Temple of Stephen of Perm in South Butovo, Moscow. Schedule of services, history, photo, address, how to get there

Temple of Stephen of Perm today

The Temple of Stephen of Perm is located in a very picturesque place in South Butovo. 750 m south of the temple there is a metro station. “Buninskaya Alley”, and right behind it flows the small river Koryushka.

The temple is named in honor of the bishop of the Russian church Stefan of Perm. This righteous man lived at the beginning of the 14th century. and served in the Perm diocese all his life. He is the author of the work on translating ancient Permian writing into Russian.

Also, the hand of Stephen of Perm belongs to the “Holy Trinity” icon, painted after 1379. Art historians consider this icon to be an adaptation of Andrei Rublev’s “Trinity”. There are only 3 Orthodox churches in the district, which makes the Temple of Stephen of Perm an important element in the preservation and strengthening of Christianity in the south of Moscow. All of them belong to the southwestern vicariate of the Moscow diocese.

History of foundation, construction

The Temple of Stephen of Perm in South Butovo was built as part of the city program for the construction of 200 churches in the capital and its surrounding areas. The laying of the first stone took place on September 28, 2011.

Some statistics:

• The area of ​​the occupied site is 0.99 hectares.
• The total area of ​​the main building is 826.5 sq.m.
• House parable with utility block - 1389.8 sq.m.
• The total construction volume is 11890.6 sq.m.
• Construction area - 1371.9 sq.m.

At the grand opening, Patriarch Kirill, in the presence of prominent clergy and lay persons from the city government, performed the divine liturgy and the temple became open to parishioners.

Opening hours and schedule of services

The Church of the Nativity in Chernevo is open at any time of the day. The gates of the holy place are closed only at night. On the territory of the church there is a Sunday school, a center for social assistance to the needy, and church shops - so it is almost always crowded here.

Divine services are held in accordance with the church calendar of the Church of the Nativity of Christ - daily (according to the summer and winter schedule), as well as special services during Lent.

Service schedule (summer):

• every day – from 8.00 am;
• weekends – from 8.00 and from 17.00 (on Sunday from 9.00);
• on the eve of the Twelfth Holidays - all-night service from 17.00.

Service schedule (winter):

• every day – from 8.00 am;
• weekends - from 8.00 and from 17.00 (on Sunday from 6.30 and from 9.30 - early and late Liturgy);
• on the eve of the Twelfth Holidays - all-night service from 17.00.

Services at posts:

• every day - from 8.00 o'clock (on the 1st week from 17.00 o'clock - to St. A. Kritsky);
• weekends - from 8.00 and from 17.00 (on Sunday from 6.30 and from 9.30 - early and late Liturgy, from 17.00 - Passion);
• on the 3rd week. Lent - the sacrament of unction after Matins and Liturgy.

Architect, exterior decoration, architectural ensemble

The Temple of Stephen of Perm in South Butovo was built in the best traditions of modern thought, preserving traditions dating back to the times of Kievan Rus. The building has a square at its base. Its snow-white walls rise up, overlapping with arches on which rests the main onion dome in the center and 4 small domes in the corners.

Vertically elongated windows carry a Roman trace, because Christianity spread in Rus' precisely thanks to them. Only occasionally on the roof is a light green color covering the arches and contrasting with the blinding wall from the sunlight. The construction of the temple was supervised by two architects - A.V. Nadysev and V.V. Boyko.

The architectural ensemble of the temple complex includes not only the main building, but also a parable house, a church shop, various utility buildings and even a car parking lot. There is a small park within walking distance from the temple.

Architectural features of the temple

The Church of the Nativity of Christ in Chernevo is a small brick complex of two multi-tiered buildings connected by a closed passage. This is how the church was originally conceived and built, but time and neglect turned the once beautiful architectural creation into complete ruin.

The restoration of the Church of the Nativity in Chernev began according to the design of the architectural and artistic workshops of the St. Daniel Monastery in the early 90s and continues to this day.

From the very beginning, the temple was conceived as a small patrimonial church, for the prayers of a small Christian family community. In those distant times, it was not customary to build a separate bell tower (as the temple has now), so the temple itself had a tier-belfry. A separate bell tower with a covered passage was added to the temple a little later.

The Chernevsky temple was once the tallest in the entire district. It was built according to the “fashion” of the 17th century and incorporated all the characteristic features of form and decor typical of that time. Now the building has a complete architectural style, painted in a warm beige color with white crowns, arches and window openings.

Not long ago, a Sunday school appeared near the Chernevskaya Church. The building was made in the style of the main church buildings and together with them forms a complete architectural ensemble. Near the church, since the time of the existence of a village settlement here, a cemetery has been formed.

Shrines and relics

Information about the shrines of the temple is located in the table:

Temple of Stephen of Perm, Moscow. Icon of St. Stephen, Bishop of Great Perm.

Temple shrines

In the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Chernev there is a revered icon of St. Demetrius of Rostov. St. D. Rostovsky has been one of the most beloved saints in Rus' since ancient times.

Prayers to the saint help with mental deficiency or clouding, with respiratory diseases, with fever and fever. The saint heals those suffering from diseases of the musculoskeletal system, helps people possessed by demons, as well as those who are under the influence of evil spirits.

Orthodox Christians turn to the Revered Icon of D. Rostovsky, located in Chernev, with the hope of speedy healing and help, and the saint helps believers through their sincere, tearful prayers.

In the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Chernev, special services are held on the days of St. Demetrius of Rostov, which are celebrated three times a year:

1. May 23/June 5.
2. September 21/October 4.
3. October 28/November 10.

Clergy, mentors

Archpriest Vladimir Vitalievich Kovtunenko. Born in 1963. Studied at the Institute of Physics and Technology, served in the Airborne Forces. Married, father of three children. Since 1994, he changed his worldly life to a spiritual one. Since 2011, with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill, he was appointed rector of the Church of Stephen of Perm.

The regular priest of the temple is Priest Dimitry Olegovich Samsonov. He was born in 1985, graduated from the Institute of Electronics and Mathematics, and in 2013 from the Theological Seminary. Ordained since 2014

The church’s treasurer, Olga Anatolyevna Sigalaeva, also works at the temple, the Sunday school is headed by director Natalya Alekseevna Kutikova, and Irina Vyacheslavovna Kukhtinskaya is responsible for conducting catechetical services.

Butovo training ground - Russian Golgotha

On February 24, RIA Novosti held a press conference “On the 100th anniversary of the feat of the new martyrs and confessors of the Russian Church during the confiscation of church valuables.”

The conference was attended by: the rector of the Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church in Butovo, the executive secretary of the Church-Public Council under the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' for perpetuating the memory of the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church, Archpriest Kirill Kaleda; Professor of the Orthodox St. Tikhon's Humanitarian University, Candidate of Historical Sciences, priest Alexander Mazyrin; researcher at PSTGU, candidate of philosophical sciences, priest Sergius Ivanov; Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for Relations of the Church with Society and the Media V.V. Kipshidze; Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Director of the State Archives of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor S.V. Mironenko; Director of the Memorial Scientific and Educational Historian I.V. Garkavy.

Participants in the press conference spoke about the feat accomplished by the faithful children of the Church, when in 1922 the Bolsheviks, in the form of helping the hungry, attempted to rob the Church, provoke confrontation between its hierarchy and the people, setting themselves the goal of the complete destruction of the Church as a spiritual space.

In his opening speech, V.V. Kipshidze emphasized: “We remember not so much how many valuables were confiscated from the Church, but what civil division and irrepressible hatred of brothers leads to.”

S.V. Mironenko said that the state archives contain a large number of documents relating to the relationship between the authorities and the Church, including documents of the 8th Liquidation Department of the People's Commissariat of Justice, so named because it was tasked with the liquidation of the Church. These documents testify to the deliberate persecution of the Church by the Bolshevik authorities and repressions against the clergy. Many of these documents have found their researchers, but there is a large volume of documents that need to be examined.

Priest Alexander Mazyrin said that the main task of the authorities was not to help the hungry, but to fight the Church. This thesis was convincingly proven by priest Sergius Ivanov, who for many years has been studying documents on the history of persecutions associated with the processes of confiscation of church values. Citing specific documented figures, Father Sergius showed that not a single penny received by the state as a result of these processes was spent on helping the hungry.

I.V. Garkavy in his speech quoted the words of V.I. Lenin from his letter to members of the Politburo, written during this anti-church campaign: “The more representatives of the reactionary clergy... we manage to shoot on this occasion, the better.”

Archpriest Kirill Kaleda told the audience about the events that, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', are planned to be held in the coming year in memory of this page in the history of the Russian Church.

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Social work, everyday life

The parish of the temple works closely with the Khatunsky boarding school for the elderly and disabled. Most of the people living there are single people who have lost contact with relatives. The clergy of the temple provides social, psychological and other assistance to these people.

The archpriest of the church is working to create a team of volunteers to help low-income families, participate in charity events and simply do good deeds. To join the squad, you can fill out an application online and contact them directly. Homeless people in need of treatment or sanitation, as well as those who, for one reason or another, find themselves without documents, can turn to the temple for help.

There is also a youth ministry on the temple grounds. The clergy of the temple is trying to rally young people around them in the form of a church community that would become a second family.

It carries out the following activities:

1. educational work;
2. missionary service;
3. social service;
4. all possible assistance during worship;
5. classes with Sunday school students;
6. economic obediences in the parish.

Among young people there are two age groups: 19-21 years old and 29-31 years old. Working at the temple, young people absorb the knowledge of true worldly and spiritual values, see the necessary guidelines and receive support from the clergy, allowing them to reveal the inner potential of each person.

Daily life of the temple

The Church of the Nativity of Christ in Chernev is very active in social, civil and spiritual areas. The church runs a Sunday school for children and adults, and there is also a social volunteer service.

The ministers of the Chernevskaya Church invite everyone to take an active part in their daily charitable activities and work closely with government organizations to provide assistance to the population.

Social service of the Church of the Nativity in Chernev

This service is held in the temple every day from 10.00 to 18.00.

The social support service at the Church of the Nativity in Chernev helps everyone in need:

• pensioners and lonely old people;
• disabled people, wheelchair users;
• non-ambulatory sick people;
• large families;
• low-income families.

The church constantly provides patronage and volunteer work, spiritual and social support to people who find themselves in difficult life situations:

• caring for bedridden and seriously ill people;
• church services (nurturing) at home (unction, communion, reading special prayers);
• Volunteer help in the home;
• collecting used items from parishioners and distributing them to all those in need.

Sunday school of the temple in Chernev

At the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Chernev there is a Sunday theological school for children and adults.

School opening hours:

• classes for children (younger group, from 5 to 12 years of age) – every Saturday from 10.00 a.m.;
• classes for older children and adults (senior group, from 13 years old and adults) – every Sunday from 12.00.

In the Sunday school of the temple, they not only study the Bible, in addition, the school prepares numerous exhibitions of the works of its students - painting and drawing, a soft toy, a doll, small crafts, knitting and weaving. Fairs are regularly held here, to which all residents of the Butovo microdistrict are invited.

Sunday School

Since the day of its foundation, the church has had a Sunday school located in the house of the parable. Main classes are held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bright, well-equipped classrooms, a spacious assembly hall, a dining room and a library - everything here is created so that children can gain new knowledge every day.

The school is designed for 100 students, 17 teachers work here, who, in addition to subjects, also lead creative clubs.

The main subject is the Law of God, schoolchildren receive in-depth knowledge of church literature and the Old Church Slavonic language. There are also music classes, a developmental program “Synthesis” and a creativity lesson. During breaks between classes, students eat meals.

At clubs and sections, school students can receive additional education in piano, flute or six-string guitar, learn vocals or art, develop public speaking, gain crocheting and knitting skills, or engage in cutting and sewing. There is a theater studio "Blue Bird".

In addition to classes, the school conducts:

• Reading reports and presentations.
• Quizzes.
• Musical and literary evenings.
• Scientific and educational conferences.
• Pilgrimage trips and excursions.
• Fairs of creative works.

Interesting Facts

It is noteworthy that Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church took a direct part in the consecration of the temple. On October 1, 2013, Bishop Theophylact of Dmitrov performed the rite of minor consecration of the temple.

The church has a circle “The Basics of Orthodoxy”, where people who show interest in the Christian faith can get acquainted with the Church Sacraments, chat on biblical topics, learn about the Dogmas of Theology and Liturgics, and also get acquainted with the exploits of faith of the Russian new martyrs.

The church welcomes people who, due to some circumstances, have renounced the Orthodox faith, but over time have changed their minds and want to return to the fold of the Orthodox Church.

The temple has its own personal website: svt-stefan_ru. The information on it is constantly updated, allowing you to monitor the life and activities of the temple. The clergy leads a group on VKontakte, where they introduce the owners of pages on this social network with news in the life of the temple.

Story

The history of the Chernevsky Church of the Paraskeva-Pyatnitsky Deanery began back in 1683, when a small wooden church was built on a vacant lot in the town of Vyshneye Chernevo. Throughout its existence, the church has undergone ups and downs, there have been moments of amazing prosperity and bitter periods of complete desolation and ruin.

Where is it located, what is in the surrounding area, how to get there

To get to the temple by car, you need to leave the Moscow Ring Road for 35 km and end up on Polyany Street. Following the road in the forward direction, you will need to turn at the intersection with Academician Semenov Street, where the temple is located in building No. 3. Not far from the temple there is a bus stop “Bartenevskaya Street”.

From the Yasenevo metro station there is bus route No. 165, from the metro station. “Dmitry Donskoy Boulevard” bus number 94. Also from the Butovo railway station there is bus No. 629 to the station. "Bartenevskaya street, house 57." If you take the metro, then from the station. “Buninskaya Alley” the building can be reached within 10 minutes, because it is within walking distance - walk in a straight line for just under 1 km.

Finding the place is easy: it is located near the intersection of Buninskaya Al. and st. Academician Semenov. Nearby there are high-rise residential buildings, a clinic and a small park.

Information for pilgrims

There are 3 hotels within walking distance from the temple - “Julia”, “Buninskaya Alley Clock” and “Voyage”. The daily cost of living in the rooms of these hotels varies from 1800 to 2000 rubles. You cannot stay overnight in the temple, although such issues can be resolved individually. You can visit the temple for pilgrims during its opening hours.

In the church shop at the temple you can buy blessed candles, icons and church utensils. The Church of Stephen of Perm is always happy to receive parishioners. The mentors welcome everyone - both those who live in South Butovo and Orthodox Christians from other parts of the world.

Author: Mikhail Pushkarev

Where is the Church of the Nativity in Chernev?

The Chernevsky Church of the Nativity is located in the southwest of Moscow, in the town of Yuzhnoye Butovo (Buninskaya Alleya metro station). Previously, this place was a suburb of the capital; the village of Vyshneye Chernevo was located here. Today this is one of the most beautiful areas of the city, with a fully formed architectural ensemble of new buildings and developed social infrastructure.

Chernevsky Nativity Church is a wonderful addition to the existing architectural image of the microdistrict and a place of pilgrimage for many, many believers.