In Serpukhov revive Kazan temple

The work is divided into several stages. The rector of the church, Priest Valery Golobov, informed that part of the annual plan has already been fulfilled. The restoration of the main altar and four is planned for next year. It will take four to six years to restore the original appearance of the temple. They do not stop worship, they are temporarily performed in the restored chapel.

Prior to that, Archbishop Aksy of Podolsk and Lyuberetsky served a prayer service before the start of the comprehensive restoration of the Kazan temple and gave blessing for large-scale work on the revival of the ancient shrine.

General Director of the restoration workshop “Ilyinka” Dmitry Savin, who leads the author’s supervision, spoke about the significant amount of work performed. The foundations were strengthened, the window openings of the altar part and the roof were restored. In the quartet scaffolding is mounted to begin the restoration and dismantling of old ceilings that arose after the closure of the temple. All cracks are injected. The rite of consecration of the cross is expected on the altar part.

During the working visit, representatives of the Moscow Metropolis and the Podolsk Diocese, the chief architect and representatives of the contractor organization visited the temple. They got acquainted with the works already completed and discussed the next stages of restoration.

Financial assistance is provided by the Moscow Metropolia Foundation. Kazan temple, located on the street Upper Pottery, is a valuable architectural monument of the XVIII century, dating back to the reign of Anna Ioannovna. For a long time it was hidden by the production shops of the furniture factory. The restoration of the parish began in 1999, and the first liturgy after a long break took place in 2008. Now the shrine is waiting for great consecration and the return of the former splendor.