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The Trinity Cathedral sets the tone for the entire architectural appearance of Podolsk. The temple rises on a hill, not far from the Pakhra embankment, and can be seen from almost anywhere in the city. Built in the first half of the 19th century, it immediately became the culmination of the city's panorama. But its favorable location and majestic architectural appearance are only external attributes; its religious function is much more remarkable. During the difficult times of Soviet power for the Orthodox Church, this temple did not stop regular services and was the only city cathedral functioning in the Moscow region. In the 90s In the 20th century, a Sunday school was opened there - one of the largest in the region. So the Trinity Cathedral can rightfully be considered the main religious shrine not only of Podolsk, but of the entire Moscow region.
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For many years, the Trinity Cathedral in Podolsk gave people faith and hope.
In 1860, the Moscow Metropolitan appointed Nikolai Kosminkov, a graduate of the Moscow Theological Seminary, as the priest of the cathedral. For more than thirty years he served in the Trinity Cathedral of Podolsk. During his work in the temple, the building was put in proper order. Trees were planted around and the wooden fence was replaced with stone.
In 1886, a headman was elected - merchant N. Kanonykin. He started insulating the church. He also built a new iconostasis with precious vestments. A few years later the refectory was renovated. Its walls were painted with sacred images, iconostases appeared, and church utensils were purchased.
The Trinity Cathedral of the city of Podolsk endured all the trials during the times of theomachism and survived.
Schedule of services
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FEBRUARY MARCH
| FEBRUARY 6 WEDNESDAY | BLESSED XENIA OF PETERSBURG | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 7 THURSDAY | ICONS OF THE VIRGIN “QUIZE MY SORRY” (THARNAL FEAST) | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 8 FRIDAY | PRPP. XENOPHON AND MARY AND THEIR CHILDREN | 8:00 LITURGY, |
| FEBRUARY 9TH SATURDAY | ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM | 8:00 LITURGY, REFUGEAL SERVICE, PRAYER FOR THE SICK 17:00 EVENING VIgil |
| FEBRUARY 10 SUNDAY | CATHEDRAL OF NOVOMCHCH. AND CONFESSION. RUSSIAN CHURCH | 6:30 LITURGY, PRAYER 9:00 LITURGY |
| 11 FEBRUARY MONDAY | SSHMCH. IGNATIUS THE GOD-BEARER; CATHEDRAL OF KOMI AND EKATERINBURG. SAINTS | 8:00 LITURGY |
| 12TH OF FEBRUARY TUESDAY | COUNCIL OF UNIVERSAL TEACHERS AND HIERIES | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 13 WEDNESDAY | MCHCH. KIRA AND JOHNNA | 8:00 LITURGY |
| THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY THURSDAY | MC. PERPETUA | 8:00 LITURGY 17:00 ALL-NIGHT VIgil |
| FEBRUARY, 15 FRIDAY | THE MEETING OF THE LORD | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 16 SATURDAY | EQUAL TO THE Apostles NICHOLAS OF JAPANESE | 8:00 LITURGY, REFUGEAL SERVICE, PRAYER FOR THE SICK 17:00 EVENING VIgil |
| FEBRUARY 17 SUNDAY | THE WEEK ABOUT THE COLLECTOR AND THE PHARISEE | 6:30 LITURGY, PRAYER 9:00 LITURGY |
| 18TH OF FEBUARY MONDAY | SVT. THEODOSIA, ARCHBISH. CHERNIGOVSKY | 8:00LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 19 TUESDAY | PRP. VUKOLA, EP. SMYRNOSGO | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 20TH WEDNESDAY | PRP. PARTHENIA, EP. LAMPSAKIAN. | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 21 THURSDAY | VMC. THEODORA STRATILATE | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 22 FRIDAY | SVT. INNOCENTIA, EP. IRKUTSK; HOLY PATRIARCH TIKHON | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 23 SATURDAY | SSHMCH. CHARALAMPIA AND SIMILAR | 8:00 LITURGY, REFUGEAL SERVICE, PRAYER FOR THE SICK 17:00 EVENING VIgil |
| 24 FEBRUARY SUNDAY | PRP. DMITRY PRILUTSKY | 6:30 LITURGY, PRAYER 9:00 LITURGY |
| 25 FEBRUARY MONDAY | IVERIAN ICON OF THE VIRGIN; SVT. MITR. ALEXIA | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 26 TUESDAY | SVT. SERAPHIM, ARCHBISH. BOGUCHARSKY | 8:00 LITURGY |
| FEBRUARY 27 WEDNESDAY | EQUALS. KIRILL, SLOVENIAN TEACHER | 8:00 LITURGY |
| 28TH OF FEBRUARY THURSDAY | APOSTLE FROM 70 ONISIM | 8:00 LITURGY |
| MARCH 1 FRIDAY | SVT. MOSCOW MAKARIY | 8:00 LITURGY 17:00 FUNERAL SERVICE |
| 2ND OF MARCH SATURDAY | VELENSKY PARENTS SATURDAY | 6:30 LITURGY, REFUGEAL SERVICE 9:00 LITURGY, REFUGEAL SERVICE 17:00 EVENING VIgil |
| MARCH, 3RD SUNDAY | THE WEEK OF THE LAST JUDGMENT | 6:30 LITURGY, PRAYER 9:00 LITURGY |
| MARCH 4 MONDAY | APP. FROM THE 70 ARCHIPPUS AND PHILEMON | 8:00 LITURGY |
| 5TH OF MARCH TUESDAY | SVT. LION, EP. CATAN | 8:00 LITURGY |
| MARCH, 6 WEDNESDAY | PRP. TIMOTHY IN SYMBOLECH | 8:00 Lenten WORSHIP (NO LITURGY) |
| MARCH 7 THURSDAY | BLZH. MATRONS OF MOSCOW (MOVED FROM FRIDAY) | 8:00 LITURGY |
| MARCH 8 FRIDAY | SSHMCH. POLYCARPUS OF SMYRNA | 8:00 Lenten WORSHIP (NO LITURGY) |
| 9TH OF MARCH SATURDAY | 1 AND 2 DISCOVERY OF THE CHAPTER OF JOHN THE BAPTIST | 8:00 LITURGY, REFUGEAL SERVICE, PRAYER FOR THE SICK 17:00 EVENING VIgil |
| 10TH OF MARCH SUNDAY | CHEESE WEEK. FORGIVENESS SUNDAY | 6:30 LITURGY, PRAYER 9:00 LITURGY 17:00 VESPERS, RITE OF FORGIVENESS |
A real miracle
In 1866, a cholera epidemic raged in Podolsk. Father Nikolai was not afraid to catch the infection, he was the first to go to the homes of the sick and began to give them communion. This action showed the people that he was a true shepherd, zealous and true. In those difficult days, an icon of the Jerusalem Mother of God was brought from Bronnitsa. Her image was surrounded by a religious procession around the city and the epidemic stopped. For getting rid of the disease, they purchased a copy of the icon for the cathedral. Prayers were performed before her in memory of her intercession during illness.
Since 1991, a Sunday school has been opened at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Podolsk. This is one of the largest schools in the Moscow diocese, attended by more than two hundred students. In it, every Christian can strengthen his faith and also develop parish life.
Schedule of services for Easter in churches of the Podolsk deanery
Trinity Cathedral of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery
1. Cyril and Methodius Church (Podolsk, Teplichnaya St., 1) - the night Easter service will begin at 23:30. There will be no liturgy in the morning. In the evening 17.00 - Golden Vespers. 2. All Saints Church (Klimovskoye City Cemetery, p. 1) - April 30, confession begins at 10 p.m.; service starts at 23.00; Procession of the Cross, Easter Matins and Liturgy at 24.00; Golden Vespers at 15-30. 3. St. Andrew's Church (Fedyukovo village, Stroiteley St., building 1) - night Easter service will begin at 23.30, on Sunday golden vespers at 15.00.
Trinity Cathedral in PodolskOn-line broadcast of services
Photo: podolsk-sobor.ru
4. Trinity Cathedral (Podolsk, Cathedral Square, 3a) - April 30, 23.00 - Easter Midnight Office. May 1 00.00 - procession, matins, liturgy. At 6.30 - early liturgy 9.30 - late liturgy 17.00 - golden vespers. 5. Znamensky Church (Dubrovitsy village) - 00-17.00 consecration of Easter cakes, 22.00 reading of the Acts of the Holy Apostles, 23.00 Easter Midnight Office, 0.00 religious procession. Matins. early liturgy, 9.00 late liturgy, 17.00 Easter vespers. 6. Church of the Hieromartyr Sergius of Podolsk (Klimovsk, Simferopolskaya St., 43) April 30 at 24:00 night Easter service, May 1 8:30 liturgy, May 1 17:00 golden vespers. 7. St. Nicholas Church (village Strelkovo, 1b) - April 30 at 9-00 - liturgy, blessing of Easter cakes until 17-00, confession at 21-00, beginning of Easter service at 23-00, May 1 at 14-00 Easter Vespers. 8. St. George Church (Podolsk, B. Serpukhovskaya St., 93) - April 30 at 23.30 - midnight office, May 1 at 00.00 procession, matins. Liturgy. May 1 at 9.00 - second liturgy. 9. Church of the Resurrection (Podolsk, Krasnaya St., 24) - April 30 liturgy at 07.30, from 11.00 to 19.00 consecration of Easter cakes and eggs, at 23.00 the beginning of the Easter service, on May 1 divine liturgy at 08.00, vespers at 17.00. 10. Church of the Great Martyr Panteleimon (Lvovsky village, Zheleznodorozhnaya str., 17) - April 30 at 21.00 - 23.30 - confession, at 23.30 - midnight office, at 24.00 procession, matins, divine liturgy. May 1 at 16.00 – Golden Vespers. 11. Church of the Hieromartyr Nicholas (Podolsk, Lenin Ave., 2b) – Easter service on April 30 at 11:30 p.m., Vespers on May 1 at 3:00 p.m. 12. Spassky Church (Nikulino village) – April 30, consecration of Easter cakes until 15.00, Easter service at 23.00. 13. Trinity Church (village Koledino, 61a) - Easter service on April 30 at 24.00, May 1 at 10.00 - mass. 14. Elias Church (village Lemeshovo) – April 30 from 11.00 to 16.00 consecration of Easter cakes, Easter service begins at 22.30, Vespers on May 1 at 15.00. 15. Church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Valishchevo village) – the beginning of the Easter service at 23.30. 16. Church of the Hieromartyr Alexander Podolsky (Podolsk, Pochtovaya St., no.
Saints of the Cathedral
The Trinity Cathedral has its own shrines. These include the icon of the Jerusalem Mother of God, which began to be venerated in 1866. There are two reliquaries in which particles of 140 saints are stored. On the days of their memory, polyeleos services are performed. There are icons of Peter and the new martyrs of Podolsk.
In 2004, newly painted icons of the Inexhaustible Chalice and the Cathedral of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia were installed in golden icon cases.
Trinity Cathedral, Podolsk (1819)
| Patronal holiday Holy Trinity (transitionable) Abbot Archpriest Alexander Vladimirovich Ganaba, 1956 Side chapels Dormition of the Mother of God (August 28) of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (July 12) Address MO, Podolsk, Cathedral Square. d. 3a Telephone +7, Official website podolsk-sobor.ru |
About the temple
The history of the Trinity Cathedral of Podolsk began in August 1818, when the townspeople turned to the Archbishop of Moscow and Kolomna Augustine (Vinogradsky) with a request for the construction of a new temple: “... they unanimously decided to build a stone church again, a huge building, inside the city itself, on Red Square, in the name of the Life-Giving Trinity, with chapels: on the right side - in the name of the Dormition of the Mother of God, and on the left - in the name of the holy apostles Peter and Paul, on which there is quite enough area for the construction of a new church and the construction of houses of land for the clergy and clergy.” The pious Podol residents wanted the cathedral to be built in honor of the victory of the Russian people in the Patriotic War of 1812. The architect Osip Ivanovich Bove worked on the creation of the project for the new temple. On October 31, 1818, Archbishop Augustine signed the charter created by the temple. In June 1819, Metropolitan Seraphim (Glagolevsky) of Moscow and Kolomna was presented with a revised draft of the church. In the summer we started construction: laid the foundation and erected walls to the level of the windows. The work was carried out by local craftsmen, merchant Vasily Semenovich Streltsov. According to the contract concluded with him, the construction was planned to be completed no later than 1822, and the cost of all work, not counting materials, was 24,050 rubles.
Already in 1820, the available funds to continue construction were not enough and a collection of donations was started. For this purpose, a wooden chapel was erected near the temple under construction, on the square at the Bolshaya Serpukhov Road, which was replaced by a stone one in 1847; At the same time, stone one-story trading shops were built on church land. Despite the fact that fundraising continued in subsequent years, in 1824 the church was still not completed: “...it was completely finished, covered with iron, but all that remained was to put the domes on it, attach the porch, lay the floor and tickle the inside, the bell towers one first tier is folded.” Only on September 8, 1825, the chapel of the Dormition of the Mother of God was consecrated. By this time, the wooden iconostasis of the chapel was painted white, and the columns and carvings were gilded. The work was still far from being completed; The bells were temporarily hung on stone pillars located nearby. In 1827, the construction of the temple came to an end, but the interior decoration and completion of the bell tower remained a matter of the future. The parish's debt then amounted to 12,000 rubles. By 1831, the iconostasis of the central chapel was made; The consecration of the main (Trinity) altar took place in 1832.
Trinity Cathedral belongs to the architectural monuments of the Empire style. The building consists of a main quadrangle and an altar apse, a rectangular refectory and a bell tower attached to it. The central rotunda, rising above the main volume, is cut through by small arched windows and completed with a hemispherical dome with a dome and a cross. The small drums standing at the corners of the quadrangle also have heads with crosses. On the northern and southern sides of the quadrangle there are two Tuscan four-column porticoes ending in a pediment. The altar semicircular apse is dissected by flat pilasters. A stucco frieze encircles the entire building. There are picturesque images on the facades.
The three-tier bell tower has richer stucco decoration. Its lower tier is decorated on the north and south with three-column porticoes of the Tuscan order with pediments, and on the west - with four columns. Each of the four sides of the second tier is decorated with two columns. The third tier, separated from the second by a molded cornice, is decorated on four sides with columns of the Ionic order, above which there is a molded frieze, a cornice and a pediment with a tympanum. The bell tower ends with a dome with a dome.
The walls of the cathedral are made of brick; the base, columns and decorative elements of the facades are white stone.
Inside, the refectory is divided by six pillars, the spaces between which are covered with cross vaults. An arched opening connects the refectory with the main part of the temple. The ceiling of the altar apse is flat. The walls inside are decorated with oil paintings.
In 1866, cholera raged in Podolsk and the district. With the blessing of Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna Philaret (Drozdov), the Jerusalem Icon of the Mother of God was brought from Bronnitsy. The residents of Podolsk fervently prayed to the Most Holy Theotokos in front of this image, and the terrible epidemic stopped. In 1868, a copy of the icon was made for the Trinity Cathedral, which has survived to this day. During the celebrations dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the deliverance of Podolsk from cholera, two banners with the inscription: “From the residents of the city of Podolsk” were donated to the cathedral.
In August 1882, Trinity Cathedral was prepared for a new consecration after renovations carried out in it. The silver vestments and iconostasis were gilded, and the wall paintings, made by the Moscow artist Varlaam, were renewed. The consecration of the temple was performed by Bishop Alexy (Lavrov-Platonov) of Mozhaisk.
In 1884, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky attended the service at Trinity Cathedral. He was delighted by the harmonious singing of the choir, which consisted of local singers (the choir was led by P. D. Volkov): “A very good church, very decent singing and service.”
On November 22, 1897, the Moscow Spiritual Consistory issued a decree on the opening of a parochial school at the Trinity Church in Podolsk. Construction began in the summer of next year. On September 1, 1898, classes began. Thus, the long-standing dream of the clergy and parishioners came true: now children from poor families had the opportunity to receive an education. The school became widely known in the Moscow diocese. Congresses of teachers of parochial schools were held several times in Podolsk. In the post-revolutionary period, the school building was requisitioned; only in the early 1990s. it was returned to Trinity Cathedral. It now houses Sunday school classrooms. In the same building there is a baptismal church, consecrated in the name of the Hieromartyr Vladimir (Epiphany), Metropolitan of Kyiv and Galicia. In this church they not only baptize, but also hold services for disabled children with developmental disabilities.
On October 31, 1914, Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna visited the Holy Trinity Cathedral. The rector, priest Sergius Levkievsky, addressed her with a welcoming speech. Having venerated the revered Jerusalem image of the Mother of God and the icon of the apostles Peter and Paul, the princess went to the infirmaries at the city government and hospital. Later, at the zemstvo government, Elisaveta Fedorovna headed a meeting of the committee to provide assistance to the families of those called up for war and left Podolsk at 8 pm.
On August 12-13, 1921, Podolsk residents welcomed Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Tikhon (Bellavin) in their city. He celebrated the all-night vigil and Divine Liturgy at Trinity Cathedral. Unfortunately, there is no detailed information about this event. Only a brief entry about the visit to Podolsk has been preserved in the saint’s liturgical diary and a letter from the authorized representative of the VI department of the IBSC M. M. Shmelev to the deputy head of the IBSC SO U. I. Pyukenen, which said: “... with permission for him [the patriarch] to leave Moscow, as recently in Podolsk [k], such an arrest, without giving anything to the matter at all, without becoming a measure of suppression of anything on Tikhon’s part, only gives him and all those who honor him the right and reason to consider Tikhon suffering, oppressed for the Orthodox faith, etc. .
On April 4, 1922, valuables were confiscated from the cathedral. More than 3 pounds of silver were exported.
In 1927, permission was received to build a wooden gatehouse, which can still be seen next to the temple.
In the late 1920s-1930s. Priest Peter Vorona, who was canonized in 2000, served in the Trinity Cathedral.
Since 1930, the Holy Trinity Cathedral has become the only functioning temple in Podolsk. Already in 1935, a decision was made to develop the territory adjacent to the cathedral. The work was carried out in the post-war period; tall buildings obscured the temple on both sides.
Between October 1982 and June 1984, restoration of the frescoes inside the cathedral was carried out. It was found that during previous updates the coloring and construction of some plots were greatly changed. For example, on the western wall under the Epiphany stage, restorers discovered the Transfiguration. The background color in all medallions was originally gold. The compositions placed on the vaults had an “ornamental gilded frame.” The picturesque decoration of the window openings was completely rewritten, and the “towels” in the style of the 17th century in the basement of the walls appeared only during the last restoration. All later entries from the frescoes were removed.
On September 9, 2001, Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II (Ridiger) visited the Trinity Cathedral.
In 1991, a Sunday school opened its doors at the cathedral, which helps people striving for faith, especially children, to become conscious Christians. Studying at school has a beneficial effect on the spiritual and moral atmosphere in students’ families and helps bridge the gap between the Church and society.
In 2002, the Orthodox youth organization “Protos” was created on the basis of a Sunday school.
In September 2005, the relics of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious were brought to the cathedral for veneration.
Over the past few years, a lot of restoration work has been carried out in the Trinity Cathedral: the gilding of all iconostases and icon cases has been renewed, icons have been restored, wall paintings have been washed; new bells are placed on the bell tower; All domes and domes are gilded.
Based on materials from the book “Shrines of the Moscow Region. Podolsk deanery." Semenov K.A., Podolsk.
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How to get there
The cathedral is located in the historical part of the city. The nearest bus location is “DK im. Karl Marx." Bus number 37k, which runs through the entire city, stops here.
If you are coming from Moscow, then first you need to get to the Podolsk railway station. The section of the railway line that includes this station is part of the MCD system (MCD line 2, Kursk-Rizhsky Diameter), so you can get here using a regular Troika card from any of the 38 stations of the Diameter (13 of them have metro transfers and 2 - on the MCC).
Map of the metro and surface metro lines on the official website of the MCD
In addition, you can get from Moscow to Podolsk by regular buses and minibuses from “m. Dmitry Donskoy Boulevard" (No. 520) and "m. Lesoparkovaya" (No. 406, 407, 435, 413, 446, 417, 426, 432). They stop at the square in front of the train station. station.
From the railway station to the cathedral you can walk (about one and a half kilometers) or take bus number 37k.
Video about the architecture of Trinity Cathedral
Temple now
During Soviet times, the cathedral did not close - it remained the only functioning church in the large Moscow region. Much of the original interior and paintings have been preserved. This makes the Trinity Cathedral attractive not only for believers, but also for all tourists who are interested in art and antiquity. Of course, not everything was preserved: during the confiscation of church valuables in 1922, 3 pounds of silver were taken from here.
In 1937, the rector of the temple, Fr. Peter (Vorona) was shot at the Butovo training ground on charges of anti-Soviet propaganda and espionage. Now he has been canonized among the new martyrs, and there is an icon of him in the church.
From 1971 to 1993, the clergy house housed exhibitions of the Podolsk Museum of Local Lore. After the revival of religious life in 2007, the temple was restored, and a church was built in the clergy house, specially designed for the baptism of adults: there is a font in which an adult can immerse himself completely. It is consecrated in memory of another new martyr - Metropolitan Vladimir of Vladimir and Galicia, who was killed in 1918. In 2007, new bells were cast - the largest of them weighs 6 tons.
Anna Abrosimova
Among the shrines of the temple are two reliquaries with particles of the relics of more than a hundred saints (Ambrose of Optina, Demetrius of Rostov, Longinus the Sotnik, Maxim the Greek, Matrona of Moscow, Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, Seraphim of Sarov, Theophan the Recluse, etc.)
