Monastery in the printers schedule of services. Church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Printers. Memorial plaque on the wall of the temple

It is not yet possible to name the exact date of construction of the original temple in Pechatnaya Sloboda. Various historical sources name the years 1625 and 1631. It is also unknown who built it. Based on the records stored in the church archive, we can only say with certainty that the church was wooden, and it was built in honor of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The area where the temple was erected was called “Pechatniki”, since the masters of the Sovereign’s Printing Court lived between Trubnaya Street and Sretenka in the 17th century.

The original wooden church was rebuilt in 1659, but the temple was again built in wood. This year is considered the founding date of the church.

A stone one-domed temple without chapels in the Moscow Baroque style was built in 1695. An inscription on an icon belonging to the church helped establish this date.

From the statement that was presented by General Saltykov to Empress Anna Ioannovna, it follows that the Assumption Church in Pechatniki was not damaged in the fire of 1737. It was not sealed during the 1771 pestilence either. Moreover, in 1774 the church was recognized among the best fifty-five of the total number of parish churches.

Two chapels of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary were built in the 18th century. These chapels were built in honor of John the Baptist and St. Nicholas.

The church in Pechatniki was painted in 1794. The author of the painting was the painter Nikolai Nikolaevich Tyapkin.

A large bell, which weighed 177 pounds, was cast for the temple in 1798. There were also two smaller bells with him.

By Easter 1805 a new iconostasis was installed.

Thus, the 18th and early 19th centuries were marked by the heyday of the Church of the Assumption. At the same time, a silver frame was made for the temple image, the sacristy was repaired, and the Gospel, cross, ark and vessels were purchased.

Church welfare ended in 1812, on September 5th. The French, who entered Moscow, plundered and burned the temple. The fire destroyed the holy altars, most of the church library, icons and iconostases, and church utensils. Some of the utensils were saved by the church warden and given to storage in. After the departure of the French, during 1813 and 1814 the iconostasis in the chapel of John the Baptist was rebuilt and consecrated, then the chapel of St. Nicholas was restored and consecrated.

The chapel and refectory of the Assumption Church were completely rebuilt in 1897-1902. The author of the architectural project is M.A. Aladin.

The bell tower of the temple was built in the form of a two-tiered quadrangle carrying an octagon of bells, which ended with a small brick tent. The lower tier of the bell tower was built into the refectory. For two years, starting in 1900, the walls of the side church were decorated with sacred images and beautiful Russian-Byzantine ornaments. The power of impression made by these paintings is very great.

The temple was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1991. In 1994 it was re-consecrated.

In the sacristy of the shrine there is kept a Jewish piece of silver, one of those coins that, according to legend, Judas received for his betrayal of Jesus Christ. There is a Sunday school at the church. It studies liturgics and the history of Orthodox Moscow. In addition, the school studies the Church Slavonic language and church art.

Incident in the Moscow Church of the Assumption in Pechatniki

Decree issued in connection with the completion of the work of the commission to investigate the incident in the Moscow Church of the Assumption in Pechatniki

Patriarch Alexy II

Priest Georgy Serafimovich Kochetkov, temporarily banned from the priesthood, cleric of Moscow

Archpriest Oleg Fedorovich Klemyshev, dean of the churches of the Sretensky district,
and about. rector of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pechatniki, Moscow

To the parish meeting of the same church

Priest Mikhail Vladimirovich Dubovitsky, cleric of the same church

To the confessor of Moscow, Archpriest Vladimir Zhavoronkov
To the rector of the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God "Life-Giving Spring" in Tsaritsyn, Moscow"

Church of the Assumption in Pechatniki.

In connection with the completion of the work of the commission appointed by Us to investigate the incident that occurred during a divine service in the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Pechatniki on June 29, 1997, and the establishment by this commission of the fact of violence and mockery of the priest Mikhail Dubovitsky, as well as the clarification of the reasons for this, expressed in the systematic manifestation of arbitrariness on the part of both the liturgical and other activities of the parish he heads, which served to disrupt church peace, create a conflict situation, as well as a temptation not only for Orthodox people, but also for those looking for a way to the temple - we consider it appropriate :

7. When holding a meeting of the Parish Assembly, which should be held under the chairmanship of Our vicar, the rector of the church should take care of making changes to the composition of the Parish Assembly, excluding from it persons who have been excommunicated from church communion and who have received other punishments, and also re-elect the governing bodies of the parish who are guilty in the development of a conflict situation that arose in the church, unacceptable for an Orthodox church.

Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy

For today's Moscow resident, Pechatniki is the area of ​​the corresponding metro station. However, for a Muscovite of the 16th–17th centuries, the associations were different: today Pechatnikov Lane near Sretenka and Trubnaya, as well as the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God in Pechatniki, reminds of them.

From the end of the 16th century, behind the wall of the White City at the Sretensky Gate, the Sovereign Pechatnaya Sloboda began - a settlement of printers who worked at the Printing Yard on Nikolskaya Street. It was they who created the first wooden Assumption Church in 1631, instead of which a new building, also wooden, was built in 1659. Finally, in 1695, printers created the third Assumption Church, this time made of stone - its quadrangle and bell tower remain to this day.

When the new temple was built, the “Naryshkin Baroque” style prevailed in church architecture in Moscow, which paid special attention to the decoration of windows and portals. All this is embodied in the Church of the Assumption in Pechatniki: its quadrangle windows are framed by platbands with ridges, and the side portals are decorated with fine white stone carvings depicting vines climbing around the columns. The bell tower is made in three tiers: the entrance to the church is located in the lower one, the utility room is in the middle, and the upper one is created in the form of an octagonal belfry with a closed vault. At the same time, the bell tower has a tent, but it is placed on top of the vault and does not serve any practical function, playing an exclusively decorative role. The refectory near the temple was significantly rebuilt several times. In 1727, a warm (that is, heated) chapel of the Beheading of John the Baptist appeared in it, and in 1763, on its other side, a chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was created. In 1775, a small chapel was added to the southern wall of the refectory, highlighted on the facade by a small dome with a dome. The last time the appearance of the church changed was in 1897–1902, when, according to the design of the architect M.A. Aladin, a new refectory with a chapel was built, designed in pseudo-Russian style. The windows of the refectory repeat the motifs of the Naryshkin Baroque, thereby echoing the windows of the ancient quadrangle of the Assumption Church.

According to one version, it was in the Church of the Assumption in Pechatniki that the artist Pukirev witnessed the marriage of an old man and a girl, which was later reflected in the painting “Unequal Marriage,” now in the Tretyakov Gallery. Also, before the revolution, an ancient Jewish silver coin was kept in the church sacristy - rumor claimed that this was one of the thirty pieces of silver received by Judas for betraying Christ.

After the revolution and the closure of the temple for worship, its building was first occupied by the Arktikproekt trust, then in 1950 the exhibition “Soviet Arctic” appeared here, which was replaced in 1960 by the permanent exhibition “USSR Marine”. Externally, the building was almost not rebuilt, only the crosses were removed and the fence was dismantled, but the interior decoration disappeared completely, the space of the temple was redesigned. In 1994, the exhibition was removed, and services were resumed in the temple.

The wooden temple was built in front of the Sretensky Gate of the White City by residents of the palace Pechatnaya Sloboda in 1631. The area called “Pechatniki” received its name from the printers who lived here, the masters of the Sovereign Printing House. In the 17th century, printers settled along the stream that flowed between Sretenka and Trubnaya streets.

Sources differ on the date of the first mention of the church; according to some, the wooden church was first mentioned in 1625, according to others in 1631.

In 1659, the wooden temple was rebuilt, but again in wood. This date is considered the founding date of the temple.

The stone temple was built in 1695 in the Moscow Baroque style. Determine the date of construction according to the inscription on one of the images of the temple.

At the end of 1725, parishioners of the church turned to the Synodal Treasury with a request to build a warm chapel in the then cold church, for which they received permission on December 17 of the same year.

The warm chapel on the right side of the refectory was erected on October 3, 1727, and on October 18 it was consecrated in the name of the Beheading of John the Baptist.

In 1763, on the other side of the refectory, another chapel was erected in the name of St. Nicholas the World of Lycian Wonderworker. Around 1775, a small chapel was built near the southern façade of the refectory.

In 1795, the temple was renovated and painted.

In 1812, the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was plundered by the French army, and all outbuildings were burned. The houses of the temple employees and all the church shops burned down.

In 1813, an iconostasis was made and consecrated in the church. In 1897-1902, the refectory and chapel were completely rebuilt according to the design of the architect M. A. Aladin. The bell tower, the lower tier of which is built into the refectory, is a two-tier quadrangle carrying an octagon of bells, topped with a small brick tent. The walls were decorated with images of saints and paintings of biblical stories.

After the October Revolution, the temple was closed, crosses were removed from it, and the fence was dismantled. A complete redevelopment was done inside the temple.

The temple building was given to the Artikproekt trust; since 1950, the temple building housed the “Soviet Arctic” museum, then the “USSR Navy” museum, which housed an exhibition on the history of shipping in Russia from the first shuttles to the newest nuclear-powered ships.

In 1991, at the request of the Transfiguration Brotherhood of Father Georgy Kochetkov, the temple was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church. It was re-consecrated in 1994.

Father Georgy Kochetkov was the rector of the church before the conflict situation on June 28, 1997. In 1997, before the conflict, Father Mikhail Dubovitsky served with him, and after Father Georgy Kochetkov was banned from serving, Archpriest Oleg Klemyshev became the rector of the church, who still serves in the church. In 2000, by another decree of Patriarch Alexy II, the bans against Father Georgy Kochetkov were lifted.

According to legend, the wedding of a decrepit old man and a young girl took place in this church, which served as the theme for the artist V.V. Pukirev for his famous painting “Unequal Marriage.” In the church sacristy there is kept a Jewish silver coin, according to legend, one of those that was given to Judas for the betrayal of Jesus Christ.

There is a church shop in the church, there is a Sunday school in which children study liturgics, the history of church art, the history of Orthodox Moscow, and the Church Slavonic language.