Temple of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Kurkino, Moscow


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The village in which the temple was built was first mentioned in chronicles in the 14th century. At that time, it was owned by Fedor Kuritsyn. Two centuries later, this area was sold to one of the princes who ruled at that time. His son ordered the construction of a stone church - the Church of the Vladimir Mother of God in Kurkino.

History of construction

The church in the village of Kurkino appeared in 1678, although the settlement existed, according to historical information, from the beginning of the 15th century. The construction of the temple is associated with the name of Prince Ivan Vorotynsky, who at that time was establishing his estate in the village.

  • The building was three-domed, with a refectory and a bell tower adjacent to it. Two chapels were organized in the church - in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Sergius of Radonezh.
  • In less than a hundred years of its existence, the temple fell into disrepair. Funds for repairs were required, but they were found only in 1760. Historians suggest that it was from this moment that the appearance of the temple began to change. One dome was left on it, the decorative elements were partially removed, and the side chapels were abolished. From 1840 to 1846, another restructuring was carried out. As a result, the facade was repaired, the old bell tower was dismantled in order to erect a new, four-tiered one in its place. In the basement they made a chapel to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
  • Many landowners from the area provided assistance in rebuilding the church. Among them was the family of the famous doctor Grigory Antonovich Zakharyin. Over time, a chapel-crypt of their family was built near the temple, the architectural plan of which was developed by F. Shekhtel, and the sketches of the mosaics were designed by V. Vasnetsov.
  • The parish was closed in 1938. The reason for this was the absence of a clergyman. There have been no official statements about the temple. All the furnishings were preserved, the utensils remained, only valuables were confiscated.

Beginning in 1946, the temple was reopened and never closed again.

History[edit]

The village of Kurkino has been known for more than 500 years, but a single-throne church appeared in it only in 1678, when Prince Ivan Vorotynsky was establishing his estate in the village. The temple was three-domed, with a bell tower and a refectory, in which two chapels were organized, one in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the second in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh. Tomb of the Zakharyins

By 1743, the church had become dilapidated and required urgent repairs, money for which was allocated only in 1760. There is an assumption that it was during this renovation that the appearance of the church began to change significantly; only one of the three domes was left, the aisles were abolished and some of the decorative decoration was removed. The temple acquired its modern appearance during reconstruction, which began in 1840. The church received new facades, the old dilapidated bell tower was dismantled and a new, four-tiered one was built in its place, and a warm room was organized in the basement in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Perestroika ended in 1846.

The surrounding landowners also provided assistance in renovating the temple, including the family of the famous general practitioner Grigory Antonovich Zakharyin, after whose death a family chapel-crypt was built next to the church. The design of the chapel was carried out by Fyodor Shekhtel, and the sketches of the mosaic decoration were created by Viktor Vasnetsov.

The temple operated until 1938, after which it was closed due to the lack of clergy. At the same time, no official documents were issued about the closure of the temple, which made it possible to completely preserve both the decoration of the temple and church items; only valuables were confiscated. Services in the temple resumed in July 1946. Since then the temple has not been closed.

Current state and activities of the parish

Today the white building of the temple in Kurkino looks solemn and beautiful. Regular services are held there. There is a school for children and adults here. There is a large library, as well as a singing club.

Other churches in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God:

The temple provides charitable support to low-income citizens.

Description

The Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God has rather modest dimensions. The external decoration is restrained: high windows with a semicircular arch, a rectangular building with one dome, smooth walls. However, the appearance of the church, despite its simplicity, gives the impression of lightness and festivity.

Inside there is a nine-tiered iconostasis, and on the walls there are paintings depicting saints.

Shrines

The miraculous Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is kept in the temple. She is considered one of the most revered in the Orthodox Russian world.

Patronal holidays

There are several patronal feasts:

  • September 8, the day of the transfer of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, is revered with special reverence;
  • On July 6, clergy remember the day of Moscow’s deliverance from the invasion of Khan Akhmat;
  • June 3 is the memorable day of the rescue of the capital from the troops of the Tatar Khan Makhmet-Girey;
  • May 22 - the day of the transfer of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is celebrated;
  • December 19 is the day of memory of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

How to get there

The Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is located in the city of Moscow, in the Kurkino district, on Novogorskaya street, house 37.

You can get there by different routes:

  • from the Rechnoy Vokzal metro station, take bus No. 343 and get off at the Zakharyinskaya Street stop;
  • from the Planernaya station, take bus No. 268 to the 7th Microdistrict Kurkina stop;
  • From the Skhodnenskaya metro station, take bus No. 212 to the stop “St. Lily of the Valley";
  • from Khimki station by bus 27. Get off at the “Zakharyinskaya Street” stop.

If you have any difficulties finding the temple, you can always ask passers-by how to get to it.

Schedule of services for the Church of the Vladimir Icon in Kurkino

Of course, the main shrine of the church is the miraculous icon of Vladimir; it is one of the most revered icons of the Mother of God in Orthodoxy. It should be noted that today the temple holds daily services. It also runs a Sunday school and a singing group.

The schedule of the Vladimir Church in Kurkino is as follows:

  • On weekdays, Liturgical services are held daily at 8:00 am.
  • On weekends and holidays, services begin at 7:00 am.

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You can also order a prayer service at the temple. There are several ways to get to it. First you need to get to the Rechnoy Vokzal metro station, then transfer to bus No. 343 and go to the stop “ul. Zakharyinskaya" or go to the metro station "Planernaya" and then go to the stop "7th microdistrict Kurkina" by bus No. 268.

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Schedule of services

Parishioners can attend the Divine Liturgy on weekdays from 8:00. Evening worship begins at 18:00. On Sundays and holidays, the Liturgy is celebrated from 7:00 and 9:00. The all-night vigil begins at 18:00.

On a note! You can always clarify the schedule and other questions by phone.

The temple is a cultural heritage site of federal significance. Therefore, the state takes care of its condition, carrying out restoration work and ongoing repairs. And parishioners, just like three hundred years ago, have the opportunity to come and communicate with God, putting aside everyday worries and worries for a while.

Dear brothers and sisters! In this section you can submit notes of HEALTH or REST OF REST and make a voluntary donation to the account of our temple!

Current account 40703810238300100973 Moscow Bank of Sberbank of Russia Corr. account 30101810400000000225 BIC 044525225 PJSC Sberbank of Russia, Moscow !

Sberbank card: 5469 4000 3636 3930

* You can also order any requirements by phone: +74955723431 (Church Shop)

* If it is more convenient for you to take a photo of the written note and send it, then you can do this by calling: +79672432884

*** In the “subject” be sure to indicate the type of your note:

One-time prayerful commemoration (the priest prays during the service with the removal of particles for your loved ones)

Ordered health note - 100 rubles/note

Ordered funeral note - 100 rubles/note

Simple notes (without removing particles on proskomedia)

Health note (for donation)

Repose note (for donation)

Prayer service (for donation)

Funeral service (for donation)

Long-term prayerful remembrance (the priest during the daily service prays for your loved ones, taking out particles from the prosphora)

ABOUT HEALTH

  • for 40 days (Sorokoust) - 250 rub./name
  • for six months - 500 rub./name
  • for a year - 1000 rub./name
  • ABOUT RESTING
  • for 40 days (Sorokoust) - 250 rubles/name
  • for six months - 500 rub./name
  • for a year - 1000 rub./name

More detailed information about the notes in our temple can be found HERE .

Sacraments

Sacraments requiring special preparation:

Communion - preparation is determined by your confessor or the priest to whom you are confessing.

Baptism - here you can download a Baptism Guide

Wedding - here you can download a Wedding Instruction

Confession - For the first confession, for those who have begun this sacrament a long time ago, for confession after the announcement, if you need a detailed confession, we are waiting for you in our church at 17.00 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Confirmation is performed once after the sacrament of Baptism.

Blessing of Anointing (Unction) is traditionally performed during Lent and on the sick.

Sacrament of Priesthood

Other requirements

Funeral service

Consecration of a house, car, other objects Remembrance of health and repose: Prayer service

Memorial service

Prayerful remembrance for health for 40 days (Sorokoust), for half a year, for a year Prayerful remembrance for repose for 40 days (Soroust), for half a year, for a year

A simple health note

Ordered health note (with removal of a particle from the prosphora)

A simple funeral note

Customized note of repose (with removal of a particle from the prosphora)

The clergy of the temple (clergy) perform Divine Liturgies and evening services daily, and during the day the priests are on duty in the temple.

At the request of parishioners, priests perform the sacraments of Confession, Unction and Communion at home; consecration of apartments, cars; They perform prayers for the successful resolution of life’s circumstances - for the healing of the sick, for those traveling, for children...

The sacraments of Baptism, Wedding, as well as funeral services are performed by priests in the church at a previously appointed time.

You can invite a priest by calling +7 (495) 572-34-31 or at the church shop.

In a difficult life situation, seek advice, prayerful help and blessing from a priest!

Abbot

Priest Igor Konstantinov

Date of birth: November 26, 1984.

Angel Day: June 18 and October 2 - blg. Prince Igor of Chernigov.

Education:

2003-2008 – Moscow Theological Seminary. 2008-2011 – Moscow Theological Academy. 2003-2009 Moscow State Humanitarian University named after. M.A. Sholokhov. 2011-2014 – Russian Legal Academy of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.

Since 2014 – Church graduate school named after. St. equal to Cyril and Methodius.

Ordained to the priesthood in 2008.

Appointments (current):

From October 9, 2022 - By Decree of His Holiness the Patriarch, he was appointed to the position of head of the Property Relations Service, in the Financial and Economic Administration of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Since May 18, 2017 - Dean of the Spassky Church District of Moscow.

Since 05/18/2017 - Rector of the Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Kurkino.

Since 2022 - Rector of the Parish of the Archangel Michael in Kurkino.

Previous appointments and obediences:

From 2014 to 2022 - responsible for social work in the North-West Vicariate, member of the Patriarchal Commission for the Protection of Family, Motherhood and Childhood in the North-West Vicariate.

From 2016 to 2022 - priest of the Church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious on Zhivopisnaya Street and the Church of the Apostle Andrew the First-Called in Rublevo. Kurkyne.

From 2014 to 2022 - priest of the Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia in Strogino, Moscow.

After graduating from the Theological Academy he was sent to Khabarovsk. In 2011-2014 in Khabarovsk he headed the diocesan department of church charity and social service; headed the department of theology and biblical studies, was a member of the scientific and methodological council, taught canon law and homiletics at the Khabarovsk Theological Seminary; was a member of the diocesan Church Court, a member of the public advisory council at the Migration Service of the Khabarovsk Territory, was the regional coordinator of the public-church project “Enlightenment: linguistic and cultural adaptation of migrants”, and the host of the Orthodox TV channel “Blagovest”.

rector - priest Igor Konstantinov

Treasurer (chief accountant) - Radchenko Ekaterina Yurievna

headman - Krayushkin Ivan Vladimirovich

Secretary-Valentyuk Yulia Konstantinovna

Adm.

address, how to get there:

125466, Russia, Moscow, st. Novogorskaya, 37 metro station "River Station", then bus. 343 to the stop “Zakharyinskaya street.” m. m. “Planernaya”, further auth. 268 to the stop “7th microdistrict Kurkina”; minibus 980 and 981 to the Vladimirskaya Church stop (on request).

"Skhodnenskaya" metro station, hereinafter ed. 212 to the stop “st. Lily of the Valley";

Khimki station, then bus. 27 to the stop “Zakharyinskaya street.”

Details for donations:

Local religious organization Orthodox parish of the Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Kurkino, Moscow, Moscow Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church

INN 7733043093 Checkpoint 773301001

Current account 40703810238300100973 Moscow Bank of Sberbank of Russia

Corr. account 30101810400000000225 BIC 044525225 PJSC Sberbank of Russia, Moscow

OGRN 1027739806841 OKPO 39587274 OKTMO 45366000

Assumption Deanery of Moscow (North-Western District)

The temple was built in 1672-1678 by Prince I. Vorotynsky. It was closed in the 1930s, reopened in 1946 and has remained open since.

Russian Orthodox ChurchFinancial and economic management

Object of cultural heritage of federal significance “Vladimir Church, 1672”

Address: Moscow, Kurkino district, st. Novogorskaya, 37, building 1

Rector: Priest Igor Konstantinov

Contractor: NP "Unified Customer Service of the Moscow Patriarchate" (2018) Contractor: LLC "Architectural and Restoration Workshop ARKADA - NT" (2017-2016)

Technical supervision: ANO "National Restoration Center for Promoting the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Objects" (2018) Technical supervision: NP "Unified Customer Service of the Moscow Patriarchate" (2017-2016)

Author's supervision: NP "Unified Customer Service of the Moscow Patriarchate" (2018) Author's supervision: LLC "Architectural and Restoration Workshop ARKADA - NT" (2017-2016)

Temple website: www.hram-kurkino.ru

RESTORATION

In 2022: restoration of the brickwork of the facades of the temple and bell tower, restoration of the white stone masonry of the basement and decoration of the facades of the temple were carried out. Then the facades of the temple and the bell tower were repainted. These works began in 2015.

In 2022: restoration of the interiors and cross of the bell tower was carried out, restoration of the drainage system and storm sewer system, including gutters with roofing, repair of the blind area, restoration of sidewalk coverings and platforms.

In 2016: work was carried out to repair the roof of the altar and refectory parts of the temple with the installation of steam and thermal insulation, the end was restored, the dome cross was gilded, a drainage system was installed.

Story

On a hill, near the Skhodnya River, there is a beautiful church ensemble consisting of an ancient stone church, a bell tower from the late classicism era and a Romanesque chapel, built according to the design of the outstanding modern architect Fyodor Shekhtel.

The church was built by the owner of the village, boyar, Prince Ivan Alekseevich Vorotynsky in 1672-1678. Named after the church of the same name (not preserved) in Kitay-Gorod on Nikolskaya Street, not far from the Vorotynskys’ property. The church was single-altar, three-domed, with a stone bell tower and connected by a covered passage with the princely mansions.

Architecture: a two-story quadrangle on a high basement with three pillars, crowned with three domes. The refectory and bell tower adjoin the quadrangle. The decoration of the temple was a nine-tiered iconostasis.

In 1691 A.L. Vorotynskaya transferred the village to the Moscow Bishop's House. In gratitude, Patriarch Adrian sent the owner the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. In the 1760s, the temple was rebuilt: the side chapels in the refectory were abolished, two domes were removed, and the kokoshniks were removed.

Significant restructuring of the external appearance dates back to 1846-1850, when instead of a small ancient bell tower, a high three-tiered one was erected, the front porch was dismantled, and a warm St. Nicholas chapel was built in the basement part of the temple.

In 1872, the famous Moscow doctor G.A. settled in the village of Kurkino. Zakharyin. The wealthy Zakharyin family allocated a lot of money to charity. The Zakharins took part in the renovation in 1892, and a stone fence was built at their expense. In 1898, the Temperance Society was opened, and in 1899, a parochial school. Two years after the death of G.A. Zakharyin's widow and daughter commissioned the famous architect F.O. Shekhtel’s project for a family chapel-crypt with a mosaic of the Crucified Savior, made in Italy according to a sketch by V.M. Vasnetsova. In 1907-08, the chapel-tomb was completed.

***

During the years of the revolution and civil war, the temple was not closed, but church valuables were confiscated. Divine services were held until 1938, when the temple was turned into a warehouse. There was no official government decree on closure, and the church community preserved the interior decoration. Every year since 1943, believers turned to the authorities with a request to open a parish, and in 1946 the request was granted. In 1947 the church was reopened.

***

For the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus' in 1988, the outside walls of the Vladimir Church were plastered, the paintings on the walls and vaults were washed inside, the iconostasis was painted, and the lost carving elements were restored.

On June 3, 1992, on the feast of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, a Patriarchal service took place in the church, just like 300 years ago.
AllTemple of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Kurkino

Address, telephone numbers and directions

Directions from the site nakarte.ru:

Schedule: Wednesdays and Saturdays. - Matins, Liturgy at 8 o'clock, on Sunday. and holiday — at 8 a.m., the night before all-night vigil at 5 p.m.

Address: Kurkino, st. Novogorskaya, 38

Directions: M. "River Station", bus. 343, platf. "Khimki" (Leningradsky station), bus. 87

The rector is Rev. Sergiy Kochkin.

Attention! Clergy membership and service schedule information may be out of date. If you have additional information about the composition of the clergy of the temple, about changes in the schedule of services, about the history of the temple, about upcoming and past events at the parish, about the shrines and icons of the temple, about travel options to the temple, etc., please provide them in the comments section.

Reader comments:

Error in bus number

Bus from Khimki station N27

travel from metro station "Planernaya"

You can also get to the temple from the Planernaya metro station. ?268, to the stop. “7th microdistrict” then walk a little (the temple is visible from the road).

Services are held on Saturdays and Sundays and on holidays. Vespers now begins at 5:00 p.m., although last year it began at 5:30 p.m. In the morning at 8.30 - Hours, at 9.00 - Confession, at 9.30 - Divine Liturgy. Father Konstantin also serves together with Father Sergius. Is it also possible to get there by minibus? 268, 268A, (from the Planernaya metro station), although there you will have to walk 50 or 200 meters, depending on where you stop the minibus. Now the temple needs the support of believers living in Kurkino. The fact is that the Moscow Government allocated a site for the temple for the construction of a clergy house and a Sunday school, but there are people who are against it. The temple is collecting signatures in support.

Object of cultural heritage of federal significance “Vladimir Church, 1672”

Address: Moscow, Kurkino district, st. Novogorskaya, 37, building 1

Rector: Priest Igor Konstantinov

Contractor: NP "Unified Customer Service of the Moscow Patriarchate" (2018) Contractor: LLC "Architectural and Restoration Workshop ARKADA - NT" (2017-2016)

Technical supervision: ANO "National Restoration Center for Promoting the Preservation of Cultural Heritage Objects" (2018) Technical supervision: NP "Unified Customer Service of the Moscow Patriarchate" (2017-2016)

Author's supervision: NP "Unified Customer Service of the Moscow Patriarchate" (2018) Author's supervision: LLC "Architectural and Restoration Workshop ARKADA - NT" (2017-2016)

RESTORATION

In 2022: restoration of the brickwork of the facades of the temple and bell tower, restoration of the white stone masonry of the basement and decoration of the facades of the temple were carried out. Then the facades of the temple and the bell tower were repainted. These works began in 2015.

In 2022: restoration of the interiors and cross of the bell tower was carried out, restoration of the drainage system and storm sewer system, including gutters with roofing, repair of the blind area, restoration of sidewalk coverings and platforms.

In 2016: work was carried out to repair the roof of the altar and refectory parts of the temple with the installation of steam and thermal insulation, the end was restored, the dome cross was gilded, a drainage system was installed.

Story

On a hill, near the Skhodnya River, there is a beautiful church ensemble consisting of an ancient stone church, a bell tower from the late classicism era and a Romanesque chapel, built according to the design of the outstanding modern architect Fyodor Shekhtel.

The church was built by the owner of the village, boyar, Prince Ivan Alekseevich Vorotynsky in 1672-1678. Named after the church of the same name (not preserved) in Kitay-Gorod on Nikolskaya Street, not far from the Vorotynskys’ property. The church was single-altar, three-domed, with a stone bell tower and connected by a covered passage with the princely mansions.

Architecture: a two-story quadrangle on a high basement with three pillars, crowned with three domes. The refectory and bell tower adjoin the quadrangle. The decoration of the temple was a nine-tiered iconostasis.

In 1691 A.L. Vorotynskaya transferred the village to the Moscow Bishop's House. In gratitude, Patriarch Adrian sent the owner the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. In the 1760s, the temple was rebuilt: the side chapels in the refectory were abolished, two domes were removed, and the kokoshniks were removed.

Significant restructuring of the external appearance dates back to 1846-1850, when instead of a small ancient bell tower, a high three-tiered one was erected, the front porch was dismantled, and a warm St. Nicholas chapel was built in the basement part of the temple.

In 1872, the famous Moscow doctor G.A. settled in the village of Kurkino. Zakharyin. The wealthy Zakharyin family allocated a lot of money to charity. The Zakharins took part in the renovation in 1892, and a stone fence was built at their expense. In 1898, the Temperance Society was opened, and in 1899, a parochial school. Two years after the death of G.A. Zakharyin's widow and daughter commissioned the famous architect F.O. Shekhtel’s project for a family chapel-crypt with a mosaic of the Crucified Savior, made in Italy according to a sketch by V.M. Vasnetsova. In 1907-08, the chapel-tomb was completed.

During the years of the revolution and civil war, the temple was not closed, but church valuables were confiscated. Divine services were held until 1938, when the temple was turned into a warehouse. There was no official government decree on closure, and the church community preserved the interior decoration. Every year since 1943, believers turned to the authorities with a request to open a parish, and in 1946 the request was granted. In 1947 the church was reopened.

For the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus' in 1988, the outside walls of the Vladimir Church were plastered, the paintings on the walls and vaults were washed inside, the iconostasis was painted, and the lost carving elements were restored.

On June 3, 1992, on the feast of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, a Patriarchal service took place in the church, just like 300 years ago.

Temple of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Kurkino

was built at the expense of the owner of the village, Prince Ivan Alekseevich Vorotynsky, in the 70s of the 17th century. Not far from the Moscow Vorotynsky House in Kitay-Gorod there was also a church in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Virgin Mary on Nikolskaya Street. Perhaps this is what led to the dedication of the Kurka Temple.

The built church had 3 domes and consisted of a double-height quadrangle on a high basement with 3 pillars, an adjacent refectory and a small bell tower. A covered passage connected the church with the princely house.

In 1691, Vorotynsky’s widow transferred the village of Kurkino along with the church to the Moscow Bishop’s House, more precisely to Patriarch Adrian, after whose death Peter I transferred the temple to the jurisdiction of the Holy Synod.

In 1760, the dilapidated church was restored and partially rebuilt. During the work, 2 chapters were removed and the old decor was replaced with new ones. However, subsequent renovations in the 1840s changed the appearance of the temple even more. The old bell tower was dismantled and a new one was installed - 3-tier in the Empire style. A small passage connected it to the refectory. The chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in the basement. The exterior decoration of the temple in the style of late classicism has survived to this day.

1872 became a new milestone in the history of the village of Kurkina. It was then that the famous professor of medicine Grigory Anatolyevich Zakharyin acquired a plot of land here. This strict, unique man, who became the founder of the Moscow therapeutic school, was not only wealthy, but also generously engaged in charity work. At his expense, in 1892 the temple was again renovated, surrounded by a stone fence, and in 1898-1899 a Temperance Society and a parochial school were opened at the church. After the death of the philanthropist, the family tried to perpetuate his memory by building a stone tomb, the design of which was created by the architect F. Shekhtel. It was not just a tomb, but a rather spacious chapel with a mosaic panel inside.

Mosaic “Crucifixion” in the chapel-tomb of the Zakharyins

The Italian mosaic “Crucifixion” was assembled according to a sketch by the great Russian artist V. Vasnetsov. The construction of the chapel-tomb was completed by 1907. The remains of G. A. Zakharyin himself, and subsequently his wife and son, were buried in it.

At first, the Soviet authorities treated the Vladimir Church with rather restraint and did not interfere with the performance of divine services until 1938, when the temple was quietly closed without any decree. The parishioners took the church property home, carefully storing it for many years. After the war, in 1946, when the time came for a certain thaw for believers, the Church
of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Kurkino
was reopened. It was then that the church utensils and icons preserved by the parishioners came in handy. Since that post-war period, the temple has never been closed; prayers to God were constantly offered up there.

In 1985, when the boundaries of Moscow were changed, the village of Kurkino became part of the city. In this regard, for the 1000th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus' in 1988, the temple was restored and decorated.

Today, the restored temple with landscaped grounds delights parishioners and guests of the capital, because it is one of the attractions of the natural park “Valley of the Skhodnya River in Kurkino”.

Temple of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Kurkino . The place was first mentioned in chronicles of the 15th century. Then the village was owned by Fyodor Kuritsyn and it was called accordingly: “Kuritsyno”.

In the 17th century, Kurkino was sold to Prince Vorotynsky. By decree of his son Ivan, who became the next owner of the village, a stone church was erected here, which received its name from the unpreserved temple in the name of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, located next to the estate.

Since Ivan Vorotynsky had no children, the estate after his death became the property of the prince’s widow, Nastasya Lvovna. The woman handed over the village to Patriarch Adrian.

After the death of Adrian, Peter I decides to transfer the temple to the disposal of the Holy Synod.

In essence, the shrine was left without an owner.

It is not surprising that the estate gradually began to decline. The church also fell into disrepair.

In 1760, the Synodal Board granted multiple requests from local priests Grigoriev and Fedorov and allocated money for restoration.

The repair work carried out restored the Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in Kurkino to its former appearance: instead of a small bell tower, a three-tiered one was built, and a summer chapel to St. Nicholas was added.

In the 19th century, part of the land was acquired by Grigory Zakharyin, a famous general practitioner, professor, and director of a clinic at Moscow University.

He often came to the estate, talked with the peasants, and was always happy to help those in need. The family was quite wealthy and often did charity work.

Temple of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God

On a hill, near the Skhodnya River, there is a beautiful church ensemble consisting of an ancient stone church, a bell tower from the late classicism era and a Romanesque chapel, built according to the design of the outstanding modern architect Fyodor Shekhtel.

The church was built by the owner of the village, boyar, Prince Ivan Alekseevich Vorotynsky in 1672-1678. Named after the church of the same name (not preserved) in Kitay-Gorod on Nikolskaya Street, not far from the Vorotynsky property. The church was single-altar, three-domed, with a stone bell tower, and was connected by a covered passage to the princely mansions. Architecture: a two-story quadrangle on a high basement with three pillars, crowned with three domes. The refectory and bell tower adjoin the quadrangle. The decoration of the temple was a nine-tiered iconostasis.

In 1691 A.L. Vorotynskaya transferred the village to the Moscow Bishop's House. In gratitude, Patriarch Adrian sent the owner the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. In the 1760s, the temple was rebuilt: the side chapels of the refectory were abolished, two domes were removed, and the kokoshniks were removed.

Significant reconstructions of the external appearance of the temple date back to 1846-1850, when instead of a small ancient bell tower, a high three-tier bell tower was built, the front porch was dismantled, and a warm St. Nicholas chapel was built in the basement of the temple.

In 1872, the famous Moscow doctor G.A. settled in the village of Kurkino. Zakharyin. The wealthy Zakharyin family allocated a lot of money to charity. The Zakharins took part in the renovation in 1892, and a stone fence was built at their expense. In 1898, the Temperance Society was opened, and in 1899 - a parochial school. 2 years after the death of G.A. Zakharyina, his widow and daughter commissioned the famous architect F.O. Shekhtel to design a family chapel-crypt with a mosaic of the Crucified Savior, made in Italy according to a sketch by V.M. Vasnetsov. In 1907-08. a chapel-tomb was built. During the years of the revolution and civil war, the temple was not closed, but church valuables were confiscated. Divine services were held in the temple until 1938, when the temple was closed and turned into a warehouse. There was no official decree from the authorities on the closure, and the church community preserved the interior of the temple. Every year since 1943, believers turned to the authorities with a request to open a parish, and in 1946 the request was granted. In 1947 the church was reopened. Next to the temple there is a building built in 1899 according to the design of F.O. Shekhtel stone chapel-tomb with the image of Christ the Savior on the Cross. The image is mosaic, Italian work. The outstanding Russian therapist G.A. is buried in the chapel. Zakharyin (1827-1897) and members of his family. To the 1000th anniversary

During the Baptism of Rus' in 1988 in the Vladimir Church, the outside walls were plastered, the paintings on the walls and vaults inside were washed, the iconostasis was painted, and the lost carving elements were restored. On June 3, 1992, on the feast of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, a Patriarchal service took place in the church, just like 300 years ago. His Holiness Patriarch Alexy celebrated the liturgy in our church on June 3, 1992, as well as on July 6 on the day of the temple holiday in the period from 93 to 95.

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