Like many other Russian cities, the city of Kursk is famous for its golden domes. Temple of Seraphim of Sarov, whose address is: st. Field 17-6, works daily. The rector of the church is Archpriest George Annenkov.
In Russia, before the revolution, a huge number of such temples were rebuilt, many of them were destroyed by the Bolsheviks or made outbuildings and courtyards. In each city there are many churches about which there is something to tell people. Take Kursk, for example.
The Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov is located in the historical district of this city called the Gypsy hill. We must immediately point out the fact that it was the Kursk land that gave us the great holy ascetic Seraphim. The idea of building this church among parishioners was born after the canonization of their compatriot Rev. Seraphim, solemnly took place on July 19, in 1903.
Kursk: Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov
In 1905, at the expense of the city and the merchant I.V. Puzanov, who donated 10 thousand rubles for the construction, a two-complex school was built, and with it a church in the name of St. Seraphim. The Kursk diocese was also interested in the successful outcome of this very important matter. The city bishop Pitirim consecrated new buildings. As soon as the temple opened, crowds of pilgrims stretched towards it to honor the memory of the beloved saint, not only from this area, but also from other settlements. They wanted to receive prayer help and protection from the miracle worker Seraphim.
This is the city of Kursk. The Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov was not a parish, as the inhabitants of the Gypsy hillock who lived nearby were not assigned to him and, accordingly, could not receive and fully realize their religious and spiritual needs. To this was added the fact that the church did not have its own parable - the composition of priests. All relying services were performed by a priest who came from the cathedral.
Coming
However, after some time the question arose about the transformation of the church into a parish church. Such a desire appeared among the local population, which was attributed to the Ochakov Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, and another part of the people had just begun to move to this place from other areas of Kursk according to the administrative documents of the city government.
In 1908, the Kursk bishop Pitirim, the Kursk and Oboyan archbishop Tikhon, was the first to file a petition to the city council from the inhabitants of the Gypsy hillock to transfer the temple together with the school under the wing of the Spiritual Consistory.
In documents intended for the Board of the Synod, Archbishop Tikhon presented the grounds, which indicated the number of houses and residents who wanted to stand out in a separate parish. As a result of private homes, there were 208 and 1316 souls of male and female.
Requirements
Then the city government requested data on conditions that would make it possible to open an independent parish at the temple. The ecclesiastical consistory communicated its demands in a document under No. 4766 of February 24, 1911, which stated that the Kursk diocese should independently manage the church building (conducting the Diocesan authorities); the area of the entire church land, according to the building charter, will be the property of the temple.
After a short time, these requirements were supplemented by the fact that the school premises at the church should be given to the needs of the parish school to them. engineer Konopaty, who intended to open here. In 1993, in this vast room, which differed from the main architecture of the temple, a chapel was arranged in honor of St. Joseph Belgorod after his canonization. This is also the great holy miracle worker who Kursk can be famous for. The Church of St. Seraphim of Sarov could not leave this fact unattended.
After everything was legally settled, the Spiritual Consistory asked for the Highest Permission to accept the church school from the city government as a gift.
Puzanovskaya school
In August 1915, the decree was signed by His Imperial Majesty Tsar Nicholas II, and the Seraphim Church School became a parish, enshrined in the jurisdiction of the spiritual authorities, and the school was called Puzanovskaya. In the 30s, the parish ceased to exist, the Soviet government turned it into a sports hall and workshops.
Today the temple looks a little different than in recent years, but has not lost its beauty at all. On January 15, 2006, the Kursk Archbishop Herman consecrated the church and the main throne in the name of St. Seraphim of Sarov.
Many believers and pilgrims come to the city of Kursk. The Church of Seraphim of Sarov, the opening hours of which are indicated below, opens the door for everyone. Divine services are held in the church daily, matins at 7.30, Vespers at 17.00. And on Sundays, the services are as follows: matins at 8.30, Vespers at 17.00. A Sunday school was also established at the temple.