Description of the attraction
The village of Rubtsovo-Pokrovskoye, in which this Nikolsky temple was built, was a royal patrimony in the 17th century, and became part of Moscow in the 18th century. It is known that the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker existed there since the 80s of the 16th century, and in 1615 it was renovated and re-consecrated in the presence of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. In addition to the St. Nicholas Church, there was also the Intercession Church in the village, founded in 1619 in memory of the deliverance of Moscow from the Poles. According to this temple, the village began to be called Pokrovsky. At about the same time, near Rubtsov, on the banks of the Yauza River, Mikhail Romanov was building a country palace for himself - a temporary residence for the duration of the restoration of the Moscow Kremlin.
In the 60s of the 18th century, the temple was rebuilt in stone. Subsequent changes to its appearance were made in the 19th century - at the beginning of the century a bell tower was built, at the end of the century the buildings were expanded.
The biography of the playwright Alexander Ostrovsky and the commander Alexander Suvorov are associated with the Church of St. Nicholas in Pokrovskoye. The parents of the author of "Thunderstorms" and "Dowries" were married in this church, and Alexander Vasilyevich was his parishioner in the middle of the 18th century.
In the 30s, the Nikolskaya Church was closed, and its building was adapted for a bakery, which operated until the mid-80s. Then the enterprise was closed due to the accident rate of the old building. In the 90s, the building was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church, and services were resumed in it.
Today the former territory of the village of Pokrovskoye is located on the territory of the Basmanny District of the Central Administrative District of Moscow. The restored temple building is protected by the state as an object of cultural heritage. In addition to the main - Nikolsky - throne, the temple has two side-chapels, consecrated in honor of Peter and Paul and the Intercession of the Virgin.
