Prayer transfigures man, and places such as Holy Trinity Church, contribute to the attainment of spiritual balance, recovery of vitality, tranquility.Time spent here is priceless, I want to come back here again and again.
history of the church of the Holy Trinity Church is a landmark of the Ural region and is located in the Chelyabinsk region in the southern part of the city of Miass, namely Stargorod, which is located along the western border Chashkovskogo ridge.
Laid construction in 1887 on the site of the wooden chapel of the XIX century, near the cemetery.They built a church at the expense of local merchants.The construction involved farmer Peter Barnes, a native of the Nizhny Novgorod province.Supervised project Belyaev merchant NF Church has managed to investors of 12.5 thousand rubles in silver.He lighted the eighth in December 1889.It has become even more attractive for Christians Miass.Holy Trinity Church turned out to be extremely comfortable and durable.
The temple was established polished oak carved iconostasis that trader Belyaev NF brought from Moscow, where he was specially produced in the workshop of Mr. Akhapkina.The walls are painted with paint, laid on the floor gray marble tiles and domes made of English white iron.Icons for the church wrote the artists: Malov from the capital and Shipil from Ufa.
In April 1896 founded next to the bell tower on the charitable funds and Lydia Hope Romanov, who invested in the construction of about three thousand rubles in silver.
Investors NF Belyaev, MP Populovsky and E. Simonov, were directly involved in the construction of religious buildings were marked by the blessing of the Holy Synod in the form of letters.
fate of the temple
place is extremely important for Christians to become a spiritual shrine city of Miass.Holy Trinity Church was originally intended only for the funeral of the deceased.That is why the Soviet authorities, and left it intact, unlike the others (there were 24 destroyed the church).From 1938 to 1944 Miass temple Life-Giving Trinity it was closed by a decision of the Soviet government, but not destroyed.Church lands were confiscated, and the property has long passed from one hand to another.In 1941 the building was adapted as a hostel for Asians who came for the purpose of money on building car factory in the city of Miass.
Holy Trinity Church in 1944, has experienced a rebirth and become available again for the faithful.For a long time it was the only church in the area.
later years for adults and children opened its doors Sunday School (1994).In 2000, the dome of the temple have been restored and they erected new crosses.In 2001, there opened a bookstore, which still offers a huge range of Orthodox literature.In 2004 the temple celebrated its 115 anniversary.By that date, we updated the bell tower and installed a whole ensemble of various bells.Now they are 10, as it was before.
Everyone who comes to the city of Miass, Holy Trinity Church observes in the first place.Today, it stands out the original color scheme, a combination of red, pink and blue colors.Next to it is an old cemetery Miass.
Holy Trinity Church Cemetery
The exact date of the place of burial is unknown, but they say that it existed before 1840.Initially, near the cemetery chapel was built.It was there before committing ritual funeral dead.For some time the church was without the city of Miass.Holy Trinity Church there appeared a bit later.
buried here gentlemen Romanov, who actively participated in the construction of the temple, merchants Kuznetsova, Belyaev, the mother and father of Gold Mining E. Simonov, I. Redikortsev Sr., who was a mining engineer and a pioneer in Chelyabinsk coal basin, andas family priests.Buried there are known in Russian doctors GK Mavritsky, VP Klenk, writer VR Gravishkis, the hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Kushnov and other equally well-known people.Modern life
temple
South Ural city of Miass, Holy Trinity Church which is public property, currently meets all believers.
acts on the territory of the Orthodox Church Sunday School, church bookstore and shop.Now it is not only read the burial service, but also crowned officiant, consecrate, administer communion, confess and be baptized.
Arriving at the temple relics of St. Matrona
in November 2014 celebrated 241 years the city of Miass.Holy Trinity Church relics Matrona of Moscow met on November 17 on the eve of this event.Prior to this shrine visited Chelyabinsk and Zlatoust.Ark of the relics took the head of the clergy - Archpriest George Cretu.
bow to the shrine came thousands of citizens, as righteous was always partial to the prayers of the people and help in times of trouble, sorrows and illnesses.
The temple sanctuary was the first time people could venerate it at any time from 8 o'clock in the morning.
Holy Trinity Church has a history that has passed through many generations of people, and in 2014 she celebrated her next birthday, she was 125 years old.This sacred place continues to give grace to the soul, soothes and heals hundreds of people.
