Description of the attraction
The Church of Peter and Paul is located in Kharkov on one of the longest streets of the city, st. Shevchenko. The church was founded in 1866 on the outskirts of the city - on Zhuravlevka. The temple was built in the name of the apostles Peter and Paul. At that time, there was still no temple dedicated to these two saints, but there were thrones installed in their honor in other churches, which were heavily hung or were completely destroyed, and required reconstruction.
The stone building on Zhuravlevka was laid in 1871. In 1875, the Church of Peter and Paul was erected by architects F. I. Danilov and V. N. Nebolsin. It was built in the Russian-Byzantine style: in the form of a ship, stone, one-domed and with three thrones. The main altar was built in the name of the apostles Peter and Paul, the altar on the right side - in honor of Saint Basil the Blessed, and on the left - in the name of John the Baptist. There was a parish school for women at the shrine.
The Church had to go through hard times, but even during the period of persecution and Nazi occupation, it did not stop its work.
The decoration of Shevchenko Street in the 50s was a very beautiful church garden, the territory of which, unfortunately, was eventually alienated from the church and turned into a wasteland, and then into a parking lot, which looks quite unpresentable and, most importantly, spoils the wonderful view of the church.
Today the Church of Peter and Paul has found a second life and youth. By the 130th anniversary, the building of the monastery was restored, and already its holiday, in 1996, the temple was celebrated in a new look. In addition, in the same year, the church Sunday school of Basil the Great was opened at the church. At the school, parishioners are taught the art of church chanting and doctrine.
The uniqueness of the Church of Peter and Paul is the proximity of the river, which makes it possible to arrange expressive rituals of blessing of water in winter.
