Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Peredelkino
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 honor of St. Peter the Great. 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 the Moscow Theological Seminary, 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 is 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. The central iconostasis of the temple, made of oak and has become five-tiered, is decorated with icons of old letters and the royal gates of the 17th century. The artist and archaeologist F.G. Solntsev, one of the founders of Russian national art, played an important role in the creation of the Kolychev estate church ensemble. The main two-storey house of the estate was connected by a stone gallery to the St. Philip’s house church, built in the 80s of the XIX century. After M.L. Bode-Kolychev’s death in 1888, the estate became the property of his wife and then daughter, Countess Natalia Mikhailovna Sollogub. At the beginning of the 20th century, the church land was leased, which helped to avoid financial difficulties. During the revolution, the estate suffered: the main house burned down, the collection of relics was destroyed, and part of the territory was transferred for building. The Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior remained a parish and was not closed, despite the threat in the 20s. In 1952, the estate was transferred to the Moscow Patriarchate, and Patriarch Alexy I established his residence here, which remained until 1975. After that, the temple became a compound of the Athos Russian Monastery, and then the Patriarchal Compound. In the 1990s, with the support of the government and the Patriarchate, restoration of the temple and surrounding buildings began, as well as the creation of a complex including a scientific and theological centre, a museum and monastic buildings. Nowadays, the project for the preservation and development of the territory continues, and Peredelkino has become an important spiritual and cultural centre. Today, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior is fully landscaped. In August 2021, after restoration, it was consecrated with the great rank.
Address: Moscow, 7-ya Lazenki str., 42
