Church of the Archangel Michael in the former Andronikow monastery
The Church of Archangel Michael in the former Andronikov Monastery is a Russian Orthodox church from the 18th century. It is dedicated to the Archangel Michael and is located in the Central Administrative District of Moscow in the area of the former Andronikov Monastery .
history
The church was from 1691 to 1739 on behalf of Eudoxia Lopukhina , the first wife of Peter I , built. Construction was interrupted for a longer period from 1698 after Lopuchina was exiled due to the second Strelitzen uprising .
The central part of the building of the church, built in the Naryshkin Baroque , is divided horizontally into five levels, with the bottom two levels being almost square. Above it is an octagonal third step with round gables and on top of it a two-step tower with an onion dome.
The refectory of the monastery, built between 1504 and 1506 by order of Ivan the Great, is attached to the church.
In 1918, shortly after the October Revolution , the church building was closed for services. The church building and refectory have housed the Andrei Rublev Museum of Old Russian Culture and Arts since 1947 .
Since 1989 the museum has coexisted with a modest use as a church space, but the Moscow Patriarchate put increasing pressure on the Andrei Rublev Museum; she demands the immediate clearance of all buildings for the benefit of the Russian Orthodox Church . But there are nowhere near enough friars for a business and the Sunday church attendance includes fewer than 40 people, according to Novaya Gazeta about the ROK, which is unable to hold "civilized discussions" about the cultural property.
Web links
- Museum website (Russian)
- Andronikov Monastery of the Savior , on: The Orthodox Moscow , p. 40
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Trinity" again? , Novaya Gazeta, June 19, 2019
Coordinates: 55 ° 44 ′ 57.1 ″ N , 37 ° 40 ′ 12.1 ″ E