Church of Righteous John the Russian
Church of Righteous John the Russian in Kuntsevo | |
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Храм святого праведного Иоанна Русского в Кунцеве, Москва | |
![]() The church complex of Righteous John the Russian as viewed from the Yartsevskaya str. | |
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55°44′3.95″N 37°24′19.32″E / 55.7344306°N 37.4053667°E | |
Location | Moscow |
Country | Russia |
Denomination | Russian Orthodox |
Website | http://ioannrus.ru |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founded | 2004 |
Dedication | Saint John the Russian |
Consecrated | 7 July 2016 |
Architecture | |
Style | Russian traditional |
Church of Righteous John the Russian in Kuntsevo is an orthodox church in Moscow, Russia, in Kuntsevo district of Western Administrative Okrug.
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The church belongs to the Deanery (Blagochiniye) of St. George, Western Vicariate, Urban Diocese of Moscow of Russian Orthodox Church.
Church complex
[edit]By the blessing of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and all Rus' a small wooden church was erected in 2004, its architectural form being "korablets" (Old Russian: кораблец, "a small ship"), which is characteristic for old Russian wooden churches and represents the Church as a sanctuary from the storms of life.
In 2010 the Mayor of Moscow signed[1] an order to build a church complex, thus a tract of land to build a large stone church was assigned. The church became a part of the Program of Building of Orthodox Churches in Moscow ("200 Churches").[citation needed]
7 July 2016 the head of the Western Vicariate of Moscow Bishop Tikhon of Yegoryevsk consecrated the erected church by the brief rite.[2]
2 April 2017 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus' consecrated the church by the great rite.[3]
The main altar of the church is consecrated in honour of Saint Righteous John the Russian, the Confessor of Faith. Also there is a side-altar which is consecrated in honour of the Annunciation.
The church keeps an icon of Righteous John the Russian with a piece of his relics. The small wooden church is decorated with a wrought melchior iconostasis in basma technique, which blends Old Russian traditions with some elements of Byzantine style, and murals.
Divine services and parish activities
[edit]The divine services are held daily – a Liturgy at 8:30 am (two Liturgies, at 7 am and at 10 am on Sundays, The Twelve Great Feasts and other great feasts), and an evening service at 5 pm. All the kinds of occasional services are also administered: Molebens, Memorial services, Matrimonies and Baptisms.
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The parish activities include a Sunday school for different ages with an amateur theatre, handwork clubs, the Parus (Russian: "a sail") club of history and tourism for teenagers, the Vernost (Russian: "fidelity") union of Orthodox young adults,[4] a pilgrimage service, a social service, a school of Orthodox home economics, a video lecture-hall.
The priesthood and the social service of the church help the 15th Orphanage for children with growth abnormalities, local state centers of social service, parishioners in need and prisoners.[5]
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On 8 May 2015, the day before 60th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, upon an initiative of parishioners a monument of The Defender of Motherland was erected beside the church.[6] The monument depicts a tired soldier in Second World War Soviet army uniform, holding a PPSh-41 with its barrel pointing downwards, seemingly returning home after the victory in World War II.
Patronal feasts
[edit]- Day of Saint Righteous John the Russian, the Confessor of Faith – 27 May (JC) / 9 June (GC).
- Annunciation – 25 March (JC) / 7 April (GC).
Priesthood of the Church
[edit]- senior priest protoiereus Andrey Smirnov
- protoiereus Mikhail Glazov
- priest Dimitry Mazanov
- priest Boris Ivanov
- priest Ilya Yurin
- deacon Dionisiy Semyonov
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Authorities / Moscow City official site". www.mos.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ Adamova, T.A. "Consecration of the Church of Righteous John the Russian by the Brief Rite". m-blago.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "В Неделю 5-ю Великого поста Святейший Патриарх Кирилл освятил храм святого праведного Иоанна Русского в Фили-Давыдкове в Москве / Новости / Патриархия.ru". Патриархия.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "New Parishes Reveal the Living Beauty of the Church to Young People". www.200hramov.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Church of Righteous John the Russian in Kuntsevo, Moscow – Churches and monasteries – DB of social service". social.miloserdie.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Monument of the Defender of Motherland Unveiled in Kuntsevo". kuntsevo.mos.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 September 2016.