Description of the attraction
In 1774, when all of Russia celebrated the 50th anniversary of the transfer of the relics of St. Alexander Nevsky to the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, erected on the banks of the Neva on the site of the prince's first victory over the Swedes, a new plant was built in the Petrovsky Zavody settlement, located upstream of the Lososinka River. By the decree of Empress Catherine II of June 14, 1774, it was named Alexandrovsky, in honor of Prince Alexander Nevsky.
The Alexander Plant poured cannons to defend the fatherland, and on Sundays and holidays, ministers and artisans went to the Trinity Church, which was located near the Zaretsky cemetery next to the old Holy Cross. The church was dilapidated and small, so the idea arose to build a new one - a stone factory church. His Grace Seraphim, Metropolitan of Novgorod, blessed the construction of a new church, and on April 25, 1825, permission was obtained to build a church.
A competition was announced for the projects of the future church, to which three architects presented their works: Giacomo Quarenghi, Geste and A. I. Posnikov. The winner was the project of Alexander Ivanovich Posnikov, who served as an architect in the Department of Mining and Salt Affairs, since his project more than others corresponded to the financial capabilities of the plant society.
The church was erected by the whole world and by the beginning of 1832 the construction was completed. On January 27, on the day of St. John Chrysostom, His Grace Ignatius, the first Bishop of Olonets, consecrated the main altar of the church in the name of the holy right-believing Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky. The side chapels were consecrated in the name of the Most Holy and Life-Giving Trinity and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
In Soviet times, the temple was closed. In 1929 it was transferred to the local history museum, which was in charge of it until June 15, 1990. The museum was able to vacate the church building only in 1993, after which restoration work began. The restoration lasted almost 10 years, and in 2002 the temple was re-consecrated. Eight bells were installed on the belfry, made in Voronezh according to the old technology.
