Description of the attraction
In the central part of the ancient city of Pereslavl, not far from Pushkin Park, there are two five-domed churches, one of which is consecrated in the name of Alexander Nevsky, and the other is called the Vladimir Church. The construction of the temples fell on the funds of the city merchant F. F. Ugryumov, while the temples were erected in the area of the Novodevichy Bogoroditsko-Sretensky monastery. It is known that in the second half of the 18th century, due to the closure of the Pereslavl diocese, the poor monastery ceased to exist, and all of its churches became the most common parish.
In the early years of the 20th century, as soon as major repairs were carried out, the large Vladimir Church began to be called the New City Church, to which the Transfiguration Cathedral began to have a relationship. The Vladimir cathedral and the temple of Alexander Nevsky were filled with the most necessary church utensils, represented by silver chalices, icons dating from the 16th-18th centuries and tabernacles. Both churches had a bell tower - a round high tower with an excellent selection of bells, the audibility of which spread far beyond the city boundaries.
In mid-1918, a diocese was formed in the city of Pereslavl, while various bishop services, as well as church services, were held only in the Vladimir Cathedral, which soon received the title of cathedral. After a while, all the temple values were completely seized, and most of the parish churches were simply closed, which is why the Pereslavl diocese no longer began to function.
Throughout the 1920s, the Vladimir Nevsky Cathedral and Vladimirsky Cathedral came under the jurisdiction of a well-known religious society, in which 19 people were considered the main ones. In the fall of 1925, the cathedral was robbed, and among the stolen things were crowns trimmed with precious stones, silver frames, as well as ancient icons of the Savior Not Made by Hands and the Mother of God of the Caves dating back to the 17th century. The total weight of all stolen silver is over ten pounds. The investigation was never able to identify the thieves of valuables.
At the beginning of 1929, the Vladimir Cathedral was closed, because it was at this time that massive anti-religious events began in the country. At the end of the year, at a citywide meeting of the Presidium, the question arose of demolishing not only the fence of the cathedral, but also the adjoining bell tower, located in the central part of the passage of Pervaya Sovetskaya Street. During this period of time, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Vladimir Cathedral were intended only as a building necessary to house the central library, as well as the House of Physical Education; the bell tower stood without bells. According to the presented future plan of the city, which was produced by the NKVD Kartoizdanie, it was planned to significantly expand the small Pushkin square, which was to be realized by connecting it with a sports ground, equipped directly in the fence of the temple. This technique could only be used if the fence was broken. To carry out the demolition of the fence, a special permit was required. After a certain period of time, the City Council gave its permission, and in 1993 these buildings were simply removed.
Soon, plans for the House of Physical Education changed, so repair work was carried out in the interior of the Vladimir Cathedral, as a result of which the building of the temple turned into a bakery; a bread stall was set up in the altar part.
In the middle of 1936, according to the results of research carried out by a special commission, it was noted that both churches are especially interesting from the point of view of architecture and the development of the history of traditional Russian architecture - only for this reason, the temples were not destroyed at one time.
Since the 1990s, services have resumed in both churches.
