Russian land is rich in monuments of the sacredarchitecture. One of the extraordinary religious buildings is the Znamenskaya church (Dubrovitsy). The temple was built in the late XVII - early XVIII century. Up to now, information about the designer and builders of the church has not been preserved. It is only known that domestic and foreign masters worked on the creation of the architectural masterpiece.
Znamenskaya church in the village of Dubrovitsy is basededucator of Peter the Great, prince B.A. Golitsyn. On Boris Alekseevich raised a vain, and the king ordered him to return to the family estate. A year later, Peter I changed his anger to mercy, and as a sign of reconciliation with the Sovereign Prince decided to build a temple.
At that time on the site of the future monument of architecture stood the wooden church of the prophet Elijah. In 1690, she was transferred to the village of Lemeshevo.
For the construction of the new church chosen whitea rock. The material is easy to handle, but it is quite durable, suitable for threading, creating decorative details. The work was carried out for nine years, but with the consecration of the temple did not hurry. The prince was very anxious to invite Peter I to the ceremony, but the tsar left Moscow for a long time. According to another version, the consecration of the church was prevented by Patriarch Adrian, who did not like the building in the Baroque style.
The Znamenskaya Church (Dubrovitsy) was consecrated only in 1704 by the Locum Tenens of the Moscow Patriarchal See by the Metropolitan of Ryazan and Murom Stefan.
In 1812 the village was occupied by the French.The conquerors did not care very much for Orthodox churches, but the church in Dubrovitsy remained untouched. Probably, the soldier of the Napoleonic army conquered the beauty of the cult structure.
In 1929, the church was closed, and in 1931 - blew up the bell tower. Divine services were resumed only in 1991.
The Znamenskaya Church (Dubrovitsy) is designed inform of an endless cross with rounded blades. Together with the dome, the temple towers over the ground for more than forty meters. The contour of the building repeats a narrow gallery of ten steps in height, enclosed by a parapet. On the basement of the temple and the parapet there is an ornament.
Decorates the church and sculpture. At the western doors of parishioners are met the statues of St. John Chrysostom, Gregory the Theologian. Above one of the doors is a statue of Basil the Great.
From the socle to the laity the Evangelists look, and from the octagonal tower - the apostles. The facade is decorated with figures of angels. The church crowned with a metal gilded crown.
A significant part of the space inside the templeoccupy relief compositions. Sculptures are made of stucco - artificial marble, which uses burnt gypsum, alum, glue, lime, chalk and other materials.
In the center of the temple there is a composition "Crucifixion"to the right of which the sitting angels point to passages from the Holy Scripture. Initially, the inscriptions were created in Latin, but in the XIX century Metropolitan of Moscow Filaret ordered to decorate the wall with quotations from the Gospel in the Church Slavonic language. In 2004, the Latin texts were returned to their original place.
At the top of the western ledge are choirs. From the pylon to the lower tier leads a beautiful staircase made of stone. This part of the temple is decorated in the form of a balcony, repeating the outlines of the wall of the western porch.
The sculptures perfectly harmonize the image. The most revered icon is the Mother of God "Sign".
The parish of the Znamenskaya church is havingcharitable assistance to the disabled, sick, abandoned children, pensioners. Residents of Moscow and the region are invited to charity excursions, conversations with the priest, tea. Podolsk city hospital receives diapers, diapers, children's clothes, medicines, medical equipment, purchased with the help of the parish budget.
There is a Sunday school at the temple.The teachers introduce the students to the Law of God, the history of Russia and the Church, and the Church Slavonic language. Pupils also master church singing and engage in creative work.
Another school activity is organization.charity concerts and pilgrimages. Children and parents take walks to the temples of the Podolsk district, are forwarded by boat to the holy spring, visit monasteries. If someone wants to make a pilgrimage trip, but does not know where to start, then the Church of the Sign (Dubrovitsy) will help to carry out his plans. How to get there to this or that holy place, the organizers of trips at the temple know.
Archpriest Andrei Gritsyshin, the rector of the church, talks on the gospel with the moms and dads of the disciples, other parishioners every Sunday.
Znamenskaya Church (Dubrovitsy) - the current temple.On weekdays, Sundays and public holidays, services are performed according to a fixed schedule. From 8.30 am there are hours of liturgy, memorial services. At the same time take confession.
The sacraments of baptism, weddings, anointing, the rite of burial are performed by agreement with the priest. You can visit the church every day from 9.00 to 17.00. Evening services continue until 20.00.
Before you get to the temple, you need to get toPodolsk. There are trains to the district center, as well as bus number 417 (from the Yuzhnaya metro station), bus number 65. It will not take much time to travel by car.
From Podolsk you should go by bus tostop Dubrovitsy. It is recommended that motorists turn right before leaving the city, turn right, and then right again, guided by signs. To get closer to the temple, you have to drive through the whole village. Address - Moscow region, Dubrovitsy, Znamenskaya Church.
The best view of the church is from the hill.The hill allows you to carefully examine the surroundings of the temple, admire the picturesque landscapes, the Desna and Parha rivers. Dubrovitsy village was built in one of the most beautiful places in the Moscow region.
