Church of the Transfiguration on Preobrazhenskaya Square will be recreated in the years 2009-2013

Church of the Transfiguration on Preobrazhenskaya Square will be recreated in the years 2009-2013.

Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord - the temple of the first regiment of the Russian Guard, created by Peter I. The role of the church is extremely important, because the village of Transfiguration - the ambitious transformation of Russia.

17 Jul, 2009 Moscow government approved regulatory document number 1580-RP «On the re-establishment of an object of cultural heritage" Transfiguration Church with the house prichta (foundation - foundations and basements), beg. XVIII - XIX centuries. "At: Preobrazhenskaya Square (Square )».

Temple will be rebuilt on the preserved drawings with measurements in 1883 and photos of XX century. Moskomnaslediyu instructed to issue a routine (restoration) project on the development of project documentation to rebuild the facility and to monitor compliance with legislation in the field of protection of cultural heritage during construction works. Orthodox parishes will develop a project document with the subsequent restoration of the facility using its own funds and donations of individuals and entities.

The area is part of the rebuilding of the identified object of cultural heritage (sites) «Preobrazhenskaya Square» - Center Village Transfiguration - Transfiguration sloboda soldier. XVII, XVIII - XIX, XX centuries. Here in the middle of XVII - beginning of XVIII century, housed the regimental court Preobrazhensky Guards Regiment in 1883 were the main celebrations of consecration of the new battle flags Preobrazhensky regiment, in the presence of Emperor Alexander III.

History Preobrazhenskaya sloboda soldier linked to the town of Transfiguration, which was founded by the king of Alexei Mikhailovich in 1661 and became not only a favorite place of rest and a place of tremendous transformation of Russia. There were children and young people the years of Peter I, is funny Transfiguration courtyard was a place where the fate of Patriarch Nikon was solved and the regular army, laying the foundations of Russia. Here in the king's manor came the first Russian theater. Here, already during the reign of the young Peter I was organized sailing production and decided Imperial Duma: «Russian fleet to be». In the Transfiguration of the soldier's sloboda «poteshnye» associates of Peter I grew Preobrazhensky regiment - the First Guards Regiment Russia.

spiritual center Preobrazhensky regiment was Transfiguration Church - the original linen, and then - a wooden and, finally, the stone put in the center Preobrazhenskaya sloboda in 1768. Next to this temple was the first cemetery of the Guards-preobrazhentsev.

The role of the church in the history of the Church of military sites is extremely important. First, it perpetuates a seat creating a regular army of Russia with regimental court first regiment of the Guards. Secondly, despite the existence of the Savior Transfiguration Cathedral throughout Guard in St. Petersburg, the Church of Transfiguration in Moscow sloboda been the first regiment of the sanctity of the Transfiguration, as demonstrated before in the relics and a regimental celebrations at its walls.

Preobrazhenskaya and his church have been incorporated into the Coronation Celebrations of Russian Emperors, which is a testament to the high value of this force the church to the Russian army. The coronation of Alexander III was accompanied by a celebration of 200 anniversary of the Russian Army in the village of Transfiguration, when the walls of the temple at the Holy Transfiguration Transfiguration Square were consecrated new banners Preobrazhensky regiment, and the old ones are in this house. Actually, in keeping with military tradition, and temples are military graves at their walls, and the blessing of new banners and staged by them, at least temporarily, the old ones. (In the Christian tradition of worship of banners was inherited from the Romans, after Constantine the Great, who took their banners with the words of the cross image «Sim win ».)

In Soviet times this temple was known as the Department of the outstanding church leader, Metropolitan Krutitskii and Kolomna Yarushevicha Nicholas, who made a lot of support for Moscow during the Great Patriotic War. Poet, scholar, known worldwide as a major theologian of Orthodoxy, N. Yarushevich for its intransigent stance in defending the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in strengthening the Russian state was removed from ministry in the church at the request of NS Khrushchev.

In 1964, after the death of N. Yarushevicha Transfiguration Church was closed and prepared for demolition under the pretext of creating conditions for the construction of subway lines. Parishioners of the church desperately fought for its preservation: the treatment were registered in the Central Committee of the CPSU and Mossovet, the church tried to defend, with the participation of volunteer patrols. On the night of 17 to 18 Jul., 1964 the church was blown up. By a strange coincidence that this attack took place in the days of shooting and the remembrance of members of the imperial family.

Research and measurement before the explosion was carried out. It is ironic, but in Soviet times, even tried to forget that the emergence of the church relates to the establishment of a regular army of Russia. At the same time, no textbook on the history of Russia do not overlook the village Preobrazhensky, noting his role in the military and government reforms, the end of XVII - beginning of XVIII century.

In the 1990's, re-established the church community established in the garden at the spot where he stood, a wooden cross and persistently sought its recovery as a spiritual center and a monument to military glory of Russia. Appointed Abbot of the temple. Vladimir Volgin. Annually, the patronal feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord August 19, the temple is held in place with a military parade consecrated banner Preobrazhensky Life Guards Regiment.

In the early 2000-ies the idea of restoring the church supported the Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

drawings with measurements in 1883 and survived a series of photos of church XX century show that the main part of Chetverikov church was built on the draft 1766-1767 years, with some simplifications (was not built side parvis and may not be exercised fully decoration of facades). All this points to the fact that this modest church had a complicated building history, which reflect the different stylistic influences. But above all, the church celebrated sacred center force a settlement on which the history of the army of Russian Empire. It was the military memorial, and in a broader sense, a monument of Russian culture HVSH - XIX centuries. Restore it as a spiritual center of the First Guards Regiment in Russia measurements and drawings of the project in 1883 will help to perpetuate the sites, which in the XVIII century, the birthplace of the Russian Empire army.

Source: mkn.com.mos.ru