Church of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki in Dmitrovsk

Orthodox church Temple of the Great Demetrios Church in Dmitrovske.jpg Country	Russia City	Dmitrovsk str. Socialist, 25 Confession	Russian Orthodox Church Diocese	Oryol and Livny Building Type	Church Architecture	Baroque Founder	Dimitrie Cantemir Construction	One thousand seven hundred twenty-one - 1725 years Status	Russian coat of arms Subject of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation № 5710024003 State	Acting Sight symbol black.svg architectural monument (federal)

Temple of the Great Demetrios - dvuhprestolny Orthodox church Dmitrov deanery Oryol and Livny diocese in Dmitrovsk Orel region. The first stone church in the city. The only surviving and operating at the moment of 8 churches Dmitrovsk. The only product in the Orel region in style baroque era of Peter I. Located on the southern outskirts of the city on the right bank of the river Obscheritsy. Included in the estate complex Cantemirs. [1]

Contents [ Hide ] 1 History 1.1 New time 2 Architecture 3 Notes 4 Literature 5 Links History [ edit | edit Source ] Since the founding of the village Dmitrovka in 1711 on the site of modern temple located wooden church. In 1721 the founder Dmitrovsk, Moldavian prince Dimitrie Cantemir was laid stone church. Construction lasted four years and was completed after the death of Cantemir, whose body was in 1723 in the funeral temple been administered to the neighboring village Moreva. The church was consecrated in 1725 in honor of the three saints - Demetrius, the emperor of the Roman Empire Constantine I the Great and his mother - Helena Equal to the Apostles. The temple is a house church princes Kantimirov and built up in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in 1787 was the only one in town. Since then, the church became a parish Demetrius. Since the late 20s of the XVIII century the feast day of this temple - June 4 (May 22) in Dmitrovsk fair was "Kings", is the oldest in the city. It was only until other churches were built, which also appeared at the fair, however, and after that "kings" were the largest and most joyful fair in the city. In 1789 the church was rebuilt: refectory church was redone, a bell tower. In 1802, Demetrios Church, received the status of the cathedral, became the city's main church. The townspeople called it the "Old Cathedral". In the XIX century the church was rebuilt again: were erected 2nd and 3rd tiers of the belfry. During the Soviet period the church was closed, but was severely damaged during World War II. In 1944, after the city was liberated from the Nazis, the church was restored, but was restored only one tier of the belfry. Restoration engaged artist and photographer AA Teterkin - son of the famous temple in the Dmitrov district painter AA Teterkina (? -1932) Who arrived in the city of Dmitrovsk Karacheva in 1891 [2]. In 1956, the church was built fence.

New Times [ edit | edit Source ] Since 1986, the rector of the church serves as Archpriest Valeriy Palkin. During his life made a new boiler, plumbing replaced, was built baptismal House resumed Sunday school.

In 1990-1991, an artist from Moscow Pavel Alexandrovich were painted walls and ceiling of biblical scenes.

In the summer of 1995 was a partial reconstruction of the temple: completed plaster and whitewash the walls, removed soil from the land of the temple, as for many years he was very settled. Despite numerous restructuring church iconostasis and icons are still in the way, as they were in 1725, at the dedication of the church.

Currently Temple Martyr Demetrios is located in the southern part of the city near its center at st. Socialist, 25.

Architecture [ edit | edit Source ] The temple was built in the Baroque style, in terms of cross refers to the type octagon quadrangle, can also be a type classifies the "ship". Oriented on a west - east. Sleeve inside the temple height equal central quadrangular, however, due to their vaults walls outside are much lower than the core of the temple. The upper part of the quadrangle outside turned into an intermediate-tier pedestal under a light with eight. The lower tier is divided by thin pilasters at the corners twin. In the center of the northern and southern facades placed portals, and on other sites - windows characteristic baroque architraves with ears and pediments. Mnogboblomny final cornice raskrepovan over pilasters. Complexity forms the bulk enhanced Groin, which are fragile, and treated with double pilasters, appear between the arms of the cross. Fractionality and multiplicity profilirovok layering and build a temple with twin the Ukrainian Baroque monuments. Decoration decoration of facades refectory mimics the temple walls. In processing the belfry noticeable stylistic devices early classicism. Inside the space arms of the cross, covered polulotkovymi arches, due to the nature of overlap and double ledge Tromp combined with central.

Notes [ edit | edit Source ] ↑ Department Dmitrovsky ↑ Wonders of Russia: Demetrios Church in Dmitrovsk References [ edit | edit Source ] Orel region. Catalogue of monuments, Moscow, 1985 References [ edit | edit Source ] http://www.orel-eparhia.ru/objects/deaneries/dmitrovskoe/dm-solynskiy-hram http://kulturnoe-nasledie.ru/monuments.php?id=5710024003 Categories :Russian cultural heritageTemples AlphabeticalThere are 1725