A village temple… How many feelings these words evoke in the heart of every Russian person! It is impossible to imagine a rural landscape without a church or at least a chapel. Holidays and weekdays, joy and sorrow - they are inextricably linked with the temple. Each temple, even the smallest one, is involved in the centuries-old history of our Motherland.
The history of the Trinity Church began in 1867, when the peasants of four villages - Sharapovo, Tyushino, Spirino and Novoshino - applied to the Ryazan Spiritual Consistory with a request for permission to build a new church in Sharapovo and form a separate parish. They justified their request by the fact that the nearest churches are far away and that it is difficult to get to them. It is especially hard in the spring when the rivers overflowed. The peasants were ready to allocate land for construction and pay all expenses.
However, permission was given only after a second request, in 1869. Anticipating the decision of the consistory, the peasants “bargained” a wooden church in the village of Lelechi. The haste was caused by the desire to transport the church "along the winter road", and already in February the church was in Sharapovo. It was consecrated on August 17, 1869. Since that time, the village of Sharapovo has become the center of a rural parish that unites several villages.
A few years later, the wooden temple burned down from lightning. Local residents decided to build a new brick church and in 1882 they started its construction. Like the first temple, the new one was built at the expense of local parishioners and benefactors. In 1882, a stone refectory church was built in the village in honor of the Holy Trinity with Zachatievsky and Uspensky chapels. The temple of red brick in the New Russian style was consecrated in 1883. Nine years later, a stone three-tiered bell tower was built, the cross on which was visible from behind the forest at a distance of more than ten kilometers.
On April 30, 1869, Stefan Speransky, a graduate of the Ryazan Seminary, was appointed rector of the church. For many years, Sharapovo became native to the father and his large family in the future. Father Stefan and his wife Varvara had eight children - four sons and four daughters.
The memories of contemporaries remain that under Father Stefan, worship in the temple was performed “decently and with due reverence”, and three schools were set up in the village, in which children were taught strictly in the spirit of Orthodox Church. Father Stefan served in Sharapovo for more than half a century and only at the end of his life, weakened by illness and old age, did he transfer the parish to his son Nikolai. Archpriest Stefan died in 1921.
Father Nikolai with his wife and young sons from 1929 to 1931. was in exile, the house was taken away. After returning, the family of Father Nikolai settled down in the church gatehouse. They lived very poorly, but, despite the difficult times, Father Nikolai was strong in faith and fulfilled his pastoral duty with great love for the Lord and his parishioners.
In 1937, Father Nikolai was convicted on a slanderous denunciation. Archpriest Nikolai Speransky spent a long fourteen years in the camps, only in May 1951 he was able to return to Sharapovo, but as soon as he entered the house, authorities appeared and announced that he was forbidden to live here and he must leave within 24 hours. The Speransky family had to leave their native places... Since 1951, Father Nikolai served as rector of a church in the village of Ardabyevo. Archpriest Nikolai Speransky died on October 16, 1970 and was buried at the local rural cemetery.
In 2002, Tatyana Speranskaya, the granddaughter of Archpriest Stefan, visited her native Sharapovo, she looked with sorrow at the ruined temple and at the place where her parents' house had once been. “I stood in front of the altar of the summer church, where the grave of Stefan’s grandfather was, and now there is an asphalt road leading to houses built on the site of an old cemetery near the church. Nothing resembles a burial place. Only the well that the Sharapovites dug for their father remained unchanged. That's what it was called - Popov's well. The water in it was amazingly clean and tasty.
Parting with her native places, Tatyana Nikolaevna said: “Let's not grumble. Nothing happens without the permission of God. I would like to believe that the time will come and the bell will ring again on the belfry of the Church of the Holy Trinity. And again the parishioners will marry and baptize their children in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” And the time has come.
In 2002, the natives of the village, living and working in Moscow, began the restoration of the temple and the construction of the bell tower. In 2006, during the work, four burials were found. One of them turned out to be the resting place of Archpriest Stefan Speransky. Now the remains are reburied in the church fence. Above them are crosses and a memorial plate. After many diligent and sacrificial labors of people of good will, the temple finally appeared in all its glory before the eyes of the faithful.
On August 29, 2010, on the day of the great consecration of the Trinity Church, Vladyka Yuvenaly was co-served by Bishops Ilian (Vostryakov) and Serpukhov Roman, Secretary of the Moscow Diocesan Administration Archpriest Alexander Ganaba, Abbot of the Moscow Stauropegial Danilov Monastery Archimandrite Alexy (Polikarpov), Dean of the Churches of the Shatura District Archimandrite Nikon (Matyushkov), clergy of the Moscow diocese. The benefactor of the church N. A. Tsvetkov and his family, the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of the Government of the Moscow Region T. A. Karakhanov, the chairman of the Moscow Regional Duma V. E. Aksakov, the head of the Shatursky district A. D. Keller, high-ranking guests, parishioners of churches prayed at the service Shatursky and Egorevsky deaneries. The choir of the Kolomna Theological Seminary under the direction of Hieromonk Konstantin (Ostrovsky) gave a special solemnity to the service.
At the end of the Divine Liturgy, the rector of the Trinity Church, priest Yevgeny Shevykin, addressed Vladyka with a word of greeting: “Your Eminence, dear fathers, brothers and sisters! I heartily congratulate you on the feast of the great consecration of our church! This event is of great importance not only for the village of Sharapovo, but also for the surrounding villages. I am glad that the temple is filled with worshipers today. This event contributes to the spiritual revival of our entire Motherland. How can we revive spiritual life in our great vast Fatherland? Walking the path of reviving temples, lighting new spiritual hearths, which are beacons in the raging sea of life. I wish everyone God's help so that we never weaken in our prayers to God!
N. A. Tsvetkov said: “I am grateful to the Almighty that He blessed the work that we all succeeded in. I express my gratitude to all those who have invested time, labor, soul and heart in the restoration of the temple. Gratitude to those clergymen who helped and revived the temple after the silence of many decades. Thanks to my countrymen for the support and cordiality with which you met everyone who came to restore the temple.”
In his response, Metropolitan Yuvenaly said:
“Dear Tigran Alexandrovich, representing the Governor of the Moscow Region, dear Valery Evgenievich, Chairman of the Regional Duma, beloved Nikolai Alexandrovich, fellow archpastors, dear father, the abbot of the Danilov Monastery, all-honorable fathers, leaders of the Shatursky district, beloved guests, dear brothers and sisters!
It is difficult to share my thoughts with you today without emotion, because what is happening now is genuine. God's miracle. Today, at the Divine Liturgy, the gospel conception was read, where the parable of the Lord was told about those who were invited to the supper. Many did not come to this supper, and others, having accepted the invitation, reacted to it in different ways, sometimes lightly. And when the host of the banquet saw such, he drove them out, not honoring the joy of the supper. This parable is about the Kingdom of God, into which we are all called.
The Church of Christ, through its spiritual guidance, leads us to the Kingdom of God. We should think about what kind of people they were who came to the supper not in wedding, festive clothes. This parable is addressed to each of us, because we are all called to the Kingdom of God, everyone, especially those who are in the temple today, received Holy Baptism, but this is not a guarantee that we will reach the Kingdom of God. You also need to have wedding clothes: good deeds, strong faith, love that people should see.
Today we can give an example of how you can tear something away from yourself, do something for others, not only living, but also future generations. This is the feat of Nikolai Alexandrovich Tsvetkov, your countryman, who showed by personal example how to love Christ and serve your neighbor. When many years ago the inhabitants of the village of Sharapovo had a desire to have a church here, they wrote to the church authorities that without worship, without prayer, people became coarse. It was then, almost a century and a half ago, that they felt how bad it was to live without the constant guidance of the Church and prayer to the Lord. What can be said about the past century, when for seven decades this shrine was destroyed before the eyes of the inhabitants, what could they turn into?!
What a joy for all of us that this shrine has been revived! When I celebrated divine services in the Trinity Church, I had the impression that I was somewhere in the cathedral city, in the cathedral, because there is such splendor that you will not find in any village. This temple has become more beautiful, majestic than the previous one.
Dear Nikolai Alexandrovich! You are a person who talks little but does a lot. And on behalf of your countrymen, on behalf of the diocese, on behalf of the Holy Church, I would like to thank you for the feat that you undertook to restore the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity.
I congratulate all of you, beloved, on the acquisition, on the consecration of the holy temple. I would like to bless the parish to give an image Mother of God"Inexhaustible Chalice". Throughout Russia, this image is now especially revered, and people ask the Lord for the help of the Mother of God through this image in softening morals, in eradicating wine drinking and happy family life. May everyone who prays before this image receive from the Lord, through the intercession of the Mother of God, everything necessary for temporary and eternal life.
Indeed, as the father rector said, this is an all-Russian celebration, and it did not go unnoticed by the Primate of our Church, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, who instructed me to convey to you, Nikolai Alexandrovich, the award of the Russian Orthodox Church, the order of our reverend and God-bearing father Sergius, hegumen of Radonezh and all Russian miracle worker. On such a day, it is customary for donors to give something. I thought for a long time and came to the conclusion that it is necessary to present you with the most precious, most valuable thing - the Bible, because it is the Word of God that nourishes us, guides and leads to Eternal Life. I think that, inspired by the Word of God, you accomplished this feat, which we are witnessing. May this holy book be a reminder in your family that the Lord lives and acts among us, and we will pray for you and your loved ones, as a token of which I ask you to accept this holy prosphora. Many and happy summer to you!
Vladyka also presented awards to the main workers of the church revival in Sharapovo, after which a group photo was taken against the backdrop of the revived shrine. The celebration continued with a solemn meal and a conference.
Date of publication or update 04.11.2017
Churches of the Moscow region
Trinity Church
Sharapovo villageStory. Ancient s. Sharapovo is mentioned in documents from 1636-1643. After the abolition of serfdom, the peasants of the village decided to build a temple, allocating 33 acres of land from their allotments. In 1869, bought in the village. Lelechi built a wooden church in their village. Trinity Church had aisles: Pokrovsky and Nikolsky. In 1882, a stone Trinity Church was erected in Sharapovo with chapels in the refectory: Zachatievsky and Assumption. At that time there were two zemstvo schools in the parish. In 1897, there was a big fire in the village, which damaged several houses and the church. Soon the temple was restored.
V Soviet years from 1937 to 2002, the church was closed. Now, by diligence and at the expense of benefactors, former natives of the village. Sharapovo, the temple is being restored.
The address: 140700, Moscow region, Shatursky district, s. Sharapovo.
Directions: from Moscow from the Kazansky railway station to the station. Krivandino (134 km), then along the Shaturskaya branch (35 km), then by bus (6 km).
The history of the construction of the temple began in 1867. Peasants applied to the Ryazan Spiritual Consistory with a request to build a church in the village Sharapovo. The ruling archbishop, Irinarkh (Popov), refused the petition, saying that the construction of a new church would "destroy" the old churches.
In early 1869, the Ryazan see was headed by Archbishop Alexy. A second petition for the construction of the temple was immediately submitted. In February 1986, the petition was approved.
The church had three thrones: the main throne - in the name of the Life-Giving Trinity, the northern one - in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the southern one - in honor of the Intercession Holy Mother of God. From that moment on, the village of Sharapovo became a village.
In the 1880s, the wooden church burned down. With funds local residents the construction of a new stone church of the "octagon on a quadrangle" type began. The convent was illuminated in 1883. In 1892, a three-tiered bell tower was added, the cross of which could be seen from afar.
A few years later, a severe fire broke out in the village of Sharapovo, during which several houses and a church were damaged. After a short time, the church was restored.
For many years, Orthodox churches and historical monuments of the entire Russian land have been godlessly destroyed, and the village of Sharapovo is no exception! In the early 1930s, the Trinity Church was closed. Church utensils were burned in the middle of the temple, the church building was used for household needs. The church lost its existence and was completely abandoned.
The restoration of the Trinity Church began in 2003. 12 bells were cast in Tutaev. The main bell of the temple weighs 212 pounds.
During the restoration work, several graves of church servants were found, the graves of which were brought into proper form. The temple was painted by craftsmen from the Moscow Danilov Monastery.
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin in the village of Sharapovo, Odintsovo district, Moscow region. founded in 1880 instead of a wooden church, in the XVIII-XIX centuries. existing in the neighboring churchyard of Nosovo.
A single-domed church in the pseudo-Russian style with a refectory and a bell tower, close to the typical ones. In the refectory Sorbyashchensky and Nikolsky aisles. V Soviet time the church remained active.
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in 1593 Sherapovo was a village with the church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, destroyed in the Time of Troubles. After 1646, this wasteland was a village, in which in 1705 there were 16 peasant households. There is also evidence that the village of Nosovo at the beginning of the 17th century was a village, and at the end of the 17th century belonged to Mikhail Alekseevich Voinov, who built a wooden church in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the village was named Uspensky village.
The first information about the newly built church is in the incoming salary book of the Patriarchal order for 1702: "On September 22, by decree of the Great Sovereign ... the newly built Church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos was ordered ... in the village of Nosovena, the priest with tribute clerks should be laid ... and a consecrated letter was given."
On October 3, 1702, an antimension was issued to the church. The nearest church is Nikolaevskaya, the village of Lutsyn, 4 versts away.
In the file "On the construction of a stone church at the village of Sherapova, the parish of the village of Nosovo, Zvenigorod district," a petition is kept from the clergy, elders and parishioners of the Assumption Church in the village of Nosova to His Eminence Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, dated August 3, 1879, in which they report that the wooden church, built about two hundred years ago, has fallen into disrepair, and they are asking for permission to build a new warm stone church near the village of Sherapova in the name of the Assumption of the Mother of God with three altars, since the majority of parishioners live in this village, there are "zealous benefactors" and a convenient place for construction.
The construction was allowed, and on April 14, 1880, a charter for the construction of the church was signed.
In January 1941, the authorities decided to close the temple and turn it into a club, but the outbreak of war prevented this decision from being implemented. According to parishioners during the war, divine services were performed in the church, and since 1946 it has been officially functioning.
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