Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Molokovo. Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Molokovo Temple in Molokovo schedule of services
The village of Irininskoye (now Molokovo) was a palace. At the beginning of the 19th century. it already had a summer wooden church in the name of John the Evangelist. The current church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God began to be built by order of Countess Anna Orlova-Chesmenskaya in 1810. In 1813 it was decorated with wall paintings and consecrated. In 1837, a refectory with side chapels was added to the church and in 1839, it was consecrated in the name of the prophetess Anna and the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica. In 1884, the paintings in the church were washed and painted in oil. Perhaps the refectory was painted at the same time. Its strict and refined external forms reflected the high artistic culture of that time. Currently, the painting in the refectory is being restored.
In the 1930s churches in the village were closed. The wooden Church of St. John the Evangelist and its bell tower were burned. The interior of the Kazan Church was damaged and looted, icons were burned right under the arches of the temple.
In 1991, worship resumed in the church, and restoration work was carried out. The Kazan and Konevskaya icons of the Mother of God are especially revered (list with the miraculous one).
On October 21, 2015, on the day of remembrance of the Hieromartyr Vasily (Ozeretskovsky), the first Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the home baptismal church at the Kazan Church in the village of Molokovo. Hieromartyr Vasily (Ozeretskovsky) served in the village of Molokovo (until 1934 it was called Irininskoye) for 12 years, after his transfer the church was closed, and Father Vasily himself was arrested on October 5, 1937 and executed on October 21 at the Butovo training ground. On August 13-16, 2000, the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church canonized priest Vasily Ozeretskovsky as a martyr.
The baptismal church in honor of the holy martyrs Alexy (Sharov) and Vasily (Ozeretskovsky) was built with the blessing of Metropolitan Juvenaly of Krutitsy and Kolomna in the parish house. The sacrament of Baptism is performed in the temple, and there is a baptistery.
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10 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road towards the village. them. Volodarsky is the village of Molokovo with a temple consecrated in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. It was built immediately after the victory over Napoleon and to commemorate this victory. Molokovo is considered one of the oldest settlements in the near Moscow region. The first mention in the spiritual charter of Ivan Kalita dates back to 1339. And the Grand Duke of Moscow mentioned him in connection with his departure to the Horde, where he gathered to take tribute to the Mongol Khan. Realizing that he might not return, Kalita wrote a will, dividing “his fatherland Moscow” between his sons. The eldest Semyon got “Mozhaisk with all the volosts, Kolomna with all the volosts, Gorodenka, Gzhel, Gorki, the village of Konstantinovskoye, the village of Orininskoye...” (the former name of Molokov). And Dmitry Donskoy, Kalita’s grandson, in turn bequeathed the village to his son Vasily. In spiritual literature it is already called Irininsky. And the village became Molokov only in 1934, it was renamed in honor of a native of the village, Vasily Sergeevich Molokov, Hero of the Soviet Union, polar pilot, participant in the expedition to rescue the Chelyuskinites. Throughout its centuries-old history, there have been two churches in the village of Irininskoye. The Church of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian was wooden, the first mention of which dates back to 1628.
By 1786, the church had become quite dilapidated, and in its place the villagers built a wooden church again. On September 17, 1810, a stone church was laid, which they decided to build next to the wooden one. The church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was built and consecrated in 1813 with the active, as they would say now, protectionism of Countess Anna Orlova, the only daughter of the early widowed Prince Alexei Orlov-Chesmensky. In 1837, a refectory with chapels was consecrated to the church, and two years later it was consecrated in the name of the prophetess Anna and the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica. After construction was completed, the temple was decorated with wall paintings. Over time, the painting faded, and in 1883 they decided to wash it and paint it in oil, which was done over the next year. Perhaps the refectory was also decorated at the same time. A modest rural church, in strict and elegant forms, served as the winter church of the parish. By 1916, the parish of the village of Irininskoye remained one of the richest in the district. This can be seen from the surviving statement for this year on the expenditure of parish money on the maintenance of the church school, repairs of the church, sacristy, purchase of church utensils, Cahors, incense, prosphora and other things.
In 1922, under the pretext of helping the starving people of the Volga region, a large-scale confiscation of church valuables was carried out, which also affected the Kazan Church. In 1934, the Molokovskaya church was closed. The bell tower was destroyed, the iconostasis and the icons were burned right in the temple. The interior was converted into the People's House of Culture. The return of the Kazan Church to the Orthodox community took place in 1991. The wooden church of St. John the Theologian did not survive until this time only 10 years - it burned down in the early 1980s. The temple was set on fire by a certain person in retaliation for the fact that he was not accommodated in the dormitory, which was located at that time in the temple building. The monumental artist and icon painter from the city of Vidnoye, Lev Galaktionovich Kalinnikov, worked on decorating the iconostasis and interior decoration of the Kazan Church in 1996-1997. The renovation of the interiors, as well as the interior decoration of the church, was carried out in 2012-2013. under the leadership of the young Ivanovo icon painter Sergei Vadimovich Gusev.
Magazine "Orthodox Temples. Travel to Holy Places." Issue No. 237, 2017 and website: http://www molokovo.org
2009.03 Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Molokovo (Irininskoye). Author Fr. Dimitry Berezin
The temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Molokovo (Irininskoye) was founded in the first half of the 19th century.
In 1628, a wooden church of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian stood in the village. A new one was built in 1786.
In the second half of the 18th – early 19th centuries, Irininskoye was the patrimony of Count Alexei Grigorievich Orlov-Chesmensky. On September 17, 1810, by order of his daughter Anna, Countess A.A. Orlova, next to the wooden church, they began to build a stone temple of the Kazan Mother of God. In 1813 it was decorated with wall paintings and consecrated.
In 1837, a refectory was added with chapels of the prophetess Anna and the great martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica (as of 1866), which were consecrated in 1839. Over time, the painting faded; in 1883, they decided to wash it and paint it with oil, which was done within next year. Perhaps the refectory was painted at the same time.
A modest rural church, in its forms, embodied the high artistic culture of its time. The building was built in strict forms of late classicism. The side facades of the temple are decorated with four-pilaster porticoes with pediments.
In the 1930s, the temple was closed by the Bolshevik authorities, the bell tower and iconostasis were destroyed. Icons were burned right in the temple (!!!). A dormitory was set up in the wooden church of the Apostle John the Theologian, but the building subsequently burned down.
The temple was used as a village club, and the entrance to it was through the altar, and after the fire there was a warehouse in it.
In 1991, the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was returned to believers.
Among the shrines of the temple, the most revered are the miraculous icon of the Kazan Mother of God, the Konevskaya icon of the Mother of God, and the Tikhvin icon of the Mother of God.
Fates. Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Molokovo (Irininskoye)
Two years after the death of my father, I decided to build a church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in an ancient village (a suburb of the village of Ostrov). Started on September 17, 1810, construction was completed three years later. The cubic temple, topped with a domed rotunda, was built according to a type common in the era of classicism. The building was constructed of brick with white stone details made from limestone brought from nearby quarries
In the village by that time there was already a wooden church of the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, mentioned in 1628 and rebuilt in 1786. The New Kazan Church served as a warm church next to a wooden, cold one, with a bell tower, so it did not have its own bell tower.
In 1813, the Kazan Church was decorated with wall paintings and consecrated. In 1837, a refectory with chapels of the prophetess Anna and the great martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica was added to it.
A modest rural church in strict and refined forms embodied the high artistic culture of its time
Over time, the painting faded; in 1883, they decided to wash it and paint it in oil, which was done over the next year. The building was built in strict forms of late classicism. The side facades of the temple are decorated with four-pilaster porticoes with pediments.
The monument, despite its modest purpose as a rural church, reflected the high artistic culture of its time in its strict and refined external forms.
In the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Inside, the walls and vaults are plastered and painted. The painting is done in oil and consists of individual scenes, which are enclosed in painted frames. The girth arches are decorated with floral patterns made in pseudo-Russian style. The subject compositions are located mainly on the vaults in the following order: in the center of the refectory there is a large composition “Feeding with five loaves and seven fishes”; on the southern and northern sides of it there are half-length images of the Evangelists with symbols, in the southern aisle there is the Ascension, in the northern aisle there is the Transfiguration.
On the eastern wall, above the arch, “Savior Not Made by Hands,” on the western wall, above the entrance, “Savior Almighty.” The figures are distinguished by good proportions and skill in drawing faces. In general, the decorative decoration of the church is modest and laconic.
In 1991 the church was reopened.
Dome painting
On Wednesday, April 13, 2011, the painting and arrangement of the central altar of the Kazan Church in the village of Molokovo, as well as the arrangement of the quadrangle, were completed.
The village of Molokovo is located opposite Lytkarino across the Moscow River (). The Church has its own website - very nice. I personally was especially pleased to learn that the church hosts bicycle races. I'll definitely attend next year at my mountain bike. The routes are new and interesting.
Here is the information from the church website - http://molokovo.org:
On August 28, 2011, the Molokovo-Catherine Monastery-Tarychevo-Molokovo bike ride took place. The participants, who gathered 12 people, covered about 40 km. On the way we visited the Alexander Nevsky Chapel in Vidnoye. At the Catherine Monastery, Father Vladimir spoke about the history of the monastery, the Sukhanov prison and the history of the return of the monastery to the Church.
In 2013 our temple will celebrate 200th anniversary from the moment of the consecration of our temple (1813), we must make sure that by this time it becomes the same as it was before, before the destruction.
The temple needs help - you can check on the church website.
On October 29, 2012, after a prayer service “for the beginning of every good deed,” construction began on the Church of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica in Misailovo.
In 2013, the ground floor was completed, then the walls and vaults were erected.
Subsequently, the roof was completed and the exterior and interior decoration began.
On Saturdays at 15:00, a prayer service for the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki and a memorial service for the departed began to be held in the church.
On November 8, 2017, the first Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the church, which was led by the dean of the churches of the Vidnovsky district, Archpriest Mikhail Egorov, with the participation of the council of clergy of the Vidnovsky deanery.
Since 2018, services have been held regularly; priest Dmitry Orlov, cleric of the St. George Church in Vidnoe, has been appointed responsible for the services and the condition of the temple.
Plans for 2018-2019:
- gas connection,
- blind area and drainage device,
- porch device,
- landscaping,
- completion of finishing work in the basement.
Personalized bricks
In the Kazan Church in Molokovo and the St. George Church in Mamonovo, during the construction of the temple, it was possible to purchase personalized bricks for the construction of the Church of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica.
From time immemorial, churches in Rus' were built by “the whole people”, “the whole world”, and donations “per brick” were a special form of charity. In order for the construction of the temple to become a national affair, everyone could make their contribution to its construction by purchasing a certificate for a “personalized brick.”
Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica - second Apostle Paul
This is the name of Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica. On the eighth day of November 306, Demetrius was killed for openly declaring himself a Christian.
A common thing for that time was to die for the belief that decades ago the Son of God walked the earth. Every day of the church calendar is the memory of some martyr and saint. It is difficult to remember everyone known by name. It is impossible to imagine how many of them we have no idea about the life and death of.
It so happened that in Russia Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica was especially revered. On the one hand, he is a warrior saint, and our ancestors had to fight a lot. On the other hand, it was reported that Demetrius was a Slav by origin, although he lived in Greek Thessaloniki. Many even considered Dimitri to be Russian. He was perceived as a patron and assistant of the Russians, who sometimes helps them against the Greeks themselves. Evidence of this can be found in the chronicle about how Oleg defeated Constantinople in 907: “the Greeks were afraid and said: it is not Oleg, but Saint Demetrius sent against us from God.”
So, there is a possibility that Demetrius’s parents were Slavs (Slavic tribes used to settle near Thessaloniki and were engaged in trade. Some scientists believe that thanks to this, Saints Cyril and Methodius were familiar with the Slavic language from childhood: it was necessary to somehow communicate with market traders). They believed in Christ, built their lives according to the commandments and had a small church in their house. Her son Dimitri was baptized in it. The father was an influential man - the proconsul (supreme ruler) of Thessalonica, professed Christianity secretly. When he died, the emperor met Demetrius and gave him the position of proconsul: the young man was smart and talented and probably knew well everything that a proconsul was supposed to do. There was one “but” that Galerius Maximian did not suspect: the new ruler of Thessalonica was a Christian.
Unlike his father, young Demetrius did not hide his faith and immediately confessed himself as a Christian before his subjects. One can imagine how disgusted this honest and truthful young man was with the possibility of living, constantly hiding from others - his neighbors - the most precious and important thing he had - faith. We can say that Dimitri did not care at all about how to please the emperor, get more valuables for himself and his family, and simply prolong his life. Faith lived in his heart, and he held in his hands the enormous opportunities that the position of proconsul provided. And Demetrius decided to use them for preaching. In the Life he is called “the second Apostle Paul.” Paul founded a Christian community in Thessalonica, and Demetrius increased it significantly. And, like Paul, he died the death of a martyr.
The emperor was angry when he learned about the proconsul's preaching. Maximian was just returning from a campaign in the Black Sea region, and decided to visit Thessaloniki with his entire army.
Demetrius calmly ordered the servant to distribute all his property to the poor (“Divide the earthly wealth among them - we will seek heavenly wealth for ourselves”) and began to prepare himself for inevitable death by fasting and prayer.
By order of the emperor, the deposed proconsul was imprisoned. And at dawn on October 26 (November 8) they pierced his body with spears.
The body of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius was thrown out to be devoured by wild animals, but the Thessalonica Christians took it and secretly buried it. Under Saint Constantine (306-337), a church was built over the tomb of Saint Demetrius. A hundred years later they began to build a new temple and its incorruptible relics were found. Since the 7th century, during the cancer of the Great Martyr Demetrius, a miraculous flow of fragrant myrrh began. That is why Saint Demetrius is called the Myrrh-Streaming One.