In one of the districts of Moscow - Teply Stan - is the temple of St. Anastasia the Solvers. Residents of the region have long dreamed of a church, appealed to various authorities, but the requests of believers were granted only at the end of the last century.
In the absence of the temple, people gathered in the wasteland, recited prayers. Later services began to be carried out by Archpriest Boris Razveev. The priest specially came to the construction site for worship. With the formation of the parish, a worship cross and a change house appeared in the place of the future church, in which akathists read.
The Temple of Anastasia the Decouplers in the Warm Mill was built in 2003. The first rector of the church was Alexander Kovtun, who performed a prayer service on Palm Sunday.
The history of the construction of the temple would not be complete without a story about the founder of the parish.
Creation of the Orthodox community
The initiative to unite Christians of the Warm Camp belongs to Father Sergius. In 1996, the holy father was sent to serve in Chechnya, where he was captured. The anastasia prayer helped the priest to withstand the tests.
Upon returning from captivity about. Sergius took monasticism, took the name Philip and took care of the formation of the Christian community. At about the same time, representatives of another association asked the authorities to build a church of the Kaluga Icon of the Mother of God. As a result, it was decided to build the temple of Anastasia the Solvers in the Warm Camp with an aisle of the icon of the Mother of God of Kaluga. Construction began in 2002.
Interesting Facts
The first infant baptized in the temple was named Anastasia. A real miracle among parishioners is the appearance in the church of the Kaluga Icon of the Virgin (13th century). The redemption of the image took shape all over the world. Now the temple of Anastasia the Soliton in the Warm Camp It has a miraculous shrine.
In January 2004, it was 1700 years since the death of St. Anastasia. The date of January 4 was for clergy and people attending the church of Anastasia the Decisive and other Orthodox churches, on the feast day.
On Christmas Eve 2005, the consecrated throne was consecrated in honor of the Kaluga Icon of Our Lady.
Saint Anastasia
The great martyress, in whose honor the church was consecrated, lived and did good deeds in ancient Rome. The word "pattern-maker" means "deliverer from bonds." Also, St. Anastasia is called the Healer.
The ruler of the empire Diocletian persecuted the zealots of the Christian faith, subjected them to severe torment. A young girl who knew faith from her mother and spiritual teacher Chrysogon took care of Christian prisoners, visited believers in prisons, bandaged wounds, fed and strengthened them in the faith.
Anastasia's mother died, and the girl in her aspirations was not supported by either her father or her husband, for whom the saint did not voluntarily. Anastasia suffered a lot of suffering from the unloved. It became especially hard after the death of his father, who left his daughter a huge fortune. But God heard the prayers of the young virgin, and once the hated husband, along with the crew of a ship sailing to Persia, drowned in the sea during a storm. Now no one was stopping Anastasia from caring for the zealots of the faith.
Words and deeds of St. Anastasia left a mark in the minds and hearts of people, and there were more and more Christians on Roman soil. Representatives of the authorities did not put up with this state of affairs, and once Anastasia was stretched between four pillars and burned. The relics of the saint were transferred to Constantinople, and then to the city of Thessaloniki, where they later founded a man’s monastery.
The prayer of Anastasia the Lawbreaker helps to get rid of diseases, to be safely released from places of deprivation of liberty and to get rid of the burden.
Shrines of the temple
The southern facade of the church is decorated with a mosaic temple icon of St. Anastasia. Inside the temple, there are particles of the relics of the saint, which can be worshiped daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Kaluga also helps believers. The appearance of the icon occurred in the XVIII century, when the Queen of Heaven punished, and after repentance healed a daring courtyard girl. Later, the Virgin returned the hearing to the noble servant Prokhor, saved the daughter of the boyar Evdokia from death, and helped other Christians in the village of Kaluzhka.
Temple activities today
The Temple of Anastasia the Solvers in the Warm Camp is designed for 200 people, so it can not accommodate everyone who wants to pray to God. Parishioners are looking forward to completing the construction of a new church with a capacity of 1,000 people.
There is a Sunday school at the temple, whose students learn about God, the Christian faith, and prayer. Children study the liturgy, the Old and New Testaments, Old Russian traditions, study floristry, applications, choral singing, learn about church holidays and Orthodox icons, make pilgrimages to holy places.
Parishioners attending the temple of the Great Martyr Anastasia the Decisive are actively involved in social programs and the provision of targeted assistance to sick and poor people. The clergy are holding interviews. A youth movement operates in the church, the members of which organize children's parties, participate in conventions of Orthodox youth, celebrate saints and other events.
The church is located at 4 Tyoply Stan Street, not far from the metro station of the same name.