Description of the attraction
There are a couple of versions about the origin of the name of the Moscow settlement Bolvanovka. According to one of them, it happened due to the fact that in the 15th century there was a courtyard of the Golden Horde in this place, where an idol (blockhead) was brought for worship. Here the Moscow princes met with the khan's ambassadors to transfer tribute to them. According to another version, masters of hat-making lived in the settlement, who in their work used blanks necessary for making hats.
The first church in Bolvanovka was built in the 60s of the 15th century - after Russia stopped paying tribute, and in commemoration of this event, Grand Duke Ivan III ordered the construction of the Transfiguration Church. The year of construction of the temple is called 1465 - the third year of the reign of Ivan III. According to legend, the prince chose a place to build a temple where a pagan idol was destroyed.
The first building of the temple was wooden, and only in the middle of the 18th century it was replaced by a stone one. The next reconstruction of the temple was made in the first half of the 19th century. The funds for the renovation were donated by the merchant Adrian Ozersky, and the work was supervised by the architect Nikolai Kozlovsky. In particular, two chapels were renewed and rededicated - the ceremony was conducted in 1839 by Vladyka Filaret.
About a hundred years later, after the Bolsheviks came to power, the temple was closed, later the building was partially destroyed (it lost the bell tower and the refectory). For several decades it housed institutions and workshops, as well as the Rot-Front plant. Until again in the 50s, the bell tower was used as a skydiving tower. In the 90s, the building was transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church, restoration was carried out in it and services were resumed.
According to the main throne, the church is the Transfiguration of the Savior, its other thrones are consecrated in honor of St. George the Victorious, the icon "Joy of All Who Sorrow", Martyrs Tatiana and Evdokia. The temple was declared an architectural monument of federal significance. In Moscow, he is located in Novokuznetskiy lane.
