Description of the attraction
The Church of the Savior on Senyi was built in the middle of 1675. He is a representative of the house churches of the Rostov bishops. The temple stands on a high basement and differs significantly from the temples built at that time by an eight-slope covering.
The interior design of the Church of the Savior is especially striking, because it is one of a kind, decorated with an arcade that rests on high gilded pillars. The main entrance leads to the temple from the side of a huge gulbisch that connects the church with the pre-existing living quarters belonging to the metropolitans.
There is a mural on the walls of the church, which was made around 1675 by a priest from Rostov named Timofey, as well as by masters from Yaroslavl - Fedor and Ivan Karpov, Dmitry Grigorievich.
At the end of 1893, the funds of the state councilor V. I. The Queen's Church was completely renovated, with the work carried out by five craftsmen from the village of Mstera; V. V. was appointed the head of the work. Lopatkov.
In the period between 1978 and 1995, the painting of the Savior Cathedral was completely restored by V. Krivonosov, E. Chizhov, A. Kornilov, V. Vlasov, K. Gribanov, V. Zyakin and some others.
On the central dome there is an image of "Fatherland", in the space between the drums there are six archangels with prophets and mirrors in medallions with prophetic scrolls. It also shows the sails, which are presented in a cruciform shape and are made especially large; next to it are the equally large figures of the evangelists. The lunettes and vaults represent the main events from the Gospel.
The walls were broken with the help of cut into six identical tiers with heights ranging from 1, 5 and up to two meters. In the 27 upper hallmarks of the two upper tiers, the earthly life of Jesus Christ is perfectly illustrated. The two uppermost story tiers, which begin at the height of the highest part of the salt, relate to the theme of the Passion of Christ. The lowest tier is represented by the sixth ornamental tier, which consists of a wide valance and a narrow frieze. The cycle "Passion" was written with great feeling, especially for the scenes: "Judgment over Christ", "Bringing to Pilate", "Procession to Calvary."
The artists conveyed the inherent drama of the Gospel events through images overflowing with mental fortitude and inner strength and firmness; in all the scenes described, one can easily see hints of an "unjust trial" over Nikon.
One of the most successful murals is The Last Judgment, which occupies the entire part of the western wall. The artist perfectly coped with his task, professionally placing on the wall plane the most diverse and numerous scenes and attributes of the aforementioned Christian plot, which are well described in icon-painting Russian originals. The artist built a complex composition along five horizontal and vertical axes. With the most melodious rhythms, which are harmoniously distributed with the help of color spots, the master achieved decorative and compositional unity, according to which the picture is perfectly perceived not only as a whole, but also in its components.
On the wall, from the east, there are images placed in several registers, which form a kind of iconostasis. The main part of the iconostasis, or Deesis, is distinctly repeated on the frontal part of the solea.
In the space between the colonnade of the altar barrier and the colonnade of salt, there are several frescoes selected from the Old Testament and the Gospel. From the south is the "History of the Trinity", and from the north - "Nativity of the Virgin" and "Conception of Anna".
On the wall surfaces of the apse, the saints are depicted with two registers. At the very top, there is depicted Bishop Leo, Epiphanius of Cyprus, Cyril, the patriarchs Nikofor, Herman, the Great Athanasius, Melentius; in the lower tier - Metropolitans Jonah, Peter, Sylvester, Pope of Rome, Alexy, Gregory, Pope Philip. In the space of the altar there is an image of "Christ the Slain Lamb". Here you can also see "The Last Supper" and "Washing of the Feet". Especially among the images presented, the "Praise of the Mother of God" is noteworthy.
