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Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Tolmach

Moscow, Small Tolmachevsky Lane, 9

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The Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Tolmachy is part of the Tretyakov Gallery complex. It should be noted that at the moment the entire church headset, which is used for worship, consists of the assortment of Tretyakov.

Initially, the church was wooden, as evidenced by references to 1625. And already in 1697, a stone structure was erected, which was built with the help of Longin Dobrynin. At that time, Tolmachevskaya Sloboda was located here, where various settlements lived.

In 1929, the church was closed, and until 1993 the temple served as a repository of the aforementioned gallery. At this time, 3 tiers of bell towers were destroyed, as well as the heads of the church.

Divine services began their work only in 1993, after reconstruction, the most important shrine - the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was placed in the temple. It was at this time that the temple began to perform the role of a house church under the Tretyakov.

Now there is a Sunday school at the church, there is a choir, Christian doctrines and more. The church works every day except Monday, from 12 to 16 hours. You can enter through the Tretyakov Gallery. The building is located on the Small Tolmachevsky Lane, 9. You can get there on foot from the Tretyakovskaya or Polyanka metro stations.

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