Church of St. Nicholas of Myra in Otradnoye
The temple complex “Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia at the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra in Otradnoye, Moscow” includes a temple in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, and a chapel in honor of the Holy Great Martyr and healer Panteleimon. The temple was founded on September 8, 1997 and consecrated on December 30, 1998. There are three side chapels in the church. The central one is consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the right one is in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “Joy or Consolation” (the revered list is in the same chapel), and the left one is in honor of St. Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh and All Russia wonderworker. In October 2000 by the decree of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia, the organization of divine services was entrusted to Archbishop John of Belgorod and Starooskol, Chairman of the Synodal Missionary Department of the Moscow Patriarchate, and clerics of the Belgorod diocese, employees of the missionary department. In November 2022 by the decree of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a Patriarchal Compound was established at the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra and the chapel of St. Panteleimon the Great Martyr. St. Nicholas; St. Nicholas the Saint; St. Nicholas of Myra; St. Nicholas is revered as a miracle worker. He is the patron saint of children, travellers, prisoners. In the Orthodox faith, Nicholas the Wonderworker is the most revered saint. Believers turn to him for healing from diseases, help in a difficult life situation and family preservation. St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was born into a family of deeply religious Theophanes and Nonna. He was not interested in children’s games or idle chatter; he was very fond of reading, praying and fasting. From an early age, Nicholas studied the Divine Scriptures with amazing zeal and did not leave the temple for a long time, praying diligently and learning about God. Nicholas’s uncle, being a bishop and watching over his nephew, elevated Nicholas to the priesthood, making him his assistant and instructing him to teach the flock. Staying in unceasing prayer, Nicholas showed great mercy to his flock, came to the aid of the suffering. Unlike many saints, Nicholas was not a hermit, but was always among people, helping them. So, Nicholas saved one person from a great sin. Having three adult daughters, the desperate father plotted to give them up for fornication to save them from starvation. Saint Nicholas secretly threw three bags of gold through his window at night and thereby saved the family from falling and spiritual ruin. Saint Nicholas saved entire cities from starvation, rescued the unjustly convicted from prison and saved them from execution, reconciled enemies, healed the seriously ill, and took care of orphans. He lived to a very old age, and his body remained incorruptible after death.
Address: Moscow, Kargopolskaya str., 9A
