Building a temple is a good thing. After a godless seventy, churches began to open and build in our country again.
The Church of the Holy Royal Martyrs in Kursk is one of those newly built. Only eight years have passed since the day of its consecration. However, let's talk about everything in order.
Back to the Future
Let's go back to 2007. An entrepreneur lives in Kursk, or, as they say now, a businessman. He is a good man. If only because in December 2007 he decided to build a temple. And without delaying this matter, he turned to Archbishop German for permission.
City authorities did not think long. They allocated a plot for the construction of the church to the Kursk diocese. The sponsor was the very businessman - Maxim Alekseevich Maslov.
The temple in the name of the holy Royal Martyrs was built quickly enough. Let's track the construction time:
December 2007 - appeal to the bishop for permission;
February 2008 - the rector is appointed to the temple under construction;
July 2008 - the first prayer service was served at the construction site;
August 2008 - stone laying;
September 2009 - consecration of crosses for the temple. The rite was made by the American Metropolitan Hilarion;
June 2010 - Archbishop Mark (Berlin and Great Britain) consecrated the bells to the bell tower.
For two and a half years the temple was built. His consecration took place in December 2010. Three years after the start of construction, the temple received its first parishioners.
And that's not all. There is a Sunday school at the Church of the Holy Royal Martyrs in Kursk. There is also a church shop.
Where is?
We got acquainted with the history of construction. But Kursk is large, and nobody specified the address of the temple.
Attention! We take a pen, paper and write down: the city of Kursk, Progulochnaya street, 5E.
Are you lost? Can't find such a street? Take a look at the map, it will help solve the problem.
The reference point may be the Kursk Agricultural Academy. Ask any resident of the city - everyone knows where it is located. And there, even a stone's throw from the temple.
Still have questions? The number posted on the official website of the Church of the Holy Royal Martyrs in Kursk will be answered.
Schedule of Divine Services
Service in the temple is performed daily. On weekdays - at 8:00 in the morning and at 17:00 in the evening. On Sundays and public holidays, morning services are held at 9:00 a.m.
Interesting facts about the abbot
The rector of the church in Kursk of the Holy Royal Martyrs is Priest Oleg Chebanov. He is young enough, born in 1974. His secular education is pedagogical. From the age of 20 he taught at the Orthodox gymnasium. In 2001, ordained to the dignity. And he graduated from a theological seminary in 2004, studying in absentia.
Father Oleg talked about his connection with the Romanov dynasty. The Holy Royal Martyrs is the Romanov family who was shot. In 2000, the family of the last Russian tsar and the ruler himself were canonized.
But we were distracted. Let us return to the priest and the house of the Romanovs. This happened back in the 80s of the XX century. More precisely, in the late 80s. Father Oleg, being very young, met the priest Leo. Archpriest Lev Lebedev, in turn, was familiar with the relatives of the royal family. In particular, with the nephew of Nicholas II, his wife, daughter and grandson.
Father Leo began to give young Oleg books about the royal family, published abroad. It should be noted here that a foreign Orthodox church honored the murdered sovereign and his family. Emigrants with special trepidation belonged to the royal martyrs, therefore their life was published abroad openly.
As time passed, Oleg grew up and became a priest. Imagine how he felt when the bell rang in the diocese in 2009. A woman with a characteristic accent told about her arrival in Kursk. The caller turned out to be Olga Nikolaevna Kulikovskaya-Romanova. She arrived in Kursk, met with father Oleg. A requiem was served for the princess's relatives.
The next visit took place in December 2010. The woman gave the temple an icon depicting the royal family.
Communication with the Romanovs' house did not stop. Father Oleg actively supports her.
Who are the Royal Martyrs?
We all talk and talk about the church of the Holy Royal Martyrs in Kursk. They even found out that it was Emperor Nicholas II with his family. Why are they sufferers? Because they suffered torment and execution. Passionate - that is, scary. They had to endure terrible.
It is known that Nicholas II was executed at the age of 50. His wife, Alexandra Fedorovna, is 46 years old. Children at 23, 21, 19, 17 and 14 years old. Neither the young princesses, nor the sick prince were spared.
Conclusion
Here is such a story of the temple, in honor of the holy Royal Martyrs erected. It was built in record time. He began to act very quickly, after the construction, nothing had passed since the temple was consecrated.
As to whether the members of the royal family are martyrs, disputes still arise. Someone is convinced of their holiness, while someone makes arguments indicating that the canonization of the royal family is a political move.