5616 x 3744 px | 47,5 x 31,7 cm | 18,7 x 12,5 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
11 agosto 2013
Ubicazione:
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, Moskvoretsky Lane 10, Kolomna, Moscow Region, Russia
Altre informazioni:
The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in a settlement of the same name is one of the churches of Kolomna Posad. The Church was first mentioned at the end of the 17th century. It was already stone at that time. This fact says much about the settlement's wealth - it was rare to see brick buildings in the 17th century. The Church got its present-day architectural appearance in the early 19th century. To commemorate the Napoleon's army retreat from Kolomna, the now-existing Church of the Intercession with side chapels dedicated to Our Lady of Smolensk and St. Gregory of Nazianzus was built in 1813. The construction was financially supported by Kolomna merchants Philipp, Cyprian, and Cyril Kislovs. On 4 August 1828, the Church was consecrated by St. Philaret (Drozdov), the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna. The Church's yard was enclosed with a stone fence with iron grid. Houses for priests and clergymen were built in different years to the efforts of parishioners, the honorable Shanin's family. A parochial school was established in 1907 by Priest V. Tsvetkov. In soviet times, the Church's building, was occupied by a fitting factory and severely damaged. The Church of the Intercession lost its bell tower, dome crowning the rotunda, and furnishings. In 1995, the Church was returned to the believers. Reconstruction works began. Today, the Church has a lantern drum with a dome and cross. The rotunda has been plastered and painted; window openings and frames have been restored. The frame of the apse's and refectory's roof has been reconstructed. The refectory's interior has been restored. Temporary icon stands have been arranged. A gilded dome has appeared upon the rotunda.
