Church of the Resurrection of the Word on Uspensky Vrazhek (Moscow)

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Russia, Moscow, Bryusov lane, 15/2с3

Moscow

Russia

Phone number of the priest on duty:

+7 (915) 218-7199

Email:

Church of the Resurrection of the Word on Uspensky Vrazhek

- an Orthodox church in the historical center of Moscow. Dedicated to the holiday of the Resurrection of the Word. Belongs to the Central Deanery of the Moscow City Diocese.

History[edit]

In the very heart of Moscow, in a quiet Bryusov Lane, between Tverskaya and Bolshaya Nikitskaya streets, there is a wonderful ancient temple, which bears the unusual name of the Resurrection of the Word on the Assumption Vrazhek. “Resurrection of the Word” is such a mysterious name that not everyone understands. It means that the church is known as the Resurrection Church. The main Christian Shrine, the main Christian temple is the Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Jerusalem. It has been “updated”, i.e. revived by Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helena in 355 at Golgotha ​​- the site of the suffering of Christ and the discovery of the Life-giving Cross. After the free suffering and death on the Cross of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the sacred place of His suffering was trampled upon by the pagans for a long time. Until 326, a pagan temple of Venus stood on this holy place, so the consecration of the new temple was a revival, a “renewal” of the desecrated shrine.

From that time to this day, the Holy Church annually commemorates this greatest event for all Christians on September 13/26, and our church was built in memory of it. This holiday has one very interesting feature - on this day in churches consecrated in honor of the Resurrection of the Word, the service is performed as on Easter - the Easter rite, solemnly exclaiming: “Christ is risen! “Truly he is risen!” Can you imagine how unusual the Easter procession looks, led by priests in red Easter vestments with Easter candles in their hands, against the backdrop of autumn foliage! The Resurrection of the Word is a symbol of the renewal of a person’s spiritual life, marking the resurrection.

The centuries-old (starting from the 17th century) history of the temple is fascinating, mysterious and, of course, providential. The church, which survived during the Soviet period, not only was not closed, but also did not stop its prayer service in very difficult years for the entire Russian people, carrying out the spiritual mission entrusted to it by the Providence of God - to nourish Orthodox people united under the omophorion of the Russian Orthodox Church, to console earthly sorrows and help find the way to Heaven.

The temple is located in the quarter where the creative intelligentsia of the capital has always lived: the House of Composers and the House of Artists are nearby, and the Conservatory is within walking distance. Therefore, the parishioners of the Temple have always been people of art and science, writers and public figures, actors and directors. In Soviet times, in our church you could see singer Ivan Kozlovsky, actors Innokenty Smoktunovsky and Vladimir Zamansky, outstanding Russian opera singers the Pirogov brothers, theater director and actor Konstantin Stanislavsky, opera artist Sergei Migai, Soviet opera singer Antonina Nezhdanova, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. Maria Petrovna Maksakova and many other world-famous cultural and artistic figures who entered the history of our church and, in many ways, thanks to whom the church was not closed during the difficult Soviet times for the Church.

On every Sunday and holiday, the Church of the Resurrection of the Word was filled with worshipers, and on Easter night all the streets adjacent to it were filled with people standing with lit candles. There is evidence that on Easter April 15/16, 1944, there were 2,500 people in our church!

For four decades, Metropolitan Pitirim of Volokolamsk and Yuryev served in the Church of the Resurrection of the Word.

The services performed by Bishop Pitirim, then Archbishop of Volokolamsk, revealed the Bishop’s deep love for God and the Church - a love that he inherited from his priest father, from his spiritual father, the Venerable Sebastian of Karaganda, and from his mentor, His Holiness Patriarch Alexy I.

The service of Bishop Pitirim was always solemn, majestic and at the same time deeply prayerful. Many people of art and science, writers and public figures, actors and directors came to this church specifically to listen to the sermons and conversations of Metropolitan Pitirim. Many became his spiritual children. Here he led the funeral service of many prominent figures of Russian culture: Sergei Bondarchuk, Evgeny Evstigneev, Oleg Borisov and many others.

Photo of the Church of the Resurrection of the Word

Church of the Resurrection of the Word on Uspensky Vrazhek.

Patriarchal service in the church on the Assumption Vrazhek.

Bryusov Lane, temple and monument to Mstislav Rostropovich.

Current state[edit]

The temple is located in the quarter where the creative intelligentsia of the capital has always lived: the House of Composers and the House of Artists are nearby, and the Conservatory is within walking distance. Therefore, the parishioners of the Temple were people of art and science, writers and public figures, actors and directors. In Soviet times, in the church one could see singer Ivan Kozlovsky, actors Innokenty Smoktunovsky and Vladimir Zamansky, Russian opera singers the Pirogov brothers, theater director and actor Konstantin Stanislavsky, opera artist Sergei Migai, opera singer Antonina Nezhdanova, Bolshoi Theater soloist Maria Maksakova and many other cultural and artistic figures, largely thanks to whom the temple was not closed during the difficult Soviet times for the Church.

Currently, at the temple there are: children's and adult Sunday schools, photography courses, courses for studying the Church Slavonic language, etc.

Description[edit]

The building of the temple (a pillarless, single-domed quadrangle) is typical of a “street” church and is a typical example of a small townsman church of the 17th century. Its walls are completed with decorative semicircular zakomars with niches; modest window frames, corner pilasters with half-columns, a cornice with a strict profile, a columnar belt on a blind, windowless, drum of the chapter - all the architectural details of its decoration. Only the general proportions and the design of the window frames indicate that the temple was built by an outstanding and experienced architect.

From the original composition of the building, only a small double-height quadrangle of the temple and a three-part apse have survived, and the wide two-aisle refectory in the classicist style and the bell tower, adjacent to the west, were erected in 1816-1820. The once five-domed quadrangle of the temple retained the completion of the walls with a wide entablature with a belt of large kokoshniks and a cylindrical drum of the central chapter, decorated with arcature. The refectory with oval-shaped aisles is decorated on the side facades with rusticated risalits at the corners with pilaster porticoes, completed with pediments.

The opening of the old (white stone) wall of the temple was done by restorers on the southern wall of the temple.

The interior of the main temple (the height from the floor to the top of the vault is about 15 m) is illuminated by two tiers of windows. The walls and vaults are covered with oil painting, which was renewed several times, but basically preserves the composition, apparently dating back to the last third of the 19th century. The vault is decorated with stucco and painted ornaments in the style of 1870-1880. The existing white and gilded carved iconostases date back, as far as one can judge from their style, to the very end of the 19th century.

Interesting Facts

During its existence, the Resurrection Church on Bryusov Lane acquired several interesting facts. They will help you look at the Moscow Cathedral from a new perspective.

The following details are unusual:

1. Since 1620, near the Church of the Resurrection there has been a small wooden church of the Prophet Elisha. It was built in memory of the meeting of the Russian Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov with his father, Patriarch Filaret. After 16 years it was rebuilt into a stone one, and in the middle of the 19th century it was abolished. The Pokrovsky limit was moved to the Cathedral of the Resurrection of the Word and renamed Eliseevsky.
2. In the “Census Book of Moscow” for 1638 there is a mention of a “monastery” at the Church of the Resurrection, in which “beggar elders” live. We are not talking about a full-fledged monastery: in the 17th century, several cells were built near some churches, in which elderly or poor people lived.
3. Since 1972, the Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and Metropolitan of Volokolamsk and Yuryev Pitirim regularly served in the church. After his death on November 4, 2003, the Dormition took place: the coffin with the body stood there for 2 days so that those who wished could say goodbye.
4. On January 27, 1912, the wedding of Tsvetaeva and Efron took place here.
5. In 1981, a fire occurred; it was caused by a candle placed in front of the “Recovery of the Dead” icon. The icon case was badly damaged, but the image remained unharmed. Subsequently, a new frame was made for him, using jewelry donated by parishioners in gratitude - rings, earrings, chains, crosses.
6. On March 4, 1995, a funeral service for the murdered Vladislav Listyev was held in the church.

The creative intelligentsia has always lived near the church: the House of Composers and Artists and the Conservatory are located nearby. Many of its representatives (and parishioners of the temple) were later buried in the temple.

Shrines[edit]

• Icon of the Mother of God “Seeking the Lost”
  (obviously written in the 18th century and until the beginning of the 19th century was the family shrine of a Moscow family; transferred from the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Palashi, demolished in 1930.
• Rare Moscow shrines include the image of St. Spyridon of Trimifuntsky
  , the miracle worker, with part of his holy relics, as well as particles of the relics of other saints of God (on the right side of the pulpit in the main chapel, next to the image of the Savior Not Made by Hands). You can always meet pilgrims in front of it, too. Saint Spyridon, who lived in Cyprus in the 4th century, is revered as a helper to the poor and disadvantaged, deprived of shelter by hope. During his lifetime, the saint healed many sick people, so they also pray to him for healing in illness. Akathist to Saint Spyridon is performed on Tuesday evenings.
• The oldest icon of the temple is the image of St. Nicholas of Mozhaisk
  (late 16th century), located in the left aisle of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, in the icon case to the left of the pulpit. It also contains a particle of the holy relics of the merciful saint of God Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia (Nicholas the Wonderworker).
• Among other especially revered shrines, one can note the image of St.
  the prophet of God Elisha and the image of St. Elijah the Prophet with hagiographical marks - ancient icons of the 17th-18th centuries (in the right Eliseevsky chapel, to the right of the pulpit) and the image of the holy martyr Justin the Philosopher (XVII century, updated in the 19th century - in the iconostasis of the left Nikolsky chapel.

Schedule of services

As a rule, services take place in the church according to the established order, although changes are possible due to great and twelve holidays.

Important! On the eve of great holidays, the All-Night Vigil is celebrated.

How to get there[edit]

Address:

Bryusov lane, 15/2, Moscow, 125009

Directions:

metro station “Okhotny Ryad”, “Pushkinskaya”, “Tverskaya”, then walk

For questions related to the schedule of services and general questions, please contact :

+7 (495) 629-6616

For questions of faith and preparation for the sacraments (baptism, wedding, etc.), parish consultant Sergei Ivanovich daily from 12 to 18 o’clock in the church or by phone:

+7(916) 325-3644

For questions regarding the provision of material assistance, as well as those wishing to donate items for those in need, call the Social Service:

+7 (909) 922-2096 (number also available in Viber and WhatsApp)

Phone number of the priest on duty:

+7 (915) 218-7199

Email:

Information for visitors

The temple is active and open to visitors. Currently, the rector is Archpriest Nikolai Balashov.

Some general information for visitors:

1. Address of the Resurrection Church: Bryusov Lane, 15/2, building 3. It is noteworthy that the lane was previously called Bryusovsky.
2. Nearest metro stations: Okhotny Ryad, Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya stations.
3. How to get there: from any station, exit towards Tverskaya Street. Walk along Tverskaya to Bryusov Lane. The landmark is the building of the Ministry of Sciences.
4. Phone: (495) 629−6616; phone number of the priest on duty: 8−915−218−7199. The site also provides telephone numbers of people dealing with specific issues: preparation for the Sacraments, issues of repairs and donations, those in need of financial assistance.
5. Official website: vslov. ru.
6. Opening hours: 7:00–20:00, on weekends and holidays the temple opens at 6:30.
7. Schedule of services: 8:00 - Matins (confession is also performed), 18:00 - Vespers. On Sunday the schedule is different: 6:40 - hours and confession, 7:00 - early liturgy, 9:30 - confession, 9:40 - hours, 10:00 - late liturgy, 18:00 - vespers. On holidays, the schedule changes, you can find out the exact details on the website.

The Church of the Resurrection of the Word also maintains pages on social networks: Instagram, VKontakte and Facebook.

The small but elegant Church of the Resurrection of the Word in Moscow on Bryusov Lane often goes unnoticed by the public. It is located in the center of Moscow, a few minutes from the Kremlin, in a cozy and quiet corner, where the bustle of the capital does not penetrate. But its convenient location is not its only advantage. The unusual history, attractive appearance and several unique miraculous icons attract a large number of visitors.

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Celebration in the Church of St. Spyridon

Father Innocent, when did the idea of ​​bringing the relics of St. Spyridon of Trimythous to Russia from Corfu arise? Just now, at the beginning of October, the next “Russian Week” will begin, one of the organizers of which is the Danilov Monastery. When communicating with Metropolitan Nektarios, it turned out that in 1984 the Greeks were returned from the Vatican... the right hand of St. Spyridon. This, indeed, was a real miracle, since for many centuries it was unknown where it was located.