This ancient cathedral is located in the Eastern District of Moscow.It is noteworthy that, in spite of the repression, the church is not closed during the Soviet era, and many clerics from closed parishes served here.
the care of Russian autocrats
Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo is built of stone on the site of a wooden church in the birthplace of the Romanov Boyars team of Kostroma masters on the orders of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich in 1676 and consecrated by Patriarch Joachim.Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo - a residence of Russian tsars.The icon with holy faces heavenly patrons come to worship the family of the second autocrat of the Romanov dynasty.
architectural structure is designed in the style of late patterns the.On the construction of the temple it took almost ten years.In 1678 created three iconostasis Kostroma master Sergei Rozhkov.In 1690 we built a side-chapels: Our Lady of Kazan and Nicholas, who were consecrated, and in 1760 - the refectory and bell tower in the Baroque style.At the beginning of the XVIII century on the orders of Anna Ivanovna icons were ponovleny Piskulin painter, but in middle of XIX - carved iconostasis and Kyoto.
main shrine of the temple
's only been 15 years since the crucifixion of Christ, when the evangelist Luke painted the icon of the Mother of God in Jerusalem.Shrine traveled even once saved Constantinople.List with her was in the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow.It remained there until Napoleon's attack, then disappeared without a trace.
In 1771, during the Moscow plague the believers came to worship especially revered icon of the Mother of God in Jerusalem Church of the Nativity.Izmailovo kept a copy of which has already become famous for its miracles to the described time.Now she is the main shrine of the temple.
Building chapel
end of XIX century.Izmailovo doubled at the expense of people from other provinces, and it is now a major industrial village with a population of over 2500 inhabitants.Workers labored to manufacture and could not come to church because it was decided for the spiritual care workers to build a chapel at the factory.Sanctify it in 1890.
merchant Case IVButyugin
turn of the century marked the next stage of construction works in the church of the Nativity in Izmailovo.A great contribution to the reconstruction of the merchant Ivan introduced Butyugin (1841- 1911).He descended from the rich peasants who were in Izmailovo Moscow and its wool-weaving factories and brick factories.By request of his relatives for Christmas temple he was made a cross, which in 2000 was handed over to the island in Silver Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin.
Like his family, he was involved in the organization of factory production and charity.He was a trustee of the library, a district school, to allocate funds for the temple mentioned in the will of his house, who gave to the poor for shelter and permanent housing elderly virgins and widows, who in 1912 was opened.
The funds Butyugin architect PPSalnikov (1864-1901) in the late 19th century were created by the double iron doors, still standing at the main entrance to the Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo.In addition, by order of Ivan during ponovleniya icons created several images of St. Nicholas and Our Lady of Kazan, standing in the aisles of the church appropriate.
painting temple
the beginning of XX century, the church re-painted.It made famous Moscow artist Guryanov Vasily Pavlovich (1866-1920).At that time, all the work on the reconstruction of the Moscow Archaeological Society monitored.It is recommended to perform a painting in the style of the XVII century, but Vasily in his work used the example of Kiev Vladimir Cathedral, which restored the artist VMVasnetsov.
The then rector of the Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo Mikhail Volkov on this subject replied that painting was allocated modest means, stylized antique age was beyond the power of the temple.Archaeological Society took a job with a very low estimate, particularly interpretation dissatisfied emphasizing recreation "Agony in the Garden" and the altar painting of the Holy Trinity.However painted Guryanov continue until the end of the XX century without renovations.The same master was a complete restoration of the iconostasis and individual icons.Imperial Archaeological Commission in 1911 allowed to whitewash the walls, the head temple of the Nativity and the roof covered with verdigris.The following year, installed water heating.
Revolution Period
Church of the Nativity in Izmailovo stripped of parochial school on the grounds that the separation of church and state.Clergy forbidden to hold classes in the Law of God in Zemsky school.Despite this, children still come to the temple and sang in the choir.
In 1922 carried out the removal values.At this point, Izmailovsky residents asked that no resistance mozhett keep a commission from the removal of values.They took 196 different items eighty crowns with icons, fifty silver vestments, 3 censers, crosses, silver corners with the Gospels and others.
greatest outrage the faithful caused the Commission's action to remove the robe with the miraculous image of Our Lady of Jerusalem.The Bolsheviks began to trample it to free up precious stones.Outraged parishioners have written a letter of protest against the removal of church property, for which they then arrested, but soon released.
During 1923 Temple made up for the loss of things.Only silver replaced copper.It is not known how, but returned to the place of a robe, which was removed from the miraculous icon of the Mother of God in Jerusalem.
Architecture and interior lifestyle temple depicting the Nativity story from the beginning to the arrival of the day and related the fate of people.
