One of Moscow's churches, built in the XVII century - is St. Nicholas Church in Pyzhi.Once in its place was another church, made of wood felled logs and consecrated in honor of the Annunciation.At the time, the place belonged to the Musketeers District, and the money to build a new temple were allocated Streltsy regiments Bogdan Pyzhov.
Construction and repairs
main altar of the new church was decided to leave the Annunciation.A chapel in honor of St. Nicholas belonged to the refectory, which was built with the belfry only in 1692, that is, twenty years after the consecration of the main altar.When the construction of a second to the throne was completed, the temple is popularly became known as the Church of St. Nicholas.Moscow, as in general the whole of Russia, different then, and today, too, a special veneration of the saint.None of God's saint is not devoted as much churches as this legendary bishop of Myra.
In 1796, St. Nicholas Church has been updated.By this time her first painting.In 1812, during the Russian-French war, the temple was ruined.Subsequently, he several times been repaired and updated.For example, a family of offerings Lyamina St. Nicholas Church was restored in 1858.The same thing happened in 1895 through donations from family Rachmaninov.In 1878 the church was consecrated by another chapel in honor of St. Anthony and Theodosius of the Kiev Caves.
Stylistics
temple architectural style, which made the temple, called "patterns the Russian."At its core is a rectangular box that has no inside pillars.The altar of a three-part projection.Decorative elements are made in the form of brick reliefs.The western portal is decorated with carved columns and archways frames garlands.Five leaders of the church are based on the pyramid tiers kokoshniks.As for the bell tower, it is a type of tent tserkovnostroitelstva.It has three levels, the lower of which - open porch.Original arrangement did not survive.The interior of the iconostasis of the day is in the old Russian style, which presumably had before the revolution of St. Nicholas Church.Moscow is in this respect looks very brightly: it contains churches of different architectural styles: Classicism, Baroque, Rococo, Neo-Gothic and others.But the temples are designed in ancient traditions, is a relatively uncommon.
Church after the Revolution
After the revolution, religious organizations were repressed and persecuted.During the events of 1922, it was announced the seizure of church property, resulting in about fifteen pounds of gold and silver jewelry and church plates lost only one Nicholas Church.Moscow lost at this time is not only a lot of church relics, but also works of art that had an artistic, historical value.But the temple continued to function.It closed in 1934.Many relics of the church went to museums.For example, the image of the Savior in 1674 was sent to the Tretyakov Gallery.The bell, cast in 1900, fell to the Bolshoi Theater.Then he bought Bloch Cathedral for their own use, as the cathedral bell cracked.Generally, in the 30s raged very strong repression, many churches have closed.Among them was, and St. Nicholas Church.Moscow lost many temples on the site which hosts stores, coffee shops, factories, libraries, theaters and everything.In the case of Nicholas Church building it departed to the needs of first workshop, then an acoustic laboratory, research institute, until finally they are not overwhelmed "Rosmonumentiskusstvo."Under Soviet rule, the temple was restored once.It was in the 1960s.
Return temple
Almost immediately after perestroika began, restitution and former religious building again became the church.In July 1991, it again began to conduct services.Today the church operates three of the throne: the chief, the Annunciation, the second - St. Nicholas.But the throne in the memory of the saints of the Kiev Caves Anthony and Theodosius was abolished.Instead, patrons of the temple elected New Martyrs of Russia headed by Vladimir of Kiev martyr.
Address St. Nicholas Church
In the temple there are some relics, including many of the particle of the relics.But even if you are a believer, it is a memorable place that is worth visiting, walking through the sights of the Russian capital.Address to which is St. Nicholas Church: Moscow, Ordynka (more) 27a / 8.
