Church Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow in Thais
   Photo: Church of the Moscow Metropolitan Alexy in Thais

The idea of ​​building the church has arisen in connection with the rapid development in the early 20th century. Taitskoy railway. Celebrations in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov House Reign began to push for the implementation of the planned project. Also by this time taitskimi vacationers were already collected some funds for the construction of the church and construction committee was formed, which was supposed to resolve all issues related to the construction of the temple.

Land for construction of the stone church was set aside next to the existing wooden church. 15 June 1914 was made its mark. The project of the church was designed by architect Ekskuzovichem IV, construction supervision engineers were SI Barrett and NI Postnikov. The church has been sustained in the old Russian style, he had a helmet dome and was designed for 1000 worshipers. At its construction it was used reinforced concrete structures, which in the early 20th century. only began to be used in church architecture.

Rough construction of the temple was completed in 1916, but until 1917 to consecrate the temple and do not have time. However, the service began to be carried out here long before his consecration. Newly built stone church was consecrated only in 1921 in the name of St. Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow. The consecration of the Bishop of Kronstadt had Venedikt (Plotnikov, the future martyr). Old wooden church two years later was dismantled and moved to the new cemetery Taitskoe.

September 8, 1922 the rector of the church was a young priest Peter Belavsky, who had sosluzhival his father John Petrovich Belavskomu in the village of Alexander. Further on the spiritual path. Peter was to determine the future martyr Bishop Gregory (Lebedev). Thais living in the country, it is often served and preached in a local church. It was at this period is the church flourished. In the period before the revolution, and a certain time after her Thais staged at Easter fireworks, the temple was decorated with colorful lanterns.

Alexievsky Shrine Temple is an icon of St. John the Baptist, St. Alexis, St Nicholas, St. blgv. Anna of Kashin with a particle of the relics of her, Theodore Mother of God. Above the entrance to the gallery was a picture of the Savior, and Mary Magdalene. In the 1920-30s. We never sang in choirs themselves. Choir is always located on the right choir, fully enclosed large icons.

Since 1927 Father Peter Belavsky closely associated with Metropolitan Joseph (Petrov) and other bishops who refused to support a declaration of loyalty to the Soviet power. At this time the Thai people and become one of the centers' Josephism. " November 29, 1929 on. Peter Belavsky was arrested and a year later sent to Solovki. Many priests serving in the temple after about. Peter had been arrested by the Soviet authorities.

The first attempt to close the church was made by the authorities in May 1936, but then it has not been implemented. May 11, 1939 the church is still closed, and within its walls placed club. Icons and other church utensils were looted. The icon of St. Alexis saved resident Thais AI Savva. The iconostasis was dismantled and most likely destroyed.

During the German occupation, the church was opened, given in view of a fitting at the end of 1941, it began to hold services. The first priest, who took over the worship in the temple, became John P. Chudovich. In August 1943, the church was carried out Alexievslaya latest service, t. To. The Germans began preparing to retreat.

After the war, despite repeated appeals to the inhabitants of Thais metropolitans and patriarchs Alexievskaya the church has not been opened. Only by 1990 thanks to the efforts of local residents with a dilapidated temple flooded basement was returned to its Russian Orthodox Church. Since the beginning of 1991, the church began services again. It was the first rector of the priest Peter Molchanov. In 1992, the parish was headed by Igor Kovalchuk, in which the efforts of the parishioners as ordinary citizens and philanthropists have been restored side cupola, dome, cleaned and whitewashed walls, the ceiling was decorated with massive gilded chandelier, and the central aisle of the church - a new four-tiered iconostasis.

Taitsky temple is also the memory of the fallen soldiers. At the temple buried in a mass grave 386 died on the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet officers and soldiers.

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