The Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God in the Butyr Sloboda

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Butyrskaya Sloboda of Moscow is a magnificent architectural monument of the XVII century, protected as an object of national cultural heritage. It was built in 1647 in the form of a wooden structure and belonged to the Romanov family, before their accession to the throne. Half a century later, the wooden building was replaced by a beautiful stone church. Throughout its history, the church experienced onslaughts from Poles, Germans and Bolsheviks, but each time it was revived by the forces of its parishioners.

In the thirties of the last century, the temple was given to the MMZ “Banner”, the interior was looted, some parts of the structure were dismantled. The temple was returned to Orthodox believers at the end of the XX century, it took ten years to restore it.