The Epiphany Yelokhovo Cathedral in Moscow. Icons in the Cathedral

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The Cathedral is usually referred to as the main temple of the city. At the same time it usually needs to be the chair - the elevated place from which the during the worship serves the Bishop (a priest of the highest, third degree of the priesthood).

History of name

Yelokhovsky Cathedral in MoscowBut Moscow is a very big city, and she, of course, is not a single Cathedral. Here Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow, the second title of the Epiphany Cathedral in Yelokhovo, one of the twenty religious buildings of this type. According to legend, the site of the temple earlier (fourteenth century) was alder forest, the brook vil'khovets', and the village was named, Eloh (word, cognate with alder). Still in this area remained the street and alley Alder. These places are famous birth here in 1469 the Holy fool Basil the blessed or Basil the Naked figure is so ambiguous and significant that the coffin of the Saint, late in 1552 (known even number – 2 August), carrying Ivan the terrible and the boyars, and the burial service of the Holy fool the Metropolitan Macarius.

Rich history

Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow, located in the Basmanny district in Spartakovskaya street, owned by TSAO, has its glorious history. It was baptized Alexander Pushkin (1799, on the 8th day from birth). In 1938 the Cathedral becoming a Cathedral, and from 1945 to 1991 – Patriarchal (now, after the transfer of the chair of the Patriarch of All Russia in the Dormition Cathedral in the Kremlin, Epiphany Cathedral remains a Department of the Moscow Patriarchate). It was here in 1943, 1945, 1971 and 1990 took place the construction of the newly elected primates of the Church (bishops) to the Department. The rite of enthronement takes place during the Liturgy. Hierarch is dressed in clothing appropriate to his rank. In 1925 the feast of the Candlemas Liturgy at the Cathedral served as Patriarch Tikhon. Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow is famous because of St. Nicholas in the North aisle is buried, after a funeral service in may 1944, the Patriarch Sergius. His burial place is decorated with a tombstone made of marble. The author is a famous A. V. Shchusev. Alexy II, 15 PM, is also buried in this Cathedral – in the South the Annunciation chapel, in 2008.

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Favorite Cathedral of Muscovites

Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow of the iconYelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow is not only famous, he and very much loved by Muscovites, it is often called «Cathedral of my childhood”. This happens because he never closed. Trouble the dark years of persecution of the Church avoided it, so many young residents of the capital their grandmother drove here from afar, and for them the Cathedral became a mother.

It Should be noted that during the years of the war of the Epiphany Yelokhovo Cathedral in Moscow listed on defense 835.9 thousand rubles, and for gifts to soldiers - 535,1. How much he endured! Wanted to demolish to expand Elaginsky square, to make the House rare books or cinema. But in times of adversity, even in the days of revolutions and wars, not closing the door Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow. Epiphany or the feast of the Epiphany-the day when the Church in elohove was consecrated. It is celebrated on 18 January and is for the Cathedral's patronal feast.

Causes

Epiphany Yelokhovo Cathedral in MoscowThe history of the Church traditional – first, in 1698, elkousy built a wooden Church. Under Peter I (1717-1722), it was rebuilt in stone Church. In 1722-1731 years under the patronage of tsarevna Praskovya Ivanovna was built a chapel in honour of the Annunciation. With the great king associated with many legends, one of them says that he personally donated the stone for the construction of this temple. And in 1790-1792, the Church extend through the adjacent refectory with two aisles (in honor of St. Nicholas the chapel of the Annunciation remake) and the belfry. Moscow in the next years it was intensively expanded, and the Church, which is now located close to the center of the city, again, becomes small for the increased number of parishioners.

The Fundamental period in the construction of the Cathedral

And now, in 1837, in place of the dismantled Elokhovskaya Church begins to be erected by architect Yevgraf Tyurin (1796-1872) a spacious new Church. This architect is known that together with bové finished work on the country residence of count Yusupov in Arkhangelsk. He has participated in the construction of Moscow University on Mokhovaya street and the University Church of the Martyr Tatiana. However, the construction works because of lack of funds were long but the service in the unfinished walls coped always. To 1845, was built in the traditional Orthodox cube of the main building of the temple, crowned with five domes. The Cathedral was built in the high style of late classicism and the Empire style. To work was still completed, the merchant 2nd Guild I. V. Shchapov, who became an honorary citizen of Moscow, donated a very large sum of money – one third of the total cost of the work. Only in 1853 the Church was consecrated Filaret, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna.

Subsequent restoration

address Yelokhovsky Cathedral in MoscowThe Building went on and on – in 1889, the dome and the attic (decorative wall, located above the cornice) was built over the refectory. Project Zykov, from the Cathedral was to remain only she and the first tier of the belfry. After the reconstruction of the Cathedral became one of the mostmonumental religious buildings of Moscow. The next update of the interiors occurred in 1912 – the Cathedral was re-painted. The gilded iconostasis has survived to the present day. At the Bolshoi theatre bought the bell and replaced them cracked.

Modern furnishing

A Very serious restoration of the Cathedral began in 1969, after the election of the mayor of Kapchuka N. S., who led the repair and restoration works that lasted for 20 years. As a result very much completely replaced gold foil and bronze set the fence on the pulpit and Solea. All floors replaced with marble.Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow photo And under the altar and saleemi (in Christian churches is the elevation of the floor before the iconostasis or altar barrier) raised floor. Washed wall painting, written by a new stained-glass Windows, built restoration workshops. You name it. The Cathedral is beautiful and fits adequately to the new center of Moscow. But opinions about the restoration variety – from enthusiastic praise to the assessment of “zambardino”. Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow (photo fully conveys the extraordinary beauty and proportionality of one of the main religious buildings of the capital) is a national monument.

Cathedral of our days

To this day, is in the Cathedral, Protopresbyter Matfei Stadnyuk, built in this San in 1978. Using the love of the clergy and the laity, he does all to the glory of the Cathedral was reduced to services gathered thousands of people to every guest of the capital sought to visit the Elokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow, the icons which make it famous throughout the Christian world. Is primarily a legendary icon of the Kazan Mother of God. Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow the baptism

To the shrines of the Cathedral are the relics and the wonderworking icon of St. Nicholas. You can worship the remains of the contemporary and associate of St. Sergius of Radonezh – Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow, who was one of the mentors of Dmitry Donskoy. "perishing” - revered image of the Mother of God is stored in the walls of the Yelokhovsky Cathedral. Of the few lists you can still call the Theotokos the icon «life-giving spring», which seek money. No Muscovite who would not know where is this famous temple, or could be called his address. Yelokhovsky Cathedral in Moscow is located on Spartakovskaya street, the house at number 15. Not far away is the station of the Moscow metro Baumanskaya.


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