fervent faith of the Orthodox people in the miraculous icon dedicated to Our Lady of Tikhvin, appeared for a long time.Image was at a premium from the Russian people.The very first location of the icon became the Church of the Assumption, which burned during the fire three times, but the icon miraculously remained intact.About
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second half of the 17th century was marked by the fact that the Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich laid the first stone of the temple, but the construction was over after the death of the sovereign.The new church in honor of Our Lady of Tikhvin in Alexeyevskoye consecrated Patriarch and the young ruler Fedor Alekseevich.Temple of love in the royal family, and therefore the royal couple in the church specifically built two small chapels.During his reign, he made a lot for the holy abode, allocated substantial financial resources to assist.After all, the king often visited the church Our Lady of Tikhvin in Alexeyev and knelt before the shrine.He was very devout church-going and the monarch.
little history
interesting events happening in the monastery throughout its existence.Temple of Our Lady of Tikhvin in Alexeyevskoye located on the ancient Trinity road that leads to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, storing relics of one of the most revered saints in Russia - St. Sergius of Radonezh.One day, while Archer's rebellion, King Peter 1 stopped at this temple.Learning of this, there came a large group of archers who, repenting and asking for mercy, the king fell to his knees, bowed their heads.1 Peter them all forgiven and pardoned, but the rest of the archers were executed.In 1812, Napoleon's army invaded Moscow, which many Russian shrines desecrated, was no exception church in honor of Our Lady of Tikhvin in Alexeyev.Temple of the French army gradually transformed into a grocery store, which put its provisions, and the refectory used as a stable.For a long time everything was in ruins, and only in 1824 the Emperor Alexander 1 allocated from the treasury of about 20 thousand rubles for the restoration of the temple.At the same time, and the bell tower was built.In 1836 there was an important event for the temple itself, and for the entire church congregation.For the first time the church was painted by a talented artist J. Scott.The entire temple complex in its architectural style is a model of the church building as "patterns the Russian."
Description temple Tikhvin in Alexeyevskoye
In the first half of the 19th century, dismantled the ceiling of the refectory of the room, since it was the single-tiered.On the second floor there were only choirs who walked along the walls on the western, southern and northern parts of the building.These choirs are preserved antique chandeliers, fenced railing.On the merchant Konstantinov at the corners of the refectory, under the gallery, built pridelnyh altars of St. Nicholas and St. Sergius.Known at that time in Russia architect Bykovsky put his soul and all his skill in the architectural style of the altars, the consecration which took place in 1848 in May.
known that pilgrimage to the temple of Our Lady of Tikhvin in Alexeyev made on foot.Even members of the royal family at the time, refused to travel all the amenities that during this time to prepare for the great sacraments of confession and communion.
life during the revolution
In 1917, in the month of November, at the north end of the church, in the Chapel of symmetry Alekseevskii created chapel Martyr Tryphon.Believers have the opportunity to worship the saint and to honor his memory.
And in 1922 in the temple of the Church of the Resurrection set, which is located in the basement of the temple.In addition, at the same time it was built the temple and the fence of the house a parable.
In times of reign of atheism in Russia and the terrible repression during the Soviet era temple Tikhvin in Alexeyev was opened.And all those who wanted to touch the great shrine could visit it, go to worship and venerate the miraculous icon.But this did not prevent the Soviet government in 1922 to withdraw from the part of the premises of the temple for the location where vegetable base, and then use it for an art workshop.Furthermore, it was confiscated property belonging to the church.This 114 kg of silver and 58 diamonds.The bells in the bell tower was not touched, but they are still a very long time did not call and did not please the ear parishioners.The trees around the church has grown so much that it has become almost invisible and disappeared from the review.And only in 1998, all rooms are fully transferred back to the temple.
Miracles committed shrine
There is a tradition of our day that in 1941 during the Nazi invasion by Stalin flew around Moscow by plane, taking great miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Tikhvin.We do it to maintain the morale of the army and the people.Surprisingly, but soon the Soviet army offensive ended successfully, and the Germans had released the city of Tikhvin, which kept the original icons.Perhaps this is just a legend, but religious people sincerely believe in it, because they know many other wonderful effects of the Tikhvin Mother of God in Alexeyev.The temple is now famous shower and became a haven for many believers.
postwar life
Church of Our Lady of Tikhvin in Alexeyevskoye hard to get up from his knees.After the end of World War II made the internal repair, and in 70-90 years of the 19th century took place the restoration of the monastery.Then opened eyes of many parishioners beautiful murals of the famous Italian painter J. Scott, who hid under a large layer of records.
In 1945, Father Vladimir Podobedov accepted the post of rector of the Tikhvin church.Well-known in Orthodox circles Solertovsky Archpriest Alexander V. was abbot of the monastery since 1953.And in 1982 this position of responsibility was appointed Archpriest Arkady Tyschuk.
great tradition Tikhvin temple
very interesting and important for all Orthodox parishioners tradition that began in 1962 in this temple.Every year on March 30, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II served liturgy.Dedicated to the memory of her patron saint Patriarch Alexy - a man of God, after whom he was named during the rite of baptism.This solemn event was a great celebration for the whole parish, and to all the faithful, who were preparing for the event.
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy liked to be in the walls of the temple on the day of the Tikhvin Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to carry out the service.This festival takes place on July 9.At this time, it comes a lot of believers who widely celebrated a wonderful holiday.
Nowadays again open to all comers restored temple that anyone can visit and pay homage to the martyr St. Sergius of Radonezh can any believer.The official website of the monastery you can find the address, phone number, schedule of services.Temple of Our Lady of Tikhvin became a place of pilgrimage for thousands of faithful are not one, and I want to believe that this is not the limit.
