Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Maria in Fedosino, Patriarchal Compound
The Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fedosino was first mentioned in 1627, when it was located in the patrimony of the Moscow Voznesensky Convent at the Frolovsky Gate of the Kremlin. Over time, the wooden church deteriorated, and in 1841 a petition was submitted for the construction of a new stone church. The church-issued charter, signed by St. Filaret (Drozdov), Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, was issued on November 25, 1842, and construction began in 1844 and lasted 10 years. In 1854, a church with a side chapel in honour of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was consecrated, and in the last quarter of the 19th century it was expanded, and a left aisle was added in honour of the icon of the Mother of God “Joy to All who Grieve.” In 1892, Priest Dimitri (Ostroumov), a graduate of Moscow Theological Seminary, who was repeatedly arrested during the years of persecution of the Russian Orthodox Church, became rector. He was not only a spiritual mentor, but also a caring pastor who gained respect among the parishioners. In 1937, he was repressed, convicted on false charges and shot at the Butovo training ground. In 2003, he was canonized by the Council of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia. In 1941 the temple was closed, and during the Soviet years the building fell into disrepair. Only in 1991, half a century later, it was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. The restoration was led by the rector of the Patriarchal Metochion in Peredelkino, Archimandrite Vladimir (Zorin), who in 1991-1994 performed the first divine services in the reviving church. Thanks to the efforts of the clergy and parishioners, the temple was restored to its original appearance, and the lost elements of the interior were restored. Today, the Church of the Annunciation, completely restored, is open to parishioners and recognized as an object of cultural heritage of federal significance (“Church of the Annunciation, 1854”). It continues its spiritual mission, being a place of prayer, meeting of generations and spiritual rebirth.
Address: Moscow, Lukinskaya St., 11, building 1
