In one of the districts of Moscow - warm mills - is the church of St.Anastasia.Residents of the area have long dreamed of a church, appealed to various authorities, but were satisfied with the request of the faithful until the end of the last century.
In the absence of the temple people gathered in a vacant lot, read a prayer.Later, the service began to spend Archpriest Boris Razveyev.Priest specially came to the construction site to perform worship.With the formation of the arrival at the site of the future church worship cross appeared and cabins, which read hymns.
Temple Anastasia in warm Stan built in 2003.The first rector of the church was Alexander Kovtun, conducted a prayer service on Palm Sunday.
history of construction of the temple would be incomplete without the story of the founder of the parish.
Create Orthodox community
Initiative association Christians warm Stana Father Sergius.In 1996, the Holy Father was sent to serve in Chechnya, where he was captured.Stand the test of prayer priest helped Anastasia of Sirmium.
On his return from captivity on.Serge became a monk and took the name of Philip and attended to the formation of the Christian community.Around the same time, the authorities have addressed the representatives of other associations with the request for the construction of the Church of the Kaluga Icon of Our Lady.As a result, it was decided to build a temple Anastasia in a warm mill with the Chapel of the Kaluga Icon of the Mother of God.The construction started in 2002.
Interesting facts
first baby baptized in the church, was named Anastasia.The real miracle is the appearance of the congregation in the church of the Kaluga Icon of the Virgin (13th century).On the way is the redemption of the world.Now the temple of Anastasia in warm Stan a miraculous shrine.
In January 2004, marked 1700 years since the death of St.Anastasia.Date January 4 was for the clergy and people attending church Anastasia and other Orthodox churches, parish feast day.
On Christmas Eve in 2005 consecrated Side throne after the Kaluga Icon of the Mother of God.
Saint Anastasia
Martyr, which was consecrated in honor of the church lived and do good deeds in ancient Rome.The word "Sirmium" means "deliverer from bondage."Also known as St. Anastasia healer.
ruler of the empire Diocletian persecuted adherents of the Christian faith, subjected them to severe torture.The young girl has known the faith of his mother and the spiritual master Chrysogonus takes care of prisoners-Christians, believers in the prisons visited, bandaged their wounds, fed and strengthened in their faith.
Anastasia's mother died, and the girl in her aspirations supports neither father nor her husband, for whom saint went against their will.A lot of suffering made by Anastasia unloved.Especially difficult was the death of his father, who left her daughter inherited a vast fortune.But God heard the prayers of a young girl, and once hated her husband, along with a team of a ship sailing in Persia, was drowned in the sea during a storm.Now, no one bothered to take care of Anastasia zealots of faith.
Words and deeds of St.Anastasia left a trace in the minds and hearts of the people, and Christians in the Roman land becomes more and more.With this state of affairs did not put up the authorities, and once Anastasia stretched between four pillars and burned.The relics of the saint were transferred to Constantinople, and then to the city of Thessaloniki, where he founded a monastery.
Prayer Anastasia of Sirmium helps get rid of the disease, safely released from prison and resolve of the burden.
Shrine Temple
South facade of the church is decorated with a mosaic icon of St. temple.Anastasia.Inside the church are buried relics of the saint, who can venerate daily from 8.00 to 20.00.
helps believers and the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Kaluga.The phenomenon of the icon was in the XVIII century, when the Queen of Heaven has punished and cured after repentance bold Yard Man.Later, Mother of God came to hear aristocratic servant Prokhorov, saved from death Boyar daughter Evdokia, helping other Christians Kaluzhka village.
activities of the church today
Temple Anastasia in warm Stan is designed for 200 people, so it can not accommodate all who want to pray to God.Parishioners are eagerly awaiting the completion of the new church that holds 1,000 people.
The church Sunday school, where students will learn about God, the Christian faith, prayer.The children learn the liturgy, Old and New Testaments, the ancient Russian tradition, learn floral design, applications, choral singing, learn about the church holidays and Orthodox icons, make pilgrimages to holy places.
Worshipers attending the temple Great Anastasia, take an active part in social programs, providing targeted assistance to the sick, the poor.Clerics spend catechetical conversation.The church operates the youth movement, whose members organize children's parties, participate in the Congress of Orthodox Youth, honoring saints and other events.
Church is located at street Teply Stan, 4, near the metro station of the same name.
