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Russia, St. Petersburg, Lakhtinskaya street, 17
Saint Petersburg
Russia
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Church in the name of St. Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg
- Orthodox church on Lakhtinskaya Street in St. Petersburg. The temple was built on the site where the house stood in which Blessed Ksenia of Petersburg lived with her husband.
History[edit]
They decided to build a temple on Lakhtinskaya Street in the early 2000s. The initiator was the society of disabled people of the Petrograd region. With the blessing of the ruling bishop, the parish was headed by the full-time cleric of St. Andrew's Cathedral on Vasilyevsky Island, Archpriest Konstantin Gultyaev. The construction of the temple from its foundation to its consecration was carried out directly through the efforts of Father Konstantin. The parish was supported by caring people who were ready to donate their money to a charitable cause. Special thanks must be expressed to the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, Vyacheslav Serafimovich Makarov, who shows great attention to the life of the temple, and the founder of the group and foundation “Creating the World,” philanthropist Vyacheslav Adamovich Zarenkov. They showed themselves to be real Russian ascetics. Without their efforts, the church might have turned into a long-term construction project.
According to the project of the architectural studio of Gennady Fomichev, the two-story Church of St. Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg is the only one in the city.
It was supposed to be built by 2010. However, for various reasons, work stopped.
Construction proceeded in several stages: the zero cycle began in 2009, then stopped, then the construction of the frame. Finishing work began in 2016. We worked collectively, and therefore there is no single author of the interior project. Artists, art historians, icon painters, woodcarvers, architects, mosaic artists, the general contractor headed by Alexander Machkhelyan, the curator of the selection of interior solutions Ekaterina Kuznetsova - all these people probably appeared thanks to the patroness of the temple.
The painting was done by the studio of the artist Alexander Prostev, the mosaics and stained glass windows were the work of the Taurus workshop, the team of Alexander Sas worked on the iconostasis, the design of the refectory was led by Roman Andryushkin, the chandelier was the brainchild of the Restorer workshop.
PMRO "Parish of the Church of St. Blessed Xenia" was registered in 2002. Its founders include 14 people, including the current honorary rector of the church, Archpriest Konstantin Gultyaev, and the head of the Foundation of St. Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, Valery Abramkin.
The initial design of the church was developed by the architect of JSC LenNIIproekt Boris Bogdanovich. He proposed a structure of a square volume with rectangular windows, which was uncharacteristic for the architecture of the Petrograd side.
“It is in this church and in this place that such an icon of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg could appear. The iconography is unique: the saint’s clothes highlight elements of the man’s uniform that her husband once wore. This is exactly how the saint walked along this very street.” (Dmitry Mironenko, icon painter.)
Church, Temple, Cathedral
Without information, Orthodox people confuse these concepts: they call a chapel, a temple, a cathedral as a church. However, these are different services.
Chapel
A very small building with one dome, no altar. In some chapels, for example, in the Chapel of St. Xenia at the Smolensk Cemetery, services are held throughout the day every 15-20 minutes.
Church
Typically a small building. Translated from Greek it means “House of the Lord.” The first churches were simply a house in which services were held.
Currently, it has no more than three domes, an altar, one serving priest, one liturgy per day, one limit, and modest decoration. In addition, she often forms a community of regular parishioners who participated in her life.
Temple
A large fundamental structure with three or more domes with crosses. A large temple may have several altars and chapels in the name of a saint. The chapel also has a dome with a cross.
Cathedral
The main temple in a city or monastery. It has several altars, there is a rector, and the liturgy is performed by bishops, patriarchs or archbishops.
Metro + walk
The chapel is located near the Vasileostrovskaya and Primorskaya metro stations. You can walk from the first one in about 30 minutes. You need to walk along Sredny Avenue V.O., then turn right on the 14th and 15th lines of V.O. Go through the garden of Vera Slutskaya, then between the houses and exit on the 16th and 17th lines of V.O. After walking a little forward, turn left onto Maly Prospekt V.O. Walk along it until you see the entrance to the Smolensk cemetery on the right, you should go there. You need to go straight all the time, somewhere in the center of the cemetery, turning left, you will see a chapel. If you see the Smolensk Church in the distance, then you have passed by Ksenia, go back a little and turn left. To avoid getting lost, carefully look at the map below.
Route from metro station Vasileostrovskaya to the chapel of Xenia of St. Petersburg. Source: www.google.com
Route from metro station Vasileostrovskaya to the chapel of Xenia of Petersburg along the cemetery. Source: www.google.com
From the Primorskaya metro station the walk is a little shorter, about 25 minutes. You need to cross the Smolenka River and move along the street. Berenga. You will have to walk along it for about 10 minutes, then you will see the entrance to the Smolensk cemetery, it will be on the left. Next, go left all the time and then turn left two more times. The Chapel of Xenia the Blessed is located near Trinity.
Route from metro station Primorskaya to the Chapel of Xenia of Petersburg. Source: www.google.com
Interesting facts and legends
Most often, women and girls come to Ksenia with their requests and prayers. It is believed that Ksenia is the patroness of the female half of humanity.
There are a lot of legends and even confirmed facts that Ksenia helps those who ask her, some of them are known for certain:
- There is a legend that once Ksenia even acted as a matchmaker. And it’s impossible to say for sure who she pitied more, the widower or the young girl. But one night the Blessed One appeared to a girl of marriageable age and asked her for tea. And after she drank tea, she advised the girl to go urgently to the Smolensk cemetery, where her betrothed husband was burying her. The girl understood little of what was said, but went to the cemetery and met there a widowed man, whom she later married and lived many happy years.
- There is a custom of leaving small notes for Saint Xenia. This tradition dates back to the times of the Soviet Union, when the entrance to the temple was completely closed to any person. But people believed so much that the Holy Blessed One would hear them that they came up with a way to communicate with her through notes. The laity left notes in the wall of the fence, hoping that the Saint would hear them and help, which she did.
- Currently, this tradition continues to be observed, only a special box has been hung for notes, into which everyone can put their request, stated on paper.
- During the life of Blessed Xenia and after her death, many miracles occurred, which many believe were performed by this woman. There is evidence that in the distant past it was Ksenia who was able to save the estate from a fire. The mistress of the estate read a prayer to Ksenia at night, and at night she had a dream that the Blessed One was watering the land around the estate. In the morning it turned out that unknown people had set fire to the barn at night, but by some miracle the fire did not spread to other buildings.
- During the siege of Leningrad this amazing story happened. The woman was pushed out of the line for bread and was not allowed to return to it, citing the fact that she did not stand there. But then suddenly, out of nowhere, an old woman appeared in a snow-white headscarf, who stood up for the woman and said that she was standing exactly in front of her and her place was much closer to the counter. As a result, it was this woman who ran out of bread, and no one noticed where the old woman in the white scarf had gone. And only years later, when a woman from the queue heard about Blessed Xenia, she realized that at that difficult time it was she who helped her.
- There is a legend that Saint Xenia also saved Alexander 3 from typhus. The mother of the future king was brought a handful of earth from the grave of Xenia, and she put it in bed with her sick son. At night, the empress dreamed of Xenia, who said that the future king would recover and the empress would give birth to a daughter.
- There is another amazing story that happened quite recently, or rather during the Chechen war. The mother of one of the soldiers came to the checkpoint and asked him to go with her to the field to be alone for a while. After they returned, it turned out that it was at that time that the checkpoint was attacked and everyone died. The mother went home, and when the soldier returned, it turned out that his mother had not gone anywhere, but was praying, calling on Xenia the Blessed to protect her son.
There are also a lot of recorded facts that indicate that it is Ksenia who helps in making successful marriages and helps in conception. Many sick people recovered after reading the prayer to the Saint and the akathist.
Metro + transport
If it’s difficult to walk for a long time, you can get there from the same metro stations by buses, trolleybuses or minibuses.
The most convenient way to get to the chapel is by minibus No. k249a; it goes from Vasileostrovskaya directly to the Smolensk cemetery. At the same time, it costs less than all other options, 34 rubles. instead of 40 rub.
Route from metro station Vasileostrovskaya to the chapel of Xenia of St. Petersburg by minibus No. k249a. Source: wikiroutes.info
From Primorskaya you can get to the Smolensk cemetery by buses No. 41, No. 42 and No. 47, minibus No. k186 and No. 32. But to get to the chapel you will still have to walk from 7 minutes from the Kamskaya Street stop to 10 minutes from the 24th and 25th lines of V.O. By bus No. 41 and No. 42, as well as minibus No. k186, you need to get to Kamskaya Street.
Walking route from the Kamskaya Street stop to the chapel. Source: yandex.ru
If you take No. 47 or No. 32 you will walk a little further, it is best to get off at the stops 24th and 25th lines of V.O. Bus No. 100 and trolleybus No. 9 also stop there. The first one departs from the Admiralteyskaya metro station, passing by Primorskaya, and ends its path on the street. Shipbuilders. The second one departs from Ordinarnaya Street and passes by the Sportivnaya metro station. Its terminal is in the same place as bus number 100.
Route from metro station Primorskaya to the Chapel of Xenia of Petersburg by bus. Source: www.google.com
From Vasileostrovskaya metro station you can also take buses No. 47 or No. 100, as well as from Primorskaya. Both stop near the cemetery at stops 24th and 25th lines V.O.
Route from stop 24th and 25th line V.O. to the chapel. Source: www.google.com
Also from this station you can get to the chapel by bus No. 41, getting off at Maly Prospekt V.O. or Kamskaya street. The closest stop to the metro station is Sredny Prospekt V.O.
Route from metro station Vasileostrovskaya to the Chapel of Xenia of St. Petersburg by bus. Source: www.google.com
Architecture
Many Orthodox pilgrims come to visit the Chapel of Blessed Xenia and the Smolensk Church, which a woman helped to build with every brick she brought.
The church has harmonious proportions of early Russian classicism. The rectangular building is decorated with one round drum in the Byzantine style, and a two-story bell tower adjoins it. The building is a modest architectural image with a simple appearance and sparing of details.
In the mid-nineteenth century, the artist Vasiliev painted the dome part of the temple. Near the church, on the grave of the Blessed One, a building in the neo-Russian style was erected, which is crowned with a low tent.
Shrines
The Temple of Xenia of Petersburg in St. Petersburg is not only a place where locals and visitors come to pray, but also a place where the relics of the Saint are located. The relics are located under a snow-white marble sarcophagus. It is freely accessible. After standing in line, you can kiss the sarcophagus and ask for mercy.
Often they bring flowers to the relics, light candles and pray. Only true faith and a request with a pure heart will help the one who venerated the relics of the Saint.
After venerating the relics and saying a prayer and request, when the answer has been received and the Saint has helped in what was asked of her, it is very important to return to the temple again to thank her. To do this, it will be enough to simply say words of gratitude from the bottom of your heart.
It is believed that the relics of Saint Xenia have not been found to this day. Many believers from St. Petersburg believe that the shrine needs to be opened and its particles sent to many cities in Russia, so that everyone who wants to seek help has such an opportunity.
Ksenia helps everyone, without exception, if you turn to her with an open heart.
She helps:
- come to faith;
- To find a job;
- overcome even the most serious illness;
- arrange family life.
For a saint, there are no unimportant requests; you can turn to her with prayer in any situation and you will definitely find a way out.
