Temple-chapel of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Sivtsev Vrazhek. Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God Iveron Temple in the open air

Address:Moscow, Michurinsky prospect, 70
Directions: metro station "Prospekt Vernadskogo"
Architect: Zhivaev A. A. (painting), Maksimov E. N. - (interiors, interior decoration)
Year of construction: Between 2011 and 2013.
Church. Valid.

Thrones: Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, St. George the Victorious
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Coordinates:55.686007, 37.474874
Ochakovo-Matveevskoe, Moscow Patriarchate / Patriarchal Compound
The Temple of the Iveron Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary is being built on the territory of the Academy of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. Students of the Academy, the golden personnel reserve of our country, will be able to receive spiritual and moral education in the best traditions of our great state.
The site is located in the southwest of Moscow, at the intersection of Michurinsky Prospekt and st. Lobachevsky, on the territory of a park area formed on the site of a filled-up slope and valley of the Ochakovka River. The site is closely adjacent to the territory of the Academy of the FSB of Russia.
The area of ​​the site is 0.61 hectares, the building area is 953 sq.m., the landscaping area is 0.273 hectares. The total area of ​​the temple is 1280 sq.m.: the underground part is 522 sq.m., the above-ground part is 758 sq.m. Height - 57 m.
The temple is cross-domed, pillar-shaped, with a hipped belfry, and is being built according to an individual project. Designed for 1000 people. Load-bearing walls are built from brick. The walls of the temple will be painted white, and the five chapters will be covered with gold.
Together with the temple, all the necessary infrastructure will be created: administrative and utility rooms, guest parking. The House of Parables will house a Sunday school and a refectory.
The total area of ​​the clergy house is 588 sq.m.
On the territory of the complex there is a platform in front of the entrance to the temple, and within the boundaries of the designated area behind the fence there is a parking lot. Persons with disabilities will have access to all premises.

The lower aisle in honor of the Great Martyr. St. George the Victorious

The temple, which can accommodate at least 1,000 parishioners, is designed in the style of Russian church architecture of the 15th century. Last year, 13 bells were installed on it, the largest of which weighs three tons. To decorate the building, famous specialists from the Russian Academy of Arts were brought in, who worked on recreating the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral. The icons for the temple were painted by Athonite monks; specialists who recreated the Cathedral of Christ the Savior are working on the decoration.
The upper floor will be decorated with Byzantine mosaic elements. The icons for the lower prayer room were painted by the monks of the Russian St. Panteleimon Monastery on Mount Athos.
On the territory of the temple complex it is planned to place a fountain, sculptures and even an apple orchard.
The new temple will be one of the largest new temples in the UAB, built as part of the “200 temples” project. Its exact area is 1280 sq.m., height is 57 m. The interior design project was developed by academicians of the Russian Academy of Arts A.A. Zhivaev and E.N. Maximov, who worked on the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
On July 31, 2012, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' consecrated the foundation stone at the site of the then future construction.

Temple of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God on Vspolye. Photo: Ludvig14

Address: st. Bolshaya Ordynka, 39

The Iveron Icon of the Mother of God is one of the most revered icons in Rus'. The Iveron Icon itself is named after the Iveron Monastery on Saint Athos. Miraculously found, she still hangs above the gates of the monastery, which place, according to legend, she chose for herself. Hence, by the way, her other name – Goalkeeper.

In the mid-17th century, several copies of the icon were brought to Russian soil, of which the most famous was the copy in the Moscow chapel at the Resurrection Gate of Kitay-Gorod, which has since become known as the Iveron Gate.

It is not surprising that monasteries and churches appeared in Rus' in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God.

The Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, which now stands on Bolshaya Ordynka, 39, was originally called the Church of St. George the Great Martyr. It has been known as a wooden building since 1625. Half a century later, merchant Semyon Potapov built a stone temple at his own expense.

Another hundred years later, at the end of the 18th century, parishioner Ivan Savinov asked permission to renovate the building of St. George's Church. However, the temple was so dilapidated that it was impossible to renovate it, and in fact the building was rebuilt. It was then that the main temple was consecrated in honor of the Iveron Icon, and the left side chapel was reconsecrated in the name of the Great Martyr George.

The temple was completed in 1802, and at the same time the copy from the Iveron Icon, which was a substitute for the famous image from the Iveron Chapel at the Resurrection Gate, was transferred here. This substitute list was displayed instead of the main image in this chapel, when the main one was taken for religious processions, or for worship and prayer it was displayed in churches and monasteries in Moscow and Russia.

Since then, the complex of the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God has been considered one of the best examples of Moscow classicism of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The temple was closed in 1929. The dome and bell tower were demolished, and the building itself was used for various, far from church needs. At one time, the building even housed a cinema.

Restoration work began only in 1990. The temple opened in 1994.

Contacts: Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God on Vspolye

Address: st. Bolshaya Ordynka, 39

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Temple in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in Ochakovo-Matveeskoye

ADDRESS: Michurinsky prospect, 68

REPRESENTATIVE: Priest Valery BARANOV

Investor and contractor: LLC PSF "Krost"

Official website of the temple: iverskoye-podvorie.ru

April 10, 2016, on the 4th Sunday of Great Lent, St. John Climacus, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' performed the rite of great consecration Patriarchal Metochion in Ochakovo-Matveevsky, Moscow - the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God at the Academy of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation and led the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great in the newly consecrated church.

The upper altar of the temple is consecrated in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, the lower altar in the name of the Great Martyr George the Victorious.

CONSTRUCTION HISTORY

On July 31, 2012, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' consecrated the foundation stone of the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in the Moscow district of Ochakovo-Matveevskoye (Michurinsky Avenue, 70).

The temple was built on the initiative of the leadership and students of the Academy of the FSB of Russia. The dedication of the temple is due to the fact that over the centuries people resorted to prayers before the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God in all the dangers, wars and troubles that threatened the Russian land. Since 1669, the Iveron image, also called the “Goalkeeper,” was installed at the gates of the Moscow Kremlin.

The temple is pillar-shaped, tent-roofed, five-domed, and in its external decoration it stylistically reproduces the characteristic techniques of Moscow architecture of the 15th-16th centuries. The load-bearing walls are built of brick. The walls of the temple are painted white, and the five domes are covered with gold.

Accommodates 800-1000 parishioners, area - 1280 sq. m, height - 57 m.

It has two chapels, the upper one in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, the lower one in honor of the Great Martyr. St. George the Victorious. There are 13 bells in the temple belfry, the largest of which weighs three tons. The artistic decoration of the temple was designed and executed by famous specialists from the Russian Academy of Arts, who worked on the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the Kronstadt Naval Cathedral.

In the upper church there is a copy of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, created by icon painters of the Iveron Monastery on Holy Mount Athos. Icons for the iconostasis of the lower church in honor of the Great Martyr. St. George the Victorious were written by monks in the Belozerka monastery on Mount Athos.

A parish house was erected at the church, which housed a Sunday school, outbuildings and service buildings, and a refectory.

A youth movement has been formed at the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God on Michurinsky Prospekt. The main goal is to help those in need, serve others, unite and educate the younger generation in the spirit of Orthodoxy and patriotism.

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A people's park with a children's playground is being created at the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God on Michurinsky Avenue

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The leadership of the Academy of the Federal Security Service donated a temple icon to the Iverskaya Church on Michurinsky

The church at the FSB Academy celebrated its first patronal feast day

ABOUT THE TEMPLE

The Temple of the Iveron Icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary was erected on the territory of the Academy of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. Academy students will be able to receive spiritual and moral education in the best traditions of our great state.

The site is located in the southwest of Moscow, at the intersection of Michurinsky Prospekt and st. Lobachevsky, on the territory of a park area formed on the site of a filled-up slope and valley of the Ochakovka River. The site is closely adjacent to the territory of the Academy of the FSB of Russia.

The area of ​​the site is 0.61 hectares, the building area is 953 sq.m., the landscaping area is 0.273 hectares. The total area of ​​the temple is 1280 sq.m.: the underground part is 522 sq.m., the above-ground part is 758 sq.m. Height - 57 m.

The total area of ​​the parish house is 588 sq.m.

On the territory of the complex there is a platform in front of the entrance to the temple, and within the boundaries of the designated area behind the fence there is a parking lot. Persons with disabilities are provided with access to all premises.

IVERIAN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

The Iveron Icon of the Mother of God became famous for many miracles and healings. For ten centuries, an endless stream of pilgrims came to her to pray and receive the blessing of the Most Pure One for their labors. Wherever she was - on Mount Athos, in Russia or Canada - abundant grace emanated from her everywhere, giving healing and consolation to all who came.

The Nord-Ost hostages, captured by terrorists 10 years ago during a performance at the Theater Center on Dubrovka, were released through the prayers of the Church precisely on the feast of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God.

History of the image

As legend tells, during the days of Her earthly life, the Mother of God, out of inexpressible love for people, blessed the holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke to paint Her image. The Monk John of Damascus wrote: “The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke, at a time when the Most Holy Mother of God still lived in Jerusalem and dwelt in Zion, painted Her Divine and honest image on a board with picturesque means, so that, as in a mirror, subsequent generations would contemplate Her and childbirth. When Luke presented this image to Her, She said: “From now on all generations will bless Me. May the grace and power of Him who was born of Me and Mine be with you.” (Tradition attributes to the brushes of the holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke from three to seventy icons of the Mother of God, including the Iveron icon).

The first news about the image after this dates back to the 9th century - the times of iconoclasm, when, by order of heretical emperors, icons and relics of saints were destroyed and desecrated, churches and monasteries were closed.

In Nicaea, a pious widow named Theodora kept a precious image of the Mother of God. When warriors burst into the woman’s room to take away the image, one of them hit the shrine with a spear. Immediately blood flowed from the face of the Most Pure One. The soldiers were amazed and fled in fear, but the pious widow went to the sea and, after praying, released the icon over the waves.

Two centuries later, the inhabitants of the Iveron Monastery on Mount Athos saw a pillar of fire on the sea. He rose above the image of the Mother of God standing on the water. The brothers prayed fervently and asked the Lord to grant the icon of the monastery. The next night, the Most Holy Theotokos appeared in a dream to Elder Gabriel the Gruzin, who was distinguished by a strict ascetic life and a childishly simple disposition, and commanded him to personally take Her icon.

The next morning, the elder, strengthened by the blessing of the Mother of God, fearlessly walked on the water and was honored to receive the miraculous shrine. They placed her in a chapel on the shore and prayed before her for three days, and then transferred her to the cathedral church. However, the next day the image was discovered above the monastery gates. He was taken to his previous place in the main temple, but the next day he again found himself above the gates. This happened several times. Finally, the Most Holy Theotokos appeared to Elder Gabriel and said: “Tell the brethren: I do not want to be guarded, but I myself will be your Guardian in this life and in the future. As long as you see My face at the gates of the monastery, the grace and mercy of My Son towards you will not fail.”

Then the monks built a gate church in honor of the Mother of God, the Guardian of the monastery, in which the miraculous icon remains to this day. In Greece she is also called Portaitissa, which means Goalkeeper.

In the history of the Iversky Monastery, there are many cases of the gracious help of the Mother of God: the miraculous replenishment of wheat, wine and oil, the healing of the sick, the deliverance of the monastery from enemies. So, one day the Persians besieged the monastery from the sea. The monks appealed to the Mother of God for help. Suddenly a terrible storm arose and the enemy ships sank. Only Amir's commander survived. Struck by the miracle of God's wrath, he repented, asked to pray for the forgiveness of his sins, and donated a lot of gold and silver for the construction of the monastery walls.

Iveron image in Russia

In the 17th century, they learned about the Iveron Icon in Rus'. Archimandrite Nikon, the future patriarch, turned to the abbot of the Iveron Athos Monastery, Pachomius, with a request to send an exact list of the miraculous image. On October 13, 1648, the icon was greeted in Moscow by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, Patriarch Joseph and crowds of Orthodox people. This icon was owned by Tsarina Maria Ilyinichna and her daughter Princess Sofya Alekseevna; After the death of the princess, the image remained in the Novodevichy Convent. Currently it is in the State Historical Museum.

Another list, by order of Patriarch Nikon, was delivered from Athos to Moscow, decorated with a precious robe, and in 1656 transferred to Valdai, to the newly built Iversky Bogoroditsky Svyatoozersky Monastery (after the revolution, the icon disappeared without a trace).

Another copy was made from the icon that was in the royal family. In 1669, it was installed in the chapel at the Resurrection Gate, overlooking Tverskaya - the main street of Moscow. The goalkeeper became one of the most revered shrines, the Intercessor of Muscovites.

All guests of the city, arriving in the capital, first of all went to bow to Iverskaya. The icon was taken from home to home, prayers were served in front of it.

After the revolution, the Iverskaya Chapel was destroyed, and in 1931 the Resurrection Gate was demolished. The icon was transferred to the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Sokolniki, where it remains to this day.

Montreal list of the Iveron Icon

The list of the Iveron Icon appeared in Montreal in 1982. He was brought from Athos by Joseph Muñoz Cortes, a Spaniard by birth who converted to Orthodoxy. One night the icon poured myrrh abundantly. Myrrh flowed from the hands of the Mother of God and Christ, as well as from the star located on the right shoulder of the Most Pure Virgin.

The myrrh-streaming icon was taken to the temple, and many miracles were performed from it. A paralyzed young man was healed, and a woman suffering from a severe form of pneumonia recovered. Another time, the Mother of God saved a girl who suffered from a severe form of leukemia, and a poor woman who, having learned about the death of her son, wanted to take her own life: touched to the depths of her soul by the sight of the miraculous icon, the unfortunate woman repented of her terrible intention and immediately confessed.

The image traveled to America, Australia, New Zealand and Western Europe. And everywhere this icon radiated peace and love. However, on the night of October 30-31, 1997, the custodian of the icon, Joseph Muñoz Cortes, was killed under mysterious circumstances, and the miraculous Iveron Icon disappeared without a trace.

Restoration of the Iveron Chapel in Moscow

On November 4, 1994, His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II consecrated the foundation stone of the Iverskaya Chapel. In September 1995, the Primate of the Russian Church turned to the rector of the Athos Iveron Monastery, Archimandrite Vasily, with a request to write for the all-Russian flock a new copy of the icon of “our common Intercessor - Our Lady of the Goalkeeper.”

On October 25, 1995, the list arrived in Moscow. The next day, October 26, a procession with the Iveron Icon took place along Nikolskaya Street to the Kazan Cathedral, where His Holiness the Patriarch served the Divine Liturgy. At about one o'clock in the afternoon the shrine was carried through the Resurrection Gate, restored to its former splendor, to the Iverskaya Chapel.

This significant day marked the beginning of an inexhaustible flow of Orthodox Christians to the revered icon of our Intercessor and Guardian, not only in the present, but also in the future life.

Troparion, tone 1

From Your holy icon, O Lady Theotokos, healing and healing are given abundantly to those who come to her with faith and love. Thus, visit my weakness and have mercy on my soul, O Good One, and heal my body with Your grace, O Most Pure One.

The dedication of this church in honor of one of the most famous icons of the Virgin Mary is not as ancient as it might seem. Initially, it had a different name, in honor of the saint, who became part of the coat of arms of Moscow.

The wooden church on this site was first mentioned in documents in 1625 with another dedication - in the name of St. George the Victorious. The addition “on Vspolye” denotes the ancient location of the temple near a field, on the outskirts of the city - the border of Moscow at that time ran along the trajectory of the Garden Ring. The wooden building was replaced in 1673 by a stone building, created at the expense of the merchant Semyon Potapov and receiving the chapel of John the Warrior. The building was a traditional Moscow temple of the late 17th century, crowned with a five-domed structure and a hipped bell tower. However, after more than a hundred years, the church fell into disrepair and was completely dismantled for new construction. The temple builder was a local resident, captain I.I. Savinov, who lived opposite the church. Work continued from 1798 to 1802.

The new church building was supposedly built by the architect I.V. Egotov is a student who was starting his professional career at that time. Later, according to his designs, the church-tomb of the Golitsyn princes in the Donskoy Monastery, the Durasov estate in Lyublino, as well as the old building of the Armory Chamber in the Kremlin (the latter has not survived) will be built. The Iverskaya Church on Bolshaya Ordynka was built in the style of late classicism, in dry and laconic forms - without an abundance of decoration on the facades, but with a powerful dome, cut through by triple windows and crowning the main part of the temple. The small dome on the dome is also original: it is not the “onion” traditional for Orthodox architecture, but a round pedestal topped with a long thin cross, which makes it more similar to European churches. The refectory overlooks Bolshaya Ordynka, the entrance to it is marked by a four-column portico of the Ionic order with a pediment, above which is a bell tower with an elongated spire.

During the construction of the new church, its name also changed: the main altar was consecrated in honor of the Iveron Icon, and one of the chapels in the refectory became St. George’s. The second chapel remained Ioannovsky, as before. Subsequently, until the twentieth century, there were no significant reconstructions in the church. A little further away, in the churchyard, a two-story building of the parish almshouse has been preserved, designed for 15 women - mainly servants of local residents.

The church was closed for services in 1929–1930, its dome and the upper tier of the bell tower were dismantled. The interior decoration was destroyed, only a few icons were preserved - including the temple image of the Iveron Mother of God, transferred to the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kuznetsy. The room itself was divided into three floors and was used first as a club for the Second Automobile Repair Plant, then as a club for the Marat confectionery factory, and in 1989 it became a gallery of modern art. In 1994, services were resumed in the temple, the lost dome and bell tower were soon recreated, and the remaining paintings were cleaned from under a layer of paint and restored.

CHURCH OF THE IVERIAN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

The temple is located along the small Iversky Lane between Malaya and Bolshaya Ordynki. Previously, on the site of the Iveron Temple there was a wooden church of St. George the Great Martyr, in Vspolye. The church stood across a field, on the southernmost outskirts of the city. In the book “Moscow. A detailed historical and archaeological description of the city" reports: "The Church of the Holy Great Martyr George has been known since 1625; in 1673, guest Semyon Potapov built a stone church instead of a wooden one; the chapels of St. John the Warrior and the Iveron Mother of God, for which this church is now known.”

Other names of the temple are “on Bolvanovka”, “in Solodovniki”, “on Ordynka”, “at the Serpukhov Gate”, “on Yara”. The wealthy merchant Semyon Potapov also used his own funds to build the Church of the Archangel Michael in Ovchinniki. Previously, in the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God there was a zinc cross, like a historical document confirming the date of construction and the name of the benefactor. The church owned a large plot of land with a graveyard and church clergy buildings between Bolshaya and Malaya Ordynka, Iversky Lane and a dead end on the northern side of the church that has not survived to this day. The first stone church consisted of a refectory, a bell tower and a quadrangle with a three-part apse, which was crowned with a five-domed dome.

In 1722, the chapel of St. John the Warrior was built. Traditionally, the parish of the church was made up of wealthy noble families; there were significantly fewer merchant families. By the end of the 18th century, the building required reconstruction. Here is what you can read in the book of the publishing house “Orthodox Taganka”, dedicated to the Iveron Church: “In 1788, June, the indicated church, priest Vasily Nikitin with the parish people, the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, submitted a petition to Metropolitan Plato asking for permission “to the real St. Vmch. St. George's Church, due to its small space, of 5 chapters, make one with the greatest possible splendor, and a chapel in the name of the Great Martyr. St. John the Warrior, due to its cramped conditions, and the meal, which requires distribution, should be rebuilt... and another chapel should be built in the meal - in the name of the Most Holy Theotokos of Iveron.”

Soon the construction of a new stone church began, and the old church had to be dismantled. Funds for the construction were allocated by Captain I.I. Savinov, who lived opposite the church. In 1802 the temple was built. It was a rotunda with a voluminous refectory and a high bell tower. A brick fence with an iron fence and two gates was erected along Bolshaya Ordynka and Iversky Lane. The church was consecrated in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, and its former chapel was renamed St. George's. It is not known exactly who was the architect of the Iversky Temple, but sometimes the name of I.V. is mentioned. Egotov – student of V.I. Bazhenova. The temple acquired rounded outlines - a sign of mature Russian classicism: a two-tier rotunda with an apse with rounded ends and a cylindrical drum topped with a single dome. The western entrance is decorated with an Ionic portico topped with a pediment.

The copy of the famous Iveron Mother of God icon from the chapel at the Resurrection Gate was transferred to the new church. From time immemorial, this image of the Mother of God was considered the Mother Intercessor of Moscow. The original icon, which, according to legend, was painted by the Apostle Luke, is kept on Mount Athos. In 1648, at the request of Patriarch Nikon, a copy of the miraculous icon was made, no different from the original (“new as old,” as they used to say). The Tsar and his family, the Patriarch, the boyars and every people is Orthodox. At the meeting place, at the Resurrection Gate, the Iveron Chapel was erected.

The victorious soldiers entered Red Square through the Resurrection Gate. Anyone who arrived in the capital, be it a king or a simple person, first of all went to venerate the Iveron Icon. The bronze sign of the zero kilometer of Moscow is still located directly opposite the Iverskaya Chapel, which is crowded with worshipers from early morning until late at night.

In 1792, a list was made of the Iveron Icon. When the icon was taken out of the chapel for religious processions, solemn veneration, or prayer services in homes, this list was displayed in its place. In 1802, he found refuge in the newly built Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God. After the fire of 1812, no wooden buildings remained; in addition, the Iverskaya Church itself was plundered by the French. The first renovation after the fire took place in 1842, and the second - on the occasion of the centenary of the painting of the temple icon of the Iveron Mother of God - in 1892.

In 1898 - 1900, at the expense of the Lebedev family of Moscow merchants, the iconostasis was renovated and gilded in the temple and a new painting was made. At the beginning of the 20th century, on the territory of the church yard there were houses of clergy and a clergy, a stone almshouse, a laundry, several wooden buildings and a garden. When Grand Duchess Elizaveta Feodorovna bought an estate on Bolshaya Ordynka for the construction of the Marfo-Mariinsky Convent there, she often came to the Iveron Church for services. There is a legend that in 1918, on one of the days of Easter week, Elizaveta Fedorovna was arrested here during a religious procession. And now the church houses an icon with particles of the relics of the venerable martyrs Elizabeth and Barbara, which was given to the church by the monks of the Jerusalem monastery of Mary Magdalene, where the relics of Elizabeth Feodorovna are located.

In 1929, the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God was closed. The Iveron Icon was transferred to the Church of St. Nicholas in Kuznetsy. At various times, the church housed the clubs of the 2nd automobile repair plant and the Marat confectionery factory, a cinema, and since 1989, the Art-Modern contemporary art gallery. To this day, there are no buildings left on the site owned by the church, except for a two-story almshouse, which is now classified as a historical building. In the temple, the bell tower was broken down to the lower tier, the dome with the cross was demolished, the fence was destroyed, additional windows were broken, wall paintings and frescoes of the Belousov brothers, who painted the Faceted Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin, were lost. Not a single iconostasis remained in the temple, and many icons were burned. The Iveron Church was truly plundered: about a ton of silver (robes, icon frames, liturgical utensils) was taken from it.

In 1993, the temple and its historical territory were returned to the Russian Orthodox Church. Church services began in 1994. Fortunately, the temple has now been completely restored, the upper tiers of the bell tower have been built on, the dome has been recreated, and the paintings inside the church have been restored. Some of the restored oil paintings date back to the 18th and 19th centuries. The church has been restored to its 1792-1802 appearance. In addition to the temple miraculous icon of the Iveron Mother of God, the icon of the Mother of God of the Inexhaustible Chalice, the icon of the healer Panteleimon and the icon of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious are considered especially revered images in the Iveron Church. One of the shrines of the temple is a reliquary with particles of the relics of the Kiev-Pechersk and Optina saints.

Today, the Iverskaya Church occupies a special place in the architecture of Zamoskvorechye, fitting perfectly into the classic ensemble of buildings located near the church. The volumes of different parts seem to merge with each other: the rotunda with the refectory, the refectory with the bell tower. Only the upper cylindrical tier of the bell tower, decorated with pilasters, points upward with its shiny spire. The harmony of the appearance of the church is achieved through subtle details, for example, the unity of shapes and proportions of the arches of the side portals and the windows of the rotunda. The walls of the temple are decorated with white stone rods and cornices, emphasizing the volume of the structure. The interior space of the church, impressive in its vastness, is the result of combining the refectory and chapels with arches. The refectory and side porches with arched portals add weight to the lower tier of the rotunda. The temple lacks a little lightness and plasticity, but, probably, it was not originally designed for this. The Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God does not have such outstanding individual features as, for example, the Sorrowful Church or the Church of St. Nicholas in Pyzhi, but it can be called a striking example of Russian classicism.