Maron the Desert Temple in Old Paneh
ooh Big Yakimanka, 32, page 2, Moscow
Description:
The Church of the Monk Maron the Hermit (Annunciation) in Old Paneh (1731-1831) is an Orthodox church in the Yakimanka area of Moscow. It is known for the fact that the first parish school in Moscow was opened here in 1885.
The first mention of the temple is found in 1642 during the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich under His Holiness Patriarch Joseph, it was known as the Church of the Annunciation "that in Babi town."
June 12, 1730 by decree of Empress Anna Ioanovna ordered to build a warm stone Church of the Annunciation with Maronov chapel. In pursuance of the "Highest Decree" during 1731-1747, a stone double-chaired temple with a bell tower was erected. During the Patriotic War of 1812, the Temple suffered greatly, was desecrated, and for some time Divine services were not performed in the temple.
In 1831, at the expense of merchants Lepeshkin was restored the Temple and built a new double-chair refectory.
The complete consecration of the Temple was performed on October 29, 1844 by Saint Metropolitan Filaret of Moscow (Drozdov).
In the temple was one of the best in Moscow selection of bells, which rang the famous Moscow bell ringer KK Saradzhev. Famous musicians of Moscow gathered to listen to his call.
In 1930, the temple was closed. And by the 1990s, the church building was dilapidated, the fence was broken. In the wall of the temple gates for cars were pierced, pipes were added. There are car repair shops inside. Domes were destroyed, there was no heating and window frames. The four were divided into four floors.
In this state in 1992, the Church was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
Since 1993, restoration work has been actively carried out in the Temple under the leadership of the rector, Father Alexander Marchenkov.
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