(Church) VMC. Catherine
Vsevolozhsk district, village. Murino, Kooperativnaya st., 21
Now this church stands near the city limits, and in the 18th century, from 1749, the Murino manor, located on the right bank of the Okhta, ten miles northeast of the capital, was the suburban estate of the Counts Vorontsov.
On January 17, 1786 its owner, Catherine’s nobleman gr. Alexander Romanovich Vorontsov, president of the Commerce Collegium, turned to the Metropolitan with a request to build a church, since in the summer the peasants “are deprived forever, on Sundays and holidays, of hearing God’s services.” The count's father gave money for construction and asked to name the church in the name of St. Catherine, in memory of the deceased wife of her youngest son Semyon - gr. Ekaterina Alekseevna (nee Senyavina), buried in 1784 in Venice in a Greek church. The Countess spent her honeymoon in Murino. The new church was planned as the Vorontsov family tomb.
In May 1786, according to the design of N. A. Lvov, a friend of the owner of the estate, a single-altar parish church was founded next to the estate, but during its construction, which was supervised by the architect himself, the original plan was apparently changed, and the wooden bell tower was combined with consecrated on February 25, 1790 by the temple.
The consecration was performed by Fr. Sergius Konoplev, sacristan of the Peter and Paul Cathedral. Not far from the church there was a rural cemetery.
Although Lvov, when designing, used the traditional technique for Russian wooden architecture, placing an octagon on the quadrangle, the design of the temple is designed in a typical classicist style: on the outside there is a columned portal, on the inside there are fluted columns of the Doric order; the vaults and dome are decorated with caissons, the altar is decorated with white Corinthian columns with gilded capitals.
It is assumed that the image for the single-tier semi-circular iconostasis was painted by V. L. Borovikovsky. The utensils were made by capital craftsmen in 1785-1787. The icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow”, which once belonged to the leader, was kept in the temple. book Natalya Alekseevna, altar Gospel 1784 in a silver frame with enamel inserts. In 1863, the elder merchant I. A. Sokolov donated a golden reliquary cross to the church.
In 1856 the bell tower was rebuilt; in 1914-1915, during renovations, the outer walls of the building were strengthened.
In the village in 1882 a stone chapel was built in memory of Alexander II. Next to her stood a bust of the Tsar-Liberator (1911). Residents erected wooden chapels in 1903 in the village. Ruchi, in 1904 - in the village. Citizen.
The rector of the church (since 1901) before the revolution was Fr. Alexander Ioannovich Zarnitsky.
In 1938, the church, which was protected as an architectural monument, was closed and two years later it was transferred to a club. After the war it was used as a warehouse. Since 1966, believers have repeatedly asked for the deteriorating building, which local authorities proposed to demolish, to be handed over to them. Finally, in the summer of 1988 it was given to the community, and intensive restoration began. On December 6 of the same year, on the eve of the patronal feast, Metropolitan Alexy of Leningrad and Novgorod consecrated the restored temple. With this consecration, the return to the believers of the city churches that had previously been taken from them began.
In 2008, the stone Tikhvin Church was consecrated on the site.
The Church of St. Catherine was built according to the design of N.A. Lvov in 1790, on the territory of the estate of Count S.M. Vorontsova in the village. Murino near St. Petersburg.
The temple is registered as an identified and restored cultural heritage site.
Church of St. Catherine Schedule of services for April 2019
Saturday - 8.00 - Matins, 9.00 - Divine Liturgy, 17.00 - All-Night Vigil. Sunday - 9.00 - Divine Liturgy. On the days of the Twelve Feasts at 7.00 - Early Liturgy, at 9.30 - Late Liturgy, the day before, at 17.00 - All-Night Vigil with Liturgy. Confession before each liturgy, 30 minutes before, during and after the all-night vigil.
St. Catherine's Church is open daily from 9.00 to 18.30.
The sacrament of infant baptism is performed every day. Adult baptism on Saturday and Sunday at 14.00. Before baptism, catechetical conversations are held. First conversation on Sat. at 12.00; second conversation on Sun. at 12.00 More detailed information by phone. 595-50-79
Address of the Church of St. Catherine: 188661 pos. Murino, st. Cooperative, 21.
How to get to the Temple of St. Catherine:
You can get from St. Petersburg by car or bus - along Toksovskoye Highway on the left at the exit from the city (after the tunnel and traffic police post), if by metro or train, Art. Devyatkino.
minibus No. 205 from the station. metro station "Prospekt Prosvesheniya" or "Civil Avenue".
Church of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine in Murino (Vsevolozhsk district, Leningrad region) was built by Count Vorontsov in memory of his early deceased wife.
Countess Ekaterina Alekseevna is the daughter of the famous admiral Alexei Naumovich Senyavin and Anna-Elizabeth von Braude. At a very young age, Catherine was promoted to maid of honor and became the favorite of Catherine II.
The beautiful, graceful Ekaterina Senyavina had many admirers, but she gave preference to the 35-year-old Count Semyon Romanovich Vorontsov. The girl is credited with a relationship with Potemkin, because of which the empress hastened to marry her off in order to remove her from the court. The wedding took place on August 18, 1780 in Murino: Ekaterina Alekseevna became the wife of Count Vorontsov.
The marriage produced two children: Mikhail, the empress’s godson, and Catherine.
Countess Ekaterina Alekseevna was a tender mother, she fed the children herself, looked after them during illness, and did not sleep at night. Absorbed in caring for her children, she neglected her own health.
In 1783, the count was appointed envoy to Venice, where his wife fell ill with transient consumption and died on August 25, 1784. She was buried in Venice, in the Greek Church of St. George, at the left choir - in a lead coffin, with the intention of later transporting the body to his homeland. After the death of his wife, the count commissions the architect Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lvov (1753-1803) to build a temple in Murino and dreams of being buried there next to his beloved wife.
Mikhail Vorontsov at the age of 17 went to military service in Russia. Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov became one of the famous figures of Russia in a variety of fields
Daughter Ekaterina Semyonovna remained with her father in England and at the age of twenty-five married Lord George Augustus Pembroke.
In 1786, construction of the church was completed, but the count’s dream of resting next to his wife did not come true: he died and was buried in England.
In 1922, the temple’s valuables were confiscated, Archpriest Alexander Zarnitsky and the church warden were sent to the revolutionary tribunal. In 1938 the temple was closed. In July 1941, the church building was transferred to the club. During the war years, the church building was not damaged; it served as an observation post and temporary shelter for refugees. After the war, the first tenants of the building were Pargolovsky Zagotpunkt and Murinsky General Store: salt was stored in the tomb, and carrots were stored in the altar.
In 1968, the GIOP stated: “The church is in disrepair... either restore it or dismantle it” - and the Vsevolozhsk regional executive committee decides to demolish the temple. It was only a miracle that the demolition did not take place.
In the 70s, the Art Fund of the RSFSR placed an experimental sculpture and production plant in the church: the interior decoration of the temple was completely lost, down to the plaster. The entire volume of the temple was occupied by a 10-meter sculpture of a hockey player.
There were many projects to use the long-suffering temple: as a museum, a concert hall and even a Lutheran church.
Finally, in the wake of perestroika, the temple was returned to the believers: in December 1988, the consecration of the temple by Metropolitan Alexy II took place, and since 1990, Archpriest Nikolai Teteryatnikov has been the rector of the temple.
Of all the decoration of the temple, only the icon of St. Panteleimon remained: it was kept in a private house in Murino for more than 50 years.
The reconstruction of the decoration of the temple began based on old documents, drawings, photographs and memories of old-timers.
Participated in the restoration Leonid Aleksandrovich Lyubimov and his student V.A. Khmelevsky. According to historical evidence, the image of the iconostasis belonged to the brushes of the artist V.L. Borovikovsky, student and colleague of the architect N.A. Lvov.
When recreating the altarpiece “Ascension”, the sketch of K.I. was taken as a basis. Bryulov for the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, the original of which is kept in the State Russian Museum. Above the re-creation Leonid Alexandrovich worked in 1996 together with his student V.A. Khmelevsky. Below is a photograph that depicts the process of creating the image; the work took place in the interior of the Pink Pavilion in Pavlovsk, in parallel with its reconstruction.
In the painting of porcelain inserts on the frame of the Gospel of the Murinsky Church - executed Leonid Alexandrovich in 1999 - the same images of the evangelists and the “Ascension” are repeated.
The iconostasis was restored from copies of images stored in the funds of the Russian Museum - belonging to the brush of V.L. Borovikovsky, V.K. Shebueva, A.G. Varneka, K.A. Bryullov.
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Church of St. Catherine is an Orthodox church in the village of Murino, Leningrad region. Belongs to the Vyborg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. The rector is Archpriest Nikolai Teteryatnikov.
On January 17, 1786, the owner of the village of Murino, Count Alexander Romanovich Vorontsov, turned to Metropolitan Gabriel with a request to build a church. The count's father allocated funds for the construction and asked to name the church in the name of St. Catherine, in memory of the deceased wife of his youngest son Semyon, Countess Ekaterina Alekseevna. In May 1786, according to the design of N. A. Lvov, a single-altar parish church was founded next to the estate. On February 25, 1790, the temple was consecrated. Probably, the image for the iconostasis was painted by V. L. Borovikovsky. The temple kept the icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow,” which previously belonged to Princess Natalya Alekseevna. In 1856 the bell tower was rebuilt; In 1914-1915, during renovations, the outer walls of the building were strengthened. On the night of October 18, 1918, a watchman was killed and the church was robbed. On May 2, 1922, the valuables were confiscated from the church, sealed and delivered to the district commission for the Murinsky volost. Wedding scenes from the movie “Dubrovsky” were filmed in the church. On May 3, 1938, on Radonitsa, the last service was held before the church was closed. In 1940, the building was transferred to the club. In 1941, in connection with the offensive of Finnish troops, a resolution was adopted to liquidate the church. The temple was not damaged during the war years. It served as an observation post and temporary shelter for refugees. After the war, the church building was transferred to the “needs of the national economy.” It was rented by the Pargolovo enterprise Zagotpunkt and the Murino general store, which converted the premises into a salt warehouse. Vegetables were kept in the altar. There was a collection point for glass containers. In the 1960s, in preparation for the demolition of the Trinity-Lesnovskaya Church, its parishioners unsuccessfully sought to receive the Murinskaya Church for “free use.” In response, in 1968, the Vsevolozhsk District Executive Committee adopted a decision “On the deregistration and demolition of an architectural monument of the 18th century in the village of Murino.” Fortunately, it was not carried out. A ten-meter-tall plaster hockey player was being molded in the building. It was also proposed to use the premises as a museum or concert hall. In the summer of 1988, the church was transferred to the Orthodox community. After this, intensive cosmetic restoration began. On December 6 of the same year, on the eve of the patronal feast, Metropolitan Alexy of Leningrad and Novgorod consecrated the restored temple. At the same time, the Metropolitan presented the church with an icon of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine with the inscription: “This holy image of the Great Martyr. Catherine was awarded to Metropolitan Alexy of Tallinn and Estonia on November 25, 1980. Metropolitan Barnabas of Cyprus in the city of Katarini, Greece, in memory of his service in the city that bears her name.” At the Murinsky cemetery there is a chapel of St. Catherine, built after 2010. Presumably, the church in the name of the Archangel Michael, located in the village of Medvezhy, was assigned to the Catherine Church...
The temple belongs to the St. Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Rector - Archpriest Nikolai Teteryatnikov
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On January 17, 1786, the owner of the village of Murino, Count Alexander Romanovich Vorontsov, turned to the Metropolitan with a request to build a church. The count's father allocated funds for the construction and asked to name the church in the name of St. Catherine, in memory of the deceased wife of his youngest son Semyon - Countess Ekaterina Alekseevna (nee Senyavina).
In May 1786, according to the design of N. A. Lvov, a single-altar parish church was founded next to the estate. On February 25, 1790, the temple was consecrated.
Probably, the image for the iconostasis was painted by V. L. Borovikovsky.
The temple kept the icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow,” which previously belonged to Princess Natalya Alekseevna.
In 1856 the bell tower was rebuilt; In 1914-1915, during renovations, the outer walls of the building were strengthened.
On the night of October 18, 1918, a watchman was killed and the church was robbed. On May 2, 1922, the valuables were confiscated from the church, sealed and delivered to the district commission for the Murinsky volost.
Wedding scenes from the movie “Dubrovsky” were filmed in the church.
On May 3, 1938, on Radonitsa, the last service was held before the church was closed. In 1940, the building was transferred to the club.
A ten-meter-tall plaster hockey player was being molded in the building. It was also proposed to use the premises as a museum or concert hall.
In 1941, in connection with the offensive of Finnish troops, a resolution was adopted to liquidate the church. The temple was not damaged during the war years. It served as an observation post and temporary shelter for refugees.
After the war, the church building was transferred to the “needs of the national economy.” It was rented by the Pargolovo enterprise Zagotpunkt and the Murino general store, which converted the premises into a salt warehouse. Vegetables were kept in the altar.
In 1968, the Vsevolozhsk District Executive Committee made a decision “On the deregistration and demolition of an architectural monument of the 18th century in the village of Murino.”
In the summer of 1988, the church was transferred to the Orthodox community. After this, intensive cosmetic restoration began. On December 6 of the same year, on the eve of the patronal feast, Metropolitan Alexy of Leningrad and Novgorod consecrated the restored temple. At the same time, the Metropolitan presented the church with an icon of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine with the inscription: “This holy image of the Great Martyr. Catherine was presented to Metropolitan Alexy of Tallinn and Estonia on November 25, 1980 by Metropolitan Barnabas of Cyprus in the city of Katarini, Greece, in memory of his service in the city that bears her name.”
Architecture
The church was built in the style of classicism. One building combines four vertical parts: the ground floor - the vaulted premises of the tomb; a church occupying the main volume of the building; ringing tier (bell tower); belvedere (rotunda) with a Corinthian colonnade (12 (?) columns). The last two tiers were made of wood.
