Like many other Russian cities, the city of Kursk is famous for its golden domes. Temple of Seraphim of Sarov, address: st. Field 17-6, open daily. The rector of the church is Archpriest Georgy Annenkov.
In Russia, before the revolution, a huge number of such churches were rebuilt, many of them were destroyed by the Bolsheviks or made out of them outbuildings and yards. There are many churches in every city that have something to tell people about. Take, for example, Kursk.
The Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov is located in the historic district of this city called Gypsy Hillock. We must immediately point out the fact that it was the Kursk land that gave us the great holy ascetic Seraphim. The idea of building this church among the parishioners was born after the canonization of their compatriot Rev. Seraphim took place, which solemnly took place on July 19, 1903.
Kursk: Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov
In 1905, at the expense of the city and the merchant I. V. Puzanov, who donated 10 thousand rubles for the construction,a two-complex school was built, and with it a church in the name of St. Seraphim. The diocese of Kursk was also interested in the successful outcome of this very important matter. The city bishop Pitirim consecrated the new buildings. As soon as the temple opened, crowds of pilgrims rushed to it to honor the memory of their beloved saint, not only from this area, but also from other settlements. They wanted to receive prayer help and protection from the miracle worker Seraphim.
This is the city of Kursk. The Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov was not a parish church, since the residents of the Gypsy hillock who lived nearby were not assigned to it and, accordingly, could not receive and fully realize their religious and spiritual needs. To this was added the fact that the church did not have its own parable - the composition of the priests. All due services were performed by a priest visiting from the cathedral.
Arrival
However, after some time, the question arose of transforming the church into a parish church. Such a desire appeared among the local population, which was assigned to the Ochakov Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, and the other part of the people had just begun to move to this place from other districts of Kursk according to the administrative documents of the city government.
In 1908, Bishop Pitirim of Kursk, followed by Archbishop Tikhon of Kursk and Oboyan, filed a petition to the city government from the inhabitants of the Gypsy Hillock to transfer the temple, together with the school, under the wing of the Theological Consistory.
In the documents intended for the Board of the Synod, the archbishopTikhon presented the grounds, which indicated the number of houses and residents who wished to stand out in a separate parish. As a result, there were 208 and 1316 male and female souls in private houses.
Requirements
Then the city government requested data on the conditions that would make it possible to open an independent parish at the temple. The spiritual consistory communicated its requirements in document No. 4766 dated February 24, 1911, which stated that the church building should be independently managed by the Kursk diocese (conducted by the Diocesan authorities); the area of the entire church land, according to the building charter, will be the property of the church.
After a short time, these requirements were supplemented by the fact that the school premises at the temple should be given over to the needs of the parochial school named after. engineer Konopaty, who intended to open here. In 1993, in this vast room, which differed from the main architecture of the temple, a chapel was equipped in honor of St. Iosaph of Belgorod after his canonization. This is also a great holy miracle worker, for which Kursk can be famous. The Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov could not ignore this fact.
After everything was legally settled, the Spiritual Consistory requested the Highest permission to accept the church-school from the city government as a gift.
Puzanovskaya school
In 1915, on August 16, a decree was signed by His ImperialMajesty Tsar Nicholas II, and the Seraphim Church-School became a parish, enshrined in the jurisdiction of the spiritual authorities, and the school was named Puzanovskaya. In the 1930s, the parish ceased to exist, the Soviet authorities turned it into a sports hall and workshops.
Today the temple looks a little different than in past years, but has not lost its beauty at all. On January 15, 2006, Archbishop German of Kursk consecrated the temple and the main altar in the name of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
Many believers and pilgrims come to the city of Kursk. The Church of Seraphim of Sarov, whose opening hours are listed below, opens its doors to everyone. Divine services are performed in the temple daily, matins - at 7.30, vespers - at 17.00. And on Sundays, services are held as follows: matins - at 8.30, vespers - at 17.00. The church also has a Sunday school.
