History of Sretenskaya church
There are many old churches in the Dmitrovsky district. Many of them have been restored, some are under restoration. In Dmitrov on the street. The white-red church, erected in honor of the Presentation of the Lord, is a professional one. In the chronicles there is a mention of an ancient wooden temple “on the Berezovets River”, built around the 17th century.
Initially, the church was located upstream of the Berezovets River. There were many wooden buildings in Dmitrov at that time. Due to frequent fires, the Sretenskaya church burned many times. As a result, due to dilapidation, it was dismantled. The stone church was built in 1814 to commemorate the victory of Russian troops over Napoleon.
The author of the project was Sergey Filippovich Fedotov.
The temple was built with donations from parishioners and merchants from Dmitrov Ivan Bolshakov and Boris Koroviev. Oak rafts are under the foundation of the church due to the softness of the ground.
Sretenskaya church was built in the style of early classicism, in which many churches were built in Russia in the 17-18 centuries. The bright red trim makes the church look festive. The main building looks like a cube, the roof of which is crowned with a miniature five-domed building with a central light drum.
The interiors are characterized by simplicity of forms, especially the refectory without any special decorative elements. Forged cross-shaped lattices on the windows of the church.
Bell
The old bell tower of 1814, due to the weakness of the soil and the fragility of the foundation, received a large deviation and threatened to fall. In 1879, the bell tower was declared emergency and was dismantled. In 1883, according to the project of Sergei Konstantinovich Rodionov, the bell tower was rebuilt in the pseudo-Russian style.
It is interesting that the church was built in the style of early classicism, but together the whole complex looks very organic. There are 3 thrones in the church. The main one is Sretensky, the second throne is dedicated to Sergei of Radonezh, and the third to the Vladimir Mother of God.
After the revolution, the temple was closed and a warehouse was located in it. The interior decoration of the temple and church utensils were almost completely lost. Several images have survived from the icons. In the 90s. of the last century, the church became active again.
The restoration of the temple began, which was entrusted to the young priest Viktor Petrukhin. In 1992 he was appointed rector of the Sretensky Church. The walls were fortified, new murals were renewed and created, and small altars were built. The adjacent territory to the temple was also improved.
In 2010, the church was consecrated; in 2013, 11 new bells of different sizes were raised to the church bell tower, which were made in the city of Tutaev using an old Russian technology – casting “into clay”.
