Tyumen is considered the oil and gas capital of Russia and the first Russian city in Siberia. And the Spasskaya Church, located in the very center of the village (Spasskaya St., a new Lenin, 43), is its main attraction. The temple is a shrine, one of the earliest and most expressive monuments of architecture of federal significance, which combines the style of the Siberian Baroque (late 18th century) and the pseudo-Russian style (early 20th).
Spasskaya Church: Tyumen. Story
If we turn to one of the Siberian chronicles (Kungurskaya) that arose in the Kama region in the first half of the 17th century, one can read that the Spasskaya Church was built of wood during the laying of the Tyumen Kremlin in 1586. In a fire in 1687, the temple burned down. But after it was rebuilt again. However, for a hundred years, he was destroyed by fire every now and then. That is why it was decided to erect a new stone temple.
The beginning of construction was blessed by the Archbishop of Tobolsk and Siberian Varlaam. In 1794, a two-story church was founded. In 1797, the lower floor was consecrated in honor of the icon of the Mother of God of Tikhvin. The second tier was built for many years and was completed only by 1819. His main throne was consecrated in honor of the Holy Savior.
So the Spassky Church (Tyumen) gradually expanded. The description of historical events includes the fact that the current kings did not visit her, except for the future emperor Alexander II. He came here in 1837 with his teacher, the poet V. Zhukovsky.
In 1892, a parish school was opened at the temple. In late autumn 1898, the rector of the church, Father Alexander (Fokin), initiated the construction of a new two-story building for the school. According to the device, it was divided into two halves: for the female and male departments. In 1896, at the Spassky parish, with the assistance of the teacher A. Komogortseva, a school was opened where they taught literacy to poor people living in brick sheds on Ostrozhskaya Street.
Church limits
In 1914, with the funds of the churchwarden, the merchant A. Tekutyev, the construction of the northern limit began. It housed two thrones. The first floor was consecrated in honor of St. prp Andrew Cretan and St. Martyrs of Evdokia, the second - in honor of St. John Tobolsky and St. prp Sergius of Radonezh. In 1916, the year the merchant Tekutyev died, the construction was completed.
Later, the main western facade and the ultimate temple were united by a two-story annex, made in the pseudo-Russian style. Then the villages of Kopytova, Komarova, Paderina belonged to the parish. Over time, the Spasskaya Church expanded significantly. Tyumen, however, was on the verge of new trials. The church also had a bell tower, which lasted until 1930, which was then dismantled by the Bolsheviks.
Years of Decline: Spasskaya Church, Tyumen
The photos presented in the article show the beauty of the cathedral in our time. But there was a period when he did not act. It is no secret that after the revolution the most difficult times began for churches. Spasskaya was no exception. In the early 1920s, all property was taken away from the temple, including 4 pounds and 6 pounds of silver. But even after such a ruthless robbery, parishioners, who numbered up to 1,500 people, went to church.
Nevertheless, in 1929 the Spasskaya Church was closed. Tyumen stirred up this event. Believers wanted to defend the temple. They appealed to the City Council, but all to no avail. The priests, Elijah Populov and Alexy Tobolkin, were credited with criminality, as they entered the church and, having torn the seal of the guard, they stole nine icons and candles. In 1930, the old church building became a hostel. It was under the protection of the People's Commissariat of Education. That is why it has been preserved in its original form to this day.
Architectural monument
But soon the Spasskaya Church was reborn: Tyumen still remembers this event. In 1945, believers were not afraid and again asked the authorities to return the temple to them. Again there was a denial. In 1950, the city archives of the NKVD, the Ministry of State Security and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were stored there. In 1960, the building was included in the register of architectural monuments of local monumental art. It was taken under state protection. In 1982, it housed the funds and library of the museum of local lore.
Full restoration of the church was carried out in the spring of 2004 under the leadership of the then Governor S. Sobyanin. Now the majestic and beautiful Savior Church stands in the new decoration and consecrates the city with its grace. Tyumen cannot be imagined by any citizen.