Pokrovskoye cemetery in Moscow (Chertanovo). Is it possible to organize the funeral today?

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The Cemetery Pokrovskoe included in the South of Moscow JSC and is located in the area Chertanovo. What is the history of this place and being here is the funeral today?

Historical background

Cemetery PokrovskoeIn the XVI century on the site of the modern cemetery was located in the village of Pokrovskoye, owned by the Novospassky monastery. In the first half of the seventeenth century on the monastery ground was built a wooden Church of the virgin Mary. One hundred years later the Church was rebuilt in stone. Officially Pokrovskoye cemetery was opened at the Church only in 1858. According to some historical sources, the first burial in this area appeared much earlier. Historical tombstones and richest tombs in the cemetery have not survived. The thing is that in the XIX century were buried here mainly peasants. As the markings on the graves have established a simple wooden cross.

Famous people buried at the intercession

Pokrovskoe cemeteryIn Soviet times the cemetery Pokrovsky received status of Moscow. There began to bury the inhabitants of the neighbouring districts. The territory of the cemetery has been gradually expanded to date, she is about 14 hectares. Archival records and register of burials are conducted only in 2004. For this reason, to obtain the documents for previous years difficult. Whose monuments on Pokrovsk a cemetery of the most famous and interesting? Here are buried many famous people and prominent figures. Among them football player Y. I. Chesnokov, the painter N. Rusheva, heroes of the Soviet Union A. O. Papel and M. Korolev. Also at the cemetery site there is a mass grave where are buried the soldiers of the red army who died during the second world war. To see more of that interesting old monuments and tombs of outstanding people, please contact the staff or administration of the cemetery.

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Does today?

Whose monuments Pokrovsky cemeteryToday Pokrovskoe cemetery is open to family and family graves. Here you can also bury the urn in the ground. To find out more about the possibility of organizing a burial in the intercession regarding the price of services, contact your local authority. The territory of the cemetery today is landscaped and divided into 20 plots. Near the main entrance there is an information stand with the layout of the graves. Today you can order a full range of related services, including installation of monuments and fences. Rental, which is issued for temporary use of equipment for care of the graves. The cemetery is a functioning Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov. In the temple you can order the funeral and commemoration of the dead, on holidays services are held. Pokrovskoye cemetery has advantageous geographical location. Its exact address: Moscow, street of Podolsk cadets, possession 24. It is easy to reach by public transport: from the metro station «South» on bus No. 296, from the station «Prague" on routes No. 296, 680. In summer the cemetery gates are open from 9.00 to 19.00 and in the winter from 9.00 to 17.00.


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