Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker
naro-Fominsk, p. Victories, D.1
Description:
The Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker in Naro-Fominsk was built in 1852 in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Victory in the War of 1812.
Earlier, in the seventeenth century, in the village of Fominsky stood a wooden St. Nicholas Church, which was burned by the French in 1812 during the retreat. In 1845, it was decided to build a stone church next to the place where the temple was once located.
In 1900, the chapel of the Great Martyr George began to be attached to the church. However, it could not be completed - the events of 1917 prevented it. In February 1930, the Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker was closed. The temple suffered greatly during the war, was looted and subsequently used as a warehouse. In 1973, the church building was restored and given over to the Naro-Fominsky Historical Museum.
It was not until 1988 that the church was reopened.