Description of the attraction
Gorokhovaya Street appeared in Moscow in the place where the fields used to grow tsarist peas - according to historians, an irreplaceable product on the main table of Moscow. In documents, the Pea Field is found in the first third of the 18th century, perhaps at about the same time the first Church of the Ascension of the Lord was built, which became known as the Voznesenskaya on the Pea Field. This church contains a cross with the relics of several saints, including St. Nicholas and St. Sergius of Radonezh, as well as other significant Christian relics - particles of the Lord's Cross, the Holy Sepulcher and the tomb of the Mother of God.
At the beginning of its history, the church had the status of a domovoy and was located in the estate of Count Gabriel Golovkin. In 1737, the church, like many buildings in Moscow, burned down during a fire that engulfed the capital. The church was rebuilt in brick, but it continued to be a brownie. Only towards the end of the 18th century, when the lands of the estate became the property of Count Alexei Razumovsky, the church was transformed into a parish church, and with the increase in the number of parishioners, it became necessary to erect a new building. Its construction began in 1788 and continued until 1793. In this form, created by the architect Matvey Kazakov, the building of the church has survived to this day. The style of Matvey Kazakov is easily recognizable, for example, his work also belongs to the temple of Kosma and Damian on Maroseyka.
The temple was built with donations from parishioners. History has preserved the names of people who took the most active part in its construction - priest Peter Andreev and parishioner Nikolai Demidov.
In the early 30s of the last century, the church was closed, and its utensils and valuables were taken to an unknown destination. Instead of prayers and church singing, the noise of locksmiths and printing presses was heard under the vaults of the church. Only in the 90s did services begin in the newly consecrated church.
In Moscow, the church is located at the intersection of Radio and Kazakov streets (the same architect) - the former Voznesenskaya and Gorokhovaya streets.
