systematic manifestation of autonomy on the part of both the liturgical and other activities of the parish headed by him, which served as a violation of the church peace, the emergence of a conflict situation, as well as a temptation not only for Orthodox people, but also for looking for a way to the temple, - we consider it appropriate:

7. When holding a meeting of the Parish Assembly, which should be held under the chairmanship of Our Vicar, the rector of the church should take care of making changes to the composition of the Parish Assembly, excluding from it persons who have been excommunicated from church communion and received other bans, as well as re-elect the governing bodies of the parish, guilty in the development of a conflict situation that arose in the church, which is unacceptable for an Orthodox church.

Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy