Nikolay Chudotvortsa's church (Tarutino)

 church, orthodox christianity, listed building / architectural heritage

The Temple in honor of Prelate Nikolay Adres: Zhukovsky area, with. Тарутино the Prior: abbot Nikon (Khudyakov) In XVIII century the village belonged to landowner Tarutinu, and in 1812 - landowner Naryshkinoj. The village has got special popularity during war with Napoleon. From September, 21st till October, 11th (the item item) near it settled down the strengthened camp Russian of armies, and in Tarutine there was a staff of field marshal M.I.Kutuzov. The village formed base on supply of Russian army by the foodstuffs, fodder and боезапасами. On October, 6th, 1812 near to it there was a large battle which has become history under the name Tarutinsky fight. In it Russian army has won for the first time a victory that has strengthened fighting spirit of Russian army and has served as the beginning of defeat of army of Napoleon. In memory of events of war of 1812 on means of local peasants in 1834 the monument under the project of architect Antonelli on which words have been written has been built:" On this place the Russian troops under leadership of field marshal Kutuzov, укрепясь, has rescued Russia and Europe ".Now the village Tarutino is the center of Tarutinsky rural administration of Zhukovsky area. Up to now in it remain флеши and redoubts of 1812, and also there is a monument to heroes of the Great Patriotic War. In 1780 on a rural cemetery already there was a wooden temple, and stone has been constructed in 1872 History of its construction is that. The local landowner count S.P.Rumjantsev in memory of events of 1812 has released the serfs from with. Тарутино and nearby villages. Peasants were obliged for it to pay a debt of the count and to build at own expense a monument. Also the count has transferred to peasants of 250 000 pieces of a brick and бутового a stone to restoration of the village destroyed in war. In gratitude to God peasants have decided to construct of a brick not houses, and a new stone temple. In a temple three thrones: central - in honor of Saint Sergija Radonezhsky, southern - in honor of Saint Pafnutija Bohr, northern - in honor of prelate Nikolay on whom the temple is called as Nikolsky. The former wooden temple has been disassembled and sold in with. Косачи Bohr district, and on its place in 1875 the brick chapel is constructed. Since 1846 in village there was a parish school, and also in arrival territory operated Zemstvo school in д. Грачевке and parish school with a chapel in honor of Uspenija Presvjatoj Bogoroditsy in д. Черикове. In the late twenties the temple has been closed, but already in 1932-33 of divine service in it have renewed. During village occupation in a temple contained captured which to be warmed in severe frosts, have burned the gilded iconostasis in a fire. After the termination of occupation the temple has been transformed into a granary. At the same time believing villages T.G. Lvov, A.A.pubis, Z.I.Rusakova and K.Babayev have written the letter to Moscow to Stalin with the request for temple opening. Under their petition in Moscow M.V.Syroezhkina strove. In 1946 the temple has been opened. From March, 28th, till May, 15th, 1979 Returned from prison archpriest Tihon Jakovlevich Trilessky was the prior of a temple. On August, 9th, 1984 abbot Nikon (Khudyakov) has been appointed. On February, 4th, 1991 it was replaced by priest Michael Mihajlov. On June, 12th, 1992 abbot Nikon who is its prior and to this day has been again appointed to arrival. Patron saint's days: 6/19 December and 9/22 May - prelate Nikolay, the archbishop the World of Likijsky 5/18 of July and on September, 25th October - Saint Sergija of the Radonezhsky 1/14 of May - Saint Pafnutija Bohr. The information from a site http:// www.kaluga-eparhia.ru/Abbats_Churchs/church_juktarut.htm