"It's good for us here, Lord…" - the words of the Apostle Peter, spoken by him to Christ on the day of his Transfiguration… Once upon a time there came a time in our country when many people felt bad in churches, because "they loved darkness more than light". And temples and cathedrals began to collapse on the orders of unreasonable power. But there is no night without morning. The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Moscow's Preobrazhenskaya Square was the last victim of the fight between communism and the Orthodox faith. This church was blown up under the pretext of clearing the area for the construction of a subway in 1964. Since then, not a single temple has been destroyed in the capital of Russia.
Russian churches are often built in the shape of a ship. Due to the podium imitating the deck of a ship, the Transfiguration Church is especially similar to a seagoing vessel. Probably, the building, built according to the drawings of the late nineteenth century, could not organically fit into modern architecture. But the churches of God are called to be a kind of "alarm clock", forcing people to freeze even for a minute, to think about whether they are going in the right direction. A piece of another world among asph alt, metal andmirror windows of high-rise buildings. This is the real purpose of the house of God. Everything here is designed to "pull out" a person from an endless run in a circle.
Service Schedule
The ground forces of the Russian army have their own church - the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Preobrazhenskaya Square. Schedule of services: morning services begin daily at 8.00. On Sundays, Liturgy begins at 9:00. Evening services are held daily at 6:00 pm. Those wishing to confess must arrive an hour before the start of the service. Every Sunday after the completion of the Liturgy, a prayer service for the blessing of water is served. On Fridays and Sundays at 20.00, prayers are performed for deliverance from alcohol and drug addiction and for the creation and strengthening of a family.
The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Preobrazhenskaya Square provides an opportunity for members of single-parent, large and low-income families to receive free consultations of specialists by appointment: lawyers, psychologists, hairdressers, photographers, pregnancy and childbirth specialists. The sacraments of Baptism (on Saturdays at 10.00) and Weddings are performed in the church. For adults who wish to be baptized, as well as parents and future godparents of babies, an announcement is held every Wednesday at 20.00 to help properly prepare for the Sacrament.
Temple location
One of the sights of the north-eastern part of the capital for the Orthodoxpilgrim - Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord on the Preobrazhenskaya Square. Address: Moscow, Preobrazhenskaya Square, 9-a. Every church has its own special spirit. At this temple, he is one with the spirit of the regiment of the same name. This unity found expression in the design of the entire square. All its details tend to emphasize the idea of combining the spiritual and the secular, in this case the Orthodox and fighting spirit. Nearby, on the site of a mass grave, there is a monument to the soldiers of the Preobrazhensky Regiment with the image of their breastplate. Nearby is a square of lindens and maples where you can sit down. All this makes up a single memorial dedicated to the history of the birth of the Russian army and the birth of the regiment, whose history is closely connected with the history of the church of the same name, which, among other things, is a symbol of the spiritual strength of the Russian army.
From consecration to explosion
The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Preobrazhenskaya Square was built in the middle of the eighteenth century. It was dedicated to the holy chief apostles Peter and Paul, and the main chapel to the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. In 1760, they began to build a stone temple, which stood until demolition in 1964. The new church was consecrated in 1768. Until the moment of destruction, the Church of the Transfiguration was not closed and until the revolution was one of the many inconspicuous churches on the outskirts of the capital.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Preobrazhenskaya Square became a cathedral. After the revolution, many shrines and icons were brought here from neighboring churches that were closing down. Here is one of the most importantspiritual centers of Moscow. During the war, the temples again became a haven for the grieving and destitute people, who always received comfort here. In 1964, when there were rumors of a demolition, about 100 parishioners locked themselves in the temple. About a thousand believers stood around him. During the week, the workers could not get close to the church. When the defenders of the temple, having calmed down, dispersed, a terrible explosion was heard at night, and they realized that they had been deceived. But, apparently, the prayer of the people who united to protect the church was so fervent that a miracle happened. The metro station, which was supposed to be built on the site of the temple, was built elsewhere. Instead, they broke a public garden. Since then, no more churches have been destroyed in Moscow. And the parishioners still have hope for the restoration of the temple.
Temple today
In 2009, the reconstruction of the Church of the Transfiguration began in the form in which it existed at the time of destruction, according to the drawings of 1883 and the latest photographs. Now it is the temple of the Preobrazhensky Regiment, which was completely completed and consecrated in 2015. It has five aisles. At the bottom of the temple there is a font for adults. The church has a library and a Sunday school.
During the consecration, copies of all the banners of the Preobrazhensky Regiment and the original of the very first banner were installed in the church. At the temple there is a museum of the history of the Preobrazhensky Regiment and the origin of the Russian army.
