Description of the attraction
Before the revolution, several churches stood on the territory of the Novo-Alekseevsky Monastery, some were demolished, others were rebuilt, and only two survived in their former appearance - the Church of Alexis, the Man of God, and the Church of All Saints. The monastery itself was abolished at the beginning of the last century, and a new street was built on its territory.
The Alekseevsky Monastery was the first convent in Moscow, founded in 1358. It was named after the founder - Metropolitan of Kiev and All Russia Alexy. The first monastery was located in Ostozhie (now the Conception Monastery is located there), and then it was moved twice. In its present place, in Krasnoe Selo, the monastery appeared in 1837 and began to be called Novo-Alekseevsky. By the beginning of the last century, there were four churches on its territory, including the Church of All Saints.
This church was built from 1887 to 1891 by the architect Alexander Nikiforov, who was inspired by the traditions of Russian architecture of the 16th-17th centuries. The building was erected in red brick with white stone elements. The main altar was dedicated to All Saints, and the altar was dedicated to the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. Among the relics stored in this church are the relics of Saints Philaret of Moscow, Tatiana and Seraphim of Sarov. The carved marble iconostasis in the Russian-Byzantine style was created for the temple by the architect Dmitry Chichagov, and the icon-painting masters from the Trinity-Sergius Lavra painted the walls and vaults of the church.
Under Soviet rule, the church building was used as an archive and factory premises. In the 90s, after the building of the church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church, restoration work began in it, and a chapel in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Unfading Color" appeared next to the church. In 2013, the revival of the monastery itself began as the Alekseevsky stavropegic convent.
